Top Industries in the Coastal Bend Region
| Company Name | Full Time Employees | |
| CHRISTUS Spohn Health System | 7866 | |
| Naval Air Station Corpus Christi | 5952 | |
| Corpus Christi Independent School District CCISD | 5795 | |
| City of Corpus Christi - Govt | 3062 | |
| Driscoll Children's Hospital | 2609 | |
| Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi TAMUCC- Edu | 2363 | |
| AEP Texas | 2133 | |
| Nueces County - Govt | 2031 | |
| Corpus Christi Army Depot CCAD | 1700 | |
| Bay Ltd., A Berry Company | 1700 | |
| Corpus Christi Medical Center | 1698 | |
| Turner Industries Group, LLC | 1500 | |
| MMR Group | 1200 | |
| Flint Hills Resources | 1100 | |
| Kiewit Offshore Services, Ltd. | 999 | |
| WalMart | 892 | |
| Steel Dynamics, Inc. | 864 | |
| Del Mar College - Edu | 838 | |
| McDonald's | 824 | |
Data as of March 2026