Major manufacturers include Cayuga Milk Ingredients, Nucor Steel, Currier Plastics, Bo-Mer Plastics, Xylem, UPSCO, and MacKenzie Childs. Despite their Onondaga County locations, Hill-Rom (formerly Welch Allyn) and Tessy Plastics are also major employers of Cayuga County residents. Additionally, Cayuga County is a state leader in the production of dairy products, corn and soybeans. Cayuga County and Auburn possess many nationally ranked green facilities with a progressive platform for additional initiatives underway.
Cayuga County’s overall 15 largest employers are:
Company | City | Employment Count |
Auburn Community Hospital | Auburn | 1150 |
Department of Corrections | Auburn | 802 |
County of Cayuga | Auburn | 750 |
Auburn Enlarged City School District | Auburn | 597 |
Unity House of Cayuga County | Auburn | 400 |
Cayuga-Onondaga BOCES | Auburn | 400 |
Department of Corrections | Moravia | 384 |
Wegman’s Food Markets Inc | Auburn | 380 |
Cayuga Community College | Auburn | 360 |
Wal-Mart Stores Inc | Auburn | 350 |
Xylem | Auburn | 338 |
Nucor Steel Auburn Inc | Auburn | 267 |
Community Computer / Medent | Auburn | 250 |
D&W Diesel | Aurelius | 242 |
Inns of Aurora | Aurora | 240 |