Major Employers
This region boasts the addresses of business leaders, in all sizes from all across the globe. And there are some very good reasons why. From championing innovation to cost advantages and incentives, we are not only positioned for success, we are poised for it. And so are the companies that grow and move here. Find yourself in some very good company:
| Company | Description |
Employing 6,000 & over | |
| Austin School District | Public education |
| City of Austin | Government |
| Dell | Computer equipment mfg./sales (Hdq.) |
| Federal Government | Government |
| IBM Corp. | Computer hardware & software R&D |
| Seton Family of Hospitals | Health care (Hdq.) |
| St. David's Healthcare Partnership | Health care (Hdq.) |
| State of Texas | Government |
| University of Texas at Austin | Higher education, public |
Employing 2,000-5,999 | |
| Advanced Micro Devices | Semiconductor chip engineering, marketing & admin |
| Apple Computer | Computer maker s technical & admin. support center |
| Applied Materials | Semiconductor production equipment mfg. |
| AT&T | Telecommunications (Hdq. of TX operations) |
| Flextronics (formerly Solectron) | Electronics mfg. & integrated supply chain services |
| Freescale Semiconductor | Semiconductor chip design & mfg. (Hdq.) |
| Hays School District | Public education |
| Leander School District | Public education |
| National Instruments | Virtual instrumentation software & hardware mfg. & R&D (Hdq.) |
| Pflugerville School District | Public education |
| Round Rock School District | Public education |
| Texas State University-San Marcos | Higher education |
| Travis County | Government |
| U.S. Internal Revenue Service | Government (regional call center & processing center) |
Employing 1,000-1,999 | |
| 3M Corp. | Electronic connectors & test equipment mfg./R&D |
| Activision Blizzard | Game software publisher's call center |
| Austin Community College | Higher education, public |
| Austin Energy | Municipal utility |
| Austin Regional Clinic | Healthcare |
| Capitol Metro Transportation Authority | Public transit |
| Farmers Insurance Group | Insurance |
| Flextronics (formerly Solectron) | Contract electronics mfg. & integrated supply chain services |
| Girling Health Care | Healthcare (Hdq.) |
| Harte-Hanks Response Management | Marketing & advertising services, call center |
| Hospira | Pharmaceutical & drug delivery systems dev. & mfg. |
| JPMorgan Chase Bank | Banking |
| Keller Williams Realty | Residential real estate (Hdq.) |
| Lower Colorado River Authority | Electric power distribution (Hdq.) |
| OneWest Bank Group (formerly Indymac) | Savings & loan, mortgage banker |
| PPD Development | Biopharm & medical device contract research services |
| Progressive Insurance Co. | Insurance (call center) |
| Samsung Austin Semiconductor | Semiconductor chip mfg. (Hdq.) |
| Sears Customer Care | Retailer customer service center |
| State Farm Insurance Co. | Insurance |
| Time Warner Cable Co. | Media & communications |
| Trisun Healthcare | Operator of nursing & rehabilitation centers (Hdq.) |
| Wells Fargo Bank Texas | Banking |
| Whole Foods Market | Grocery retailer (Hdq.) |
| Williamson County | Government |
Employing 500-999 | |
| ACS State Healthcare | Medicaid program administrator, call center outsourcing |
| Aditya Birla Minacs | Customer service center (for automotive mfg.) |
| American Achievement Corp. | Commemorative & scholastic products mfg. (Hdq.) |
| American Cancer Society | Nonprofit, call center & regional hdq. |
| Austin American-Statesman | Newspaper publishing |
| BAE Systems | Defense & aerospace equipment mfg. |
| Bank of America | Banking |
| Charles Schwab (formerly 401k Co. & CyberTrader) | Investment trading technology development & services |
| Cisco Systems | Interconnect devices mfg. |
| Clinical Pathology Laboratories | Medical laboratory services (Hdq.) |
| CSC Financial Services Group | IT & software related services (Hdq). |
| Dresser Wayne | Gasoline dispenser & control systems mfg. (Hdq.) |
| Dynamic Systems | HVAC, plumbing contractor (Hdq.) |
| Electric Reliability Council of Texas | Electric power grid administrator (Hdq.) |
| Emerson Process Management | Process control software & systems R&D (Hdq.) |
| Field Asset Services | Property foreclosure services rel. to property preservation, maintenance & repair (Hdd.) |
| GCA Services | Commercial janitorial & facility maintenance services |
| Goodwill Industries | Nonprofit |
| H-E-B | Grocery retailer distribution center |
| Hewlett-Packard | Computer maker's data center customer support services |
| Home Depot Technology Center | Retailer data center, tech support & customer service center |
| Hunter Industries | Highway construction & crushed limestone mining (Hdq.) |
| Image Microsystems | Computer & plastics recylcing, refurbishing, & mfg. (Hdq.) |
| Intel | Microprocessor design center |
| J. C. Evans Construction Co. | Construction (Hdq.) |
| LegalZoom | On-line legal document preparation service (Reg. Hdq.) |
| Maximus | Social services program administrator |
| Oracle | Enterprise software development, data center |
| Pearson Educational Measurements | Test design, scoring & packaging center |
| Southwestern University | Higher education, private |
| Spansion | Flash memory chip mfg. |
| St. Edward's University | Higher education |
| TeleNetwork | Outsourced tech support & managed services call center (Hdq.) |
| Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corp. | Student financial aid program administrator |
| Texas Mutual Insurance Co. | Insurance, workers compensation (Hdq.) |
| United Parcel Service | Delivery services |
| URS Corp. | Engineering |
| U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs | Government (data center & admin for VA operations) |
The latest U.S. Census found that nearly 40% of Austin area residents age 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree, well over the national average of 27.5%.
