FAIRFIELD — Travis Air Force Base tops the list of Solano County’s major employers.
It is also an economic engine that in 2016 produced an estimated $1.6 million to the regional economy, and among its 13,400 employees, about 1,850 are civilians who work for the Department of Defense and another 1,170 are civilian contractors.
According to a survey released in early 2017 by the Solano Economic Development Corp., Travis was the largest employer in the county with an additional 9,500-plus active-duty and reservist employees.
According to the economic study completed by Travis, another 4,839 jobs are created in the community because of the base.
According to the state Economic Development Department, citing information from the American Labor Market Information System, the largest employer in Solano County is the California Medical Facility, followed by Duravent Inc., Flatiron Construction and Genentech.
However, the ALMIS list only offers a range of employees. The California Medical Facility, for example, is listed as having between 1,000 and 4,999, according to the EDD reporting.
The California Medical Facility moved to second place this year on the EDC list with 1,000 to 4,999 employees.
Coming in third is Duravent Inc., a ventilating equipment manufacturer with about 650 employees.
NorthBay Healthcare System in Fairfield is twelfth on the list with 1,115 employees, while VacaValley Hospital has an additional 501 employees, the EDC reports.
Sutter Health, with its 690 employees at its Vallejo Medical Center and 450 workers at the Sutter Fairfield campus, employs a combined 1,140 people.
Moreover, health care remains one of the fastest growing industry sects in the county.
Biotechnology, agriculture and ag-related industries – including winery-focused ag-tourism – as well as the food and beverage sector and recreational sectors are among the job-rich industries that are targeted for location to Solano County.
TOP 25 EMPLOYERS IN SOLANO COUNTY
- Travis Airforce Base (Aerospace, Medical)
- California Medical Facility
- Duravent Inc.
- Flatiron Construction Corp.
- Genentech Inc.
- Guittard Chocolate Co.
- Jelly Belly Candy Co.
- Jelly Belly Factory
- Kaiser Permanente Vallejo Medical
- Mike’s Auto Body
- Northbay Healthcare Green Valley
- Northbay Medical Center
- Northbay Vacavalley Hospital
- Quick Lane
- Six Flags
- Solano County
- Solano County Sheriff
- Solano County Special Education
- Sutter Solano Medical Center
- Touro University California
- Travis Air Force Base
- USDA Forest Service
- Vacaville City Hall
- Valero Benicia Refinery
- Vallejo City Manager’s Office
Source: Solano Economic Development Corp. (December 2019)
