Top Employers in Montana

1) Talen Montana

Talen Montana is a Montana Coal Power Plant with over 12,000 employees making it the largest employer in Montana. They operate power plants that use diverse fuel sources and sell energy to wholesale customers. They have been recognized by Forbes as one of America’s best midsize employers with competitive salaries and benefits. It’s important to note that while Talen is headquartered in Colstrip, Montana they also have locations elsewhere that add to the number of employees. The Montana location has around 160 employees.

2) Fringe Benefit Resource

Fringe Benefit Resources is a Montana health network company headquartered in Great Falls Montana with around 12,000 employees in over 30 cities in Montana.

3) Billings Clinic

Billings Clinic is a non-profit health care center based in Billings Montana with locations in Billings, Bozeman, Columbus, Miles City, Townsend, Red Lodge. They also have locations in Wyoming and the Dakotas. They are the largest independent health care system in Montana with over 4,700 employees.

4) Benefis Hospital Health System

Benefis Hospital Health System is located in Great Falls and they serve around 230,000 residents in a 14-county area. They are the largest health system in northcentral Montana with over 3,200 employees.

5) Town Pump

Town Pump began as a small gas station in Butte Montana in 1953. Now there are over 200 Town Pumps with nearly 2,000 employees across Montana and into Idaho. Town Pump remains a strong Montana employer by reinvesting all net income back in Montana communities, investing in the best technology to protect the environment, and helping others through the Town Pump Charitable Foundation.

6) U of M and MSU

Montana State University is the second-largest employer in Bozeman with more than 4,000 faculty and 682 graduate teaching and research assistants. For the past ten years, Montana State has been breaking enrollment records making it the fastest growing university in Montana. The University of Montana has over 3,300 employees and an enrollment of over 11,000 students.

7) First Interstate Bank

First Interstate Bank is a community bank that began and has headquarters in Billings Montana. They have over 150 offices across Montana, Idaho, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington and Wyoming. There are over 2,400 employees.

8) Glacier Bancorp

Glacier Bancorp is headquartered in Kalispell Montana and is a regional multi-bank holding company. They have 194 offices throughout Montana and several surrounding states with over 2,600 employees. They serve 124 communities.

9) Bozeman Health

Bozeman Health is the largest employer in Bozeman, with more than 2,400 employees and growing. They are also Gallatin County’s largest private employer. They have locations in Bozeman, Belgrade, and Big Sky.

10) Logan Health

Formerly known as Kalispell Regional Medical Center, Logan Health is a nonprofit health system in the Flathead valley. They service over 13 counties and more than 600,000 people with 40 provider clinics. They have over 4,300 employees.

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