|
Company Name
|
Number of Employees Local
|
Type of Business
|
Year Established
|
| Federal Government |
43,500 |
Federal administration |
1850 |
| United States Navy, San Diego |
42,000-35,000 military, 7,000, civilian |
Military/Defense |
1798 |
| State of California |
40,900 |
n/a |
1850 |
| University of California, San Diego |
26,000 |
Unversity |
1960 |
| County of San Diego |
20,500 |
County government |
1850 |
| City of San Diego |
19,500 |
City government |
1850 |
| San Diego Unified School District |
15,881 |
School/education |
1854 |
| Sharp HealthCare |
14,390 |
Health care service provider |
1946 |
| Scripps Health |
12,700 |
Hospital |
1890 |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital (combined with Scripps Mercy Chula Vista) |
11,000 |
Hospital |
1890 |
| Qualcomm Inc. |
9,444 |
Technology/Communications |
1985 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital |
7,608 |
Heatlth care |
1947 |
| San Diego State University |
6,939 |
Higher education |
1897 |
| United States Postal Service |
6,854 |
Mail Delivery |
1775 |
| AT&T Inc. |
5,800 |
Telecommunications |
1908 |
| Sempra Energy |
5,092 |
n/a |
1998 |
| San Diego Community College District |
4,950 |
Education |
1914 |
| General Dynamics NASSCO |
4,700 |
n/a |
1905 |
| National Steel & Shipbuilding Co. (NASSCO) |
4,600 |
Ship Building/Comstruction |
1952 |
| Grossmont Union High School District |
4,490 |
Education |
1920 |
| YMCA of San Diego County |
4,400 |
n/a |
1844 |
| SBC Communications Inc. |
4,200 |
n/a |
1906 |
| Northrop Grumman |
4,190 |
Technology |
1939 |
| Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) |
4,158 |
n/a |
1969 |
| Rady Children's Hospital |
3,504 |
Health care |
1954 |
| Solar Turbines |
3,500 |
n/a |
1927 |
| Palomar Pomerado Health |
3,200 |
Health Care |
1984 |
| General Atomics |
3,137 |
Defense/Technology |
1955 |
| Palomar College |
3,070 |
Education |
1946 |
| BAE Systems |
3,000 |
Global defense and aerospace |
n/a |
| Barona Valley Ranch Resort and Casino |
3,000 |
Entertainment |
2003 |
| Wells Fargo Bank |
3,000 |
Banking |
1852 |
| San Diego Police Department |
2,775 |
Corrections/Law Enforcement |
1889 |
| Veterans Affairs of San Diego Healthcare Systems |
2,718 |
Healthcare |
n/a |
| U.S. Border Patrol Sector Headquarters |
2,700 |
n/a |
1924 |
| ACE Parking Managment Inc. |
2,651 |
Auto parking services |
1950 |
| L-3 Communications, Telemetry-West |
2,594 |
Contractor/Homeland Defense |
1961 |
| Chula Vista Elementary School District |
2,560 |
Education |
1892 |
| Jack in the Box Inc. |
2,537 |
Restaurant/Retail |
1951 |
| Callaway Golf Co. |
2,500 |
Golf equipment manufacturer |
1982 |
| Sony Electronics Inc. |
1,900 |
Electronics |
1946 |
| Sycuan Resort & Casino |
2,500 |
Casino/Resort |
1983 |
| Viejas Casino |
2,500 |
n/a |
1991 |
| SeaWorld |
2,400 |
Marine zoological park |
1964 |
| Grossmont Community College |
2,381 |
Education |
1961 |
| Cox Communications Inc. |
2,300 |
Utilities/Cable |
1898 |
| Oceanside Unified School District |
3,076 |
Education |
1970 |
| Tri-City Medical Center |
2,216 |
Medical Center |
1961 |
| United Parcel Service |
2,175 |
Transportation delivery services |
1907 |
| University of San Diego |
2,000 |
Four-year nonprofit, private university |
1949 |
| Zoological Society of San Diego |
2,000 |
Zoo |
1916 |
| Geico Direct |
1,900 |
Insurance company |
1936 |
| Goodrich Aerostructures |
1,850 |
Aerospace/Defense Manufacturer |
1940 |
| Chula Vista Center |
1,800 |
Retail |
1964 |
| San Diego Union-Tribune |
1,695 |
n/a |
1868 |
| Paradise Valley Hospital |
1,515 |
Health care |
1904 |
| BAE Systems, Network Systems |
1,500 |
Technology |
1961 |
| Securitas Security Services USA, Inc. |
1,500 |
Security provider |
1999 |
| Southwestern College |
1,500 |
Commuty college |
1961 |
| Escondido Union High School District |
1,488 |
Education |
1894 |
| Hotel Del Coronado |
1,350 |
Hospitality/Hotel |
1888 |
| Evans Hotels |
1,349 |
Hospitalities/Hotels |
1953 |
| San Diego Transit Corp. |
1,341 |
n/a |
1886 |
| Pfizer Global Research & Development, La Jolla |
1,309 |
Marketing |
1849 |
| Richard J. Donovon Correctional Facility |
1,297 |
Corrections |
1987 |
| San Marcos Unified School District |
1,286 |
Education |
1976 |
| HSBC Auto Finance |
1,263 |
Finance |
1865 |
| City of Escondido |
1,220 |
City government |
1888 |
| San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina |
1,200 |
Hotel/Hospitality |
1927 |
| Kyocera America Inc. |
1,170 |
Telecommunications |
1959, 1969 in the U.S. |
| ViaSat Inc. |
1,136 |
Telecommunications |
1986 |
| City of Oceanside |
1,059 |
Municipal government |
1888 |
| Watkins Manufacturing Corp. |
1,038 |
n/a |
n/a |
| City of Chula Vista |
931 |
City government |
1911 |
| BAE Systems Ship Repair |
900 |
Ship Repair |
1976 |
| California State University, San Marcos |
1,480 |
University of higher education |
1989 |
| Acushnet Golf |
535 |
Gold equipment manufacturer |
n/a |
| Tyco-Healthcare |
500 |
n/a |
1984 |
| National University |
450 |
Education |
1971 |
| Von's Grocery Stores |
430 |
n/a |
1906 |
| Nordstrom North County Fair No.364 |
414 |
Retail |
1995 |
| Beckman Coulter Inc. |
355 |
Biotechnology |
1934 |
| Wal Mart Store (Vista) |
325 |
n/a |
n/a |
| CB Richard Ellis, Inc. |
191 |
Real Estate |
1906 |
| SGIS |
205 |
Defense/Government Contracting |
2002 |
| Deutsch ECD |
125 |
Technology |
1938 |
| Bank of America, N.A. |
n/a |
Banking |
1904 |
| Cubic Corp. |
n/a |
Manufacturing |
1951 |
| Del Mar Fairgrounds |
n/a |
Entertainment |
1880 |
| Southwest Marine Inc. |
n/a |
n/a |
1976 |
| The Home Depot, U.S.A. Inc. |
n/a |
n/a |
1978 |
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LEGEND
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