Large Employers

Leading Employers in the Salem Area	No. Employed
US Foodservice – Salem	337
Doe Run – Buick Resource-Recycling Division Southeast Missouri Mining- Milling (765) employees	291
Wal-Mart Super Center – Salem	250
Salem R-80 School District	217
Salem Memorial Hospital	160
Royal Oak Enterprises – Salem	100
Salem Wood Products	100
Salem Care Center	85

Top Industries – Trades	DentCounty		Missouri
TOTAL for Year 2000	7003	%	%
Retail Trade	881	12.6	11.3
Farm employment	869	12.4	3.4
Local government	791	11.3	7.7
Other services, but public administration	658	9.4	5.9
Wholesale trade	648	9.3	3.6
Manufacturing	538	7.7	9.3
Accommodation and food services	317	4.5	6.7
Real estate and rental and leasing	304	4.3	3.3
Finance and insurance	198	2.8	4.6
Professional and technical services	189	2.7	5

US Foodservice
The company has more than 27,000 employees, and more than 70 distribution centers across America.

The Doe Run Company
As of December 31, 2007, The Doe Run Company had 1,534 employees in Missouri. Of that number, 765 were employed at their Southeast Missouri Mining and Milling Division and 291 were employed at their Buick Resource Recycling Division.

Salem Wood Products
Salem Wood Products is a subsidiary of Independent Stave Company, a global company reaching customers in over 19 countries. Every day, millions of people all over the world enjoy beverages aged in their wine and whiskey barrels.

Royal Oak Enterprises, LLC located just north of Salem, Missouri is the manufacturer of the world’s finest charcoal briquettes.