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S P E C I A L S E C T I O N : W O R C E S T E R E M E R G I N G
Largest employers in Worcester
Ranked by number of local employees in Central Mass.
Employer
Local employees/
statewide/
worldwide Revenue Industry Year founded Top executive
1
UMass Memorial Health
55 Lake Ave. North
508-334-0496 • www.ummhealth.org
14,600
14,644
14,644
$1.76 billion Health care 1998 Eric Dickson
2
University of Massachusetts Medical School
55 Lake Ave. North
508-856-8989 • www.umassmed.edu
4,701
6,148
6,182
$920 million Higher education 1962 Michael F. Collins
3
Reliant Medical Group
100 Front St.
508-852-0600 • www.reliantmedicalgroup.org
2,807
2,807
2,807
$633.3 million Health care 1929 Tarek Elsawy
4
Saint Vincent Hospital
123 Summer St.
508-363-5000 • www.stvincenthospital.com
2,450
2,450
2,450
NA Health care 1893 Carolyn Jackson
5
The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. (a)
440 Lincoln St.
508-855-1000 • www.hanover.com
1,750
N/A
4,300
$4.8 billion Property and casualty insurance 1852 John C. Roche
6
Seven Hills Foundation and Affiliates
81 Hope Ave.
508-755-2340 • www.sevenhills.org
1,432
3,173
3,832
$263 million Health & human services 1953 David A. Jordan
7
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
100 Institute Road
508-831-5000 • www.wpi.edu
1,390
1,390
1,390
$239 million Higher education 1865 Laurie Leshin
8
Saint-Gobain
1 New Bond St.
508-795-5000 • www.saint-gobain.com
1,300
N/A
170,000
$42 billion
Abrasives, industrial ceramics and plastics
manufacturing
1885
Pierre-Andre de
Chalendar
9
College of the Holy Cross
1 College St.
508-793-2011 • www.holycross.edu
1,116
1,116
1,116
$193 million Higher education 1843
Rev. Philip L. Boroughs
S.J. (b)
10
Fallon Health
One Chestnut Place, 10 Chestnut St.
508-799-2100 • www.fallonhealth.org
1,091
1,161
1,217
$425 million Health care 1977 Richard Burke
11
Community Healthlink
72 Jaques Ave.
508-860-1000 • www.communityhealthlink.org
995
995
995
NA Health & human services 1977 Tamara Lundi
12
Quinsigamond Community College
670 W. Boylston St.
508-853-2300 • www.qcc.edu
987
987
987
N/A Higher education 1963 Luis G. Pedraja
13
AbbVie
100 Research Drive
508-849-2500 • www.abbvie.com
951
1,243
47,000
$45.8 billion Pharmaceuticals 2013 Richard A. Gonzalez
14
Open Sky Community Services Inc.
4 Mann St.
508-755-0333 • www.openskycs.org
921
1,174
1,174
$81 million Human services 1973 Kenneth J. Bates
15
Clark University
950 Main St.
508-793-7711 • www.clarku.edu
897
897
897
$131 million Higher education 1887 David Fithian
16
YMCA of Central Massachusetts (a)
766 Main St.
508-755-6101 • ymcaofcm.org
876
876
876
NA Human services 1864 David Connell
17
Worcester State University
486 Chandler St.
508-929-8000 • www.worcester.edu
858
858
858
$109 million Higher education 1874 Barry M. Maloney
18
Polar Beverages
1001 Southbridge St.
508-753-4300 • www.polarbev.com
700
1,000
1,800
NA Soft drinks 1882 Ralph D. Crowley Jr.
19
Spectrum Health Systems Inc.
10 Mechanic St.
508-792-5400 • spectrumhealthsystems.org
559
982
1,170
$102.5 million Specialty health care 1969 Kurt A. Isaacson
20
Family Health Center of Worcester Inc.
26 Queen St.
508-860-7700 • www.fhcw.org
492
492
492
$50 million Health care 1972 Louis Brady
Source: Each company by survey.
(a) Employee figures are from 2020 survey.
(b) Rev. Boroughs plans to step down on June 30, 2021 to take a sabbatical followed by a new opportunity with the Jesuit Order. Vincent Rougeau will take over as president on July 1.
- Compiled by: Heide Martin & Timothy Doyle, tdoyle@nebusinessmedia.com
