Waco, TX jobs, layoffs and employers
Jobs in Waco
- Senior Manager, Engineering ManagementL3HARRIS Technologies
- Lead, Systems EngineerL3HARRIS Technologies
- Aerospace Supply Chain & Procurement SpecialistLinks Technology Solutions
- BSA/Compliance Analyst (Waco)First National Bank of Central Texas
- Music School Marketing & Communications CoordinatorBaylor University
- Litigation Associate Attorney (Insurance Defense)Orion Placement
- Payroll SpecialistNeighbourly
- Purchasing AssistantCavco Manufacturing
- Clinical Services Administrative AssistantBaylor Scott & White Health
- Account Manager (Waco--On-site)Howmet Aerospace
Employers hiring most in Waco
- Baylor University51 open roles
- L3HARRIS Technologies25 open roles
- Harris Health Strategic Fund10 open roles
- Howmet Aerospace4 open roles
- Magnolia Oil & Gas4 open roles
- Michels4 open roles
- Bobcat Power3 open roles
- Orion Placement3 open roles
- Powerx3 open roles
- The Agency3 open roles
Largest employers headquartered in Waco
- Baylor University1,001–5,000 employees
Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.
Waco layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Waco in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Colleges in Waco
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Baylor University | Private nonprofit 4-year | 20,000+ |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Waco. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Heart of Texas Workforce Development Board, Inc.
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McLennan County economy
4.3%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.4% the month before
132,848
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
263,608
people in McLennan County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$63,888
median household income
Source: Census ACS
36%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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See your options after a layoffSources: WARN notices from Texas’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures.