Kroger LogoKroger announced it created approximately 1,500 jobs in Virginia in 2014, and now is the 21st largest employer in the state with more than 12,000 people on the job. Most of those people work in Kroger’s 62 Virginia Stores. Others work at Westover Dairy in Lynchburg, the regional office in Roanoke and the distribution center in Salem. Allison McGee is a spokesperson for the Mid-Atlantic region, she says Kroger is a great place to start and build a career and the company continues to have job openings.