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  • n/a = Not Available
  • N/A = Not Applicable

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North County Largest Employers

Ranked by: Number of North County Employees

Company Name Number of North County Employees Number of Employees Local Year Established
Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton 60,000 60,000 1942
Scripps Health Encinitas 9,028 13,028 1924
General Atomics 4,200+ 3,137 1955
Northrop Grumman 4,190 4,190 1939
Poway Unified School District 3,404 3,404 1963
Pomerado Hospital 3,200 3,200 1970
Oceanside Unified School District 3,076 3,076 1970
Palomar College 3,070 3,070 1946
Palomar Pomerado Health 3,000 3,200 1984
Callaway Golf Co. 2,500 2,500 1982
Tri-City Medical Center 2,216 2,216 1961
San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station 2,200 2,200 1905
Escondido Union School District 2,000 2,000 1935
Pala Casino Resort and Spa 2,000 2,000 2001
Geico Direct 1,900 1,900 1936
Sony Electronics Inc. 1,900 1,900 1946
DJO Inc. 1,700 1,700 1978
Harrah's Rincon Resort and Casino 1,594 1,785 1940
Escondido Union High School District 1,488 1,488 1894
California State University, San Marcos 1,480 1,480 1989
Palomar Medical Center 1,468 1,468 1950
San Marcos Unified School District 1,286 1,286 1976
City of Escondido 1,220 1,220 1888
City of Carlsbad 1,207 1,207 1952
LEGOLAND California LLC 1,100 1,100 n/a
ViaSat Inc. 1,040 1,136 1986
24-Hour Fitness, USA 1,000 3,000 1987
Cohu Inc. 1,000 1,000 1947
La Costa Resort and Spa 1,000 1,000 1965
City of Oceanside 979 1,059 1888
Life Technologies Corp. (formerly Invitrogen) 960 960 1987
Four Seasons Resort Aviara 900 900 1997
Bergelectric Corp. 850 850 1946
MiraCosta College 798 798 1934
Taylor Made/Adidas Golf Company 727 727 1979
California Center for the Arts, Escondido 681 681 1994
North County Transit District (NCTD) 600 600 1976
Von's Grocery Stores 430 430 1906
Neal Electric Corp. 400 400 1984
Nordtrom's 400 n/a 1901
San Diego Gas and Electric 400 3,200 n/a
Hydranautics, a Nitto Denko Company 330 330 1963
Palomar Family YMCA 310 310 n/a
APW Electronic Solutions 300 300 1974
Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 291 291 1989
Beckman Coulter Inc. 273 355 1934
North County Times 250 250 1995
City of Poway 246 258 (plus 62 temporary employees) 1980
BD Sharps Disposal Systems 200 600 1897
City of San Marcos 200 200 1963
Amistar Corp. 95 95 1971
Lake San Marcos Resort and Country Club 75 200 1963
Benchmark Landscape Inc. 50 215 1984
Acushnet Golf n/a 535 n/a
Ashworth Inc. n/a 400 1987
Asymtek n/a 150 1985
Carlsbad Premium Outlets n/a n/a 1992
Carlsbad Unified School District n/a 950 1971
Cobra Golf Inc. n/a n/a 1973
Cor-O-Van Office Furniture (COV Office) n/a 250 1947
Coronado Funding Group n/a 500 n/a
Delta Design Inc. n/a 300 n/a
Deutsch ECD n/a 125 1938
EYE Counseling & Crisis Services n/a 10 1969
Fieldstone Communities, Inc. n/a 50 1981
First American Credco n/a 700 n/a
Gemological Institute of America n/a 600 1931
Genentech n/a n/a n/a
HNR Framing Systems n/a 700 n/a
Olhausen Billiard Manufacturing, Inc. n/a n/a n/a
Remec, Inc. n/a n/a n/a
Software Of the Month Club (SOMC) Group Inc. n/a 410 1985
The Home Depot, U.S.A. Inc. n/a n/a 1978
Tyco-Healthcare n/a 500 1984
United States Postal Service n/a 6,854 1775
Wal Mart Store (Vista) n/a 325 n/a
Wal-Mart n/a n/a 1962
Wells Fargo Mortgage Resources n/a 425 n/a