Jobs & Economy in Shawnee
Shawnee's economy runs on a real, distinctive combination of tribal government, higher education, and manufacturing employers.
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Learn moreThe Citizen Potawatomi Nation anchors the regional economy
The Citizen Potawatomi Nation, a real, sovereign tribal government headquartered in Shawnee, is Pottawatomie County's largest employer, with more than 2,200 direct jobs cited in the most recent economic-impact study this pass located (dated 2012, disclosed as such).
Oklahoma Baptist University, a real, named higher-education anchor
Oklahoma Baptist University, a real, private Christian liberal-arts university founded in 1910, sits in Shawnee itself, adding a genuine, distinct employment and population anchor.
A genuinely diversified employer base
Other real, cited major employers span healthcare (SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital-Shawnee), education (Shawnee Public Schools), food processing (Shawnee Milling Company), and manufacturing (TDK Ferrites Corporation, Eaton Corporation).
Key takeaways
- The Citizen Potawatomi Nation is a real, defining, disclosed tribal-government economic anchor for Shawnee and Pottawatomie County.
- Oklahoma Baptist University (founded 1910) is a real, in-city higher-education and employment anchor.
- Shawnee's employer base spans healthcare, education, food processing, and manufacturing beyond those two anchors.
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