Major Employers of Rensselaer County (2016)
- St. Peter's Health Partners 3,558
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1,822
- Rensselaer County 1,406
- Regeneron 1,325
- Hudson Valley Community College 1,251
- Dake Bros./Stewarts Ice Cream Co. 1,141
- Community Care Physicians 1,037
- Pitney Bowes/MapInfo 825
- CDTA 800
- East Greenbush Central School District 794
- Averill Park School District 675
- Hannaford Brothers 631
- Troy City School District 625
- City of Troy 500
- New York State Independent Systems Operator 500
- Evergreen Commons 481
- New York State 479
- RGC BOCES / Questar III 475
- Walmart 461
- Sage Colleges 429
- Community Hospice Inc. 425
- AMRI 354
- The Arc of Rensselaer County 330
- Lansingburgh Central School District 322
- First Niagara Bank 310
- YMCA 308
- Amtrak 300
- Unity House of Troy 300
- NYS Health 300
- Garelick Farms 260
- Phoenix 251
- Rifenburg Construction Inc. 250
- U.W. Marx 250
- Pioneer Savings Bank 236
- Computer Sciences Corp. 225
- Rensselaer City School District 214
- Brittonkill School District 205
- Berlin Central School District 200
- Golub Corp./Price Chopper 200
- Saint Gobain 200
- Hoosick Falls School District 190
- Schodack Central School District 190
- Taconic 188
- Hoosick Valley Central School District 186
- Express Scripts 175
- Commission for Economic Opportunity 139
- Polsinello Fuels 125
- Rose & Kiernan Inc. 125
- Hoosick Falls Health Center 120
- GE Healthcare 110
Industry Sectors
- Educational, health and social services: 20,154 / 25.5%
- Public administration: 8,262 / 10.4%
- Retail trade: 9,319 / 11.7%
- Manufacturing: 6,292 / 7.9%
- Professional, scientific, mgmt, administrative, waste management: 7,260 / 9.2%
- Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 5,289 / 6.7%
- Construction: 5,291 / 6.7%
- Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, food, services: 5,995 / 7.6%
- Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 3,341 / 4.2%
- Other services (except public admin.): 3,084 / 3.9%
- Information: 2,168 / 2.7%
- Wholesale trade: 2,218 / 2.8%
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, and mining: 503 / 0.6%
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey)
