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Top Austin Employers

Austin is known as a city with a high quality of life, affordable housing and a for being a business friendly city. These components alone attract the brightest and most talented people from all over the world.

Austin Planned to Attract Top Companies

The positive economic climate created in Austin was not an accident. In 2004, a five year economic development initiative called Austin Opportunity was put into affect and surpassed all expectations. Austin Opportunity was so advantageous, that Phase Two of this plan was put in place in 2009 and will carry Austin through 2013. The goals for Austin Opportunity 2.0 is to create 117,000 jobs and boost Austin’s payroll to $10.8 billion.

Austin Has Attracted Top Companies in All Industries

As new companies are drawn to area and Austin’s top employers continuing to add to their workforce, the Capitol City is on pace to once again surpass expectations. From bio-tech to media and entertainment, Austin’s top employers reflects the cities’ economic diversity.

Top Employers in Austin

Every year, the Austin Relocation Guide puts together a list of Austin’s top employers. Below, we’ve included the list for 2011. Use the links to check out our pages describing homes near each of these top companies and to search homes for sale.

Company Description Nearby Homes
Employing 6,000 and Over
Austin School District Public Education Homes Near Austin ISD
City of Austin Government
Dell Computer Equipment mfg./ sales (Hdq.) Homes Near Dell
Federal Government Government
IBM Corp. Computer hardware & software R&D Homes Near IBM
Seton Healthcare Network Health Care (Hdq.)
St. David’s Healthcare Partnership Health Care (Hdq.)
State of Texas Government
University of Texas at Austin Higher Education, public Homes Near UT Austin
Employing 2,000-5,999
Advanced Micro Devices Semiconductor chip engineering,marketing & admin Homes Near Advanced Micro Devices
Apple Computer Computer makers & technical & admin. Support Center Homes Near Apple Computer
AT&T Telecommunications (Hdq. Of TX operations)
Austin Community College Higher Education, public
Flextronics (formerly Solectiron) Electronics mfg. @ integrated supply chain services
Freescale Semiconductor Semiconductor chip design & mfg. (Hdq.) New Homes Near Freescale Semiconductor
Leander School District Public Education Homes Near Leander ISD
National Instruments Virtual instrumentation software & hardware mfg. & R&D (Hdq.) Homes Near National Instruments
Pflugerville School District Public Education Homes Near Pflugerville ISD
Round Rock School District Public Education Homes Near Round Rock ISD
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 Home Near 3M
Homes Near 3M Manufacturing
Applied Materials Semiconductor production equipment mfg.
Austin Energy Municipal Utility Homes Near Austin Energy
Austin Regional Clinic Healthcare
Capitol Metro Transportation Authority Public Transit
Girling Health Care Healthcare (Hdq.)
Harte-Hanks Response Management Marketing & Advertisting Services, Call Center
Hospira Pharmaceutical & drug delivery systems dev. & mfg. Homes Near Hospira
Keller Williams Realty Residential Real Estate (Hdq.)
Lower Colorado River Authority Electric Power Distribution (Hdq.)
PPD Development Biopharm & Medical Device Contract Research Services
Samsung Austin Semiconductor Semiconductor Chip Mfg. (Hdq.)
Sears Teleserve Retailer Customer Service Center
Spansion Memory Chip Mfg.
State Farm Insurance Co. Insurance
Time Warner Cable Co. Media & Communications
Whole Foods Market Grocery retailer (Hdq.)
Williamson County Government
Other Employers
eBay Software Homes Near eBay
Facebook Software Homes Near Facebook
Google Internet technology Neighborhoods Near Google
Hewlett-Packard Internet technology
Intel Corp. Computer equipment Homes Near Intel
Oracle Software Homes Near Oracle
St. Edwards University Higher education, private Homes Near St Edwards Univ

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