FAIRFIELD — Although the Department of Defense does not dominate the workforce in Solano County to the degree it did in the past, employment at Travis Air Force Base continues to keep that military installation first on the list of the largest employers in the county.
An estimated 13,400 people work at the base, which has an estimated economic impact of $1.6 billion annually.
Others on the list of top 10 employers in Solano range from school districts to hospitals to biotech companies. Here are the top 10 county employers:
1. Travis Air Force Base
- 13,400 employees
- Government
- 424-1110, www.travis.af.mil
2. Kaiser Permanente/Vallejo
- 3,906 employees
- Health care
- 975 Sereno Drive, Vallejo
- 651-1000, www.kaiserpermanente.org
3. Solano County
- 2,941 employees
- Government
- 675 Texas St., Fairfield
- 784-3111, www.co.solano.ca.us
4. NorthBay Healthcare
- 2,333 employees
- Health care
- 1200 B. Gale Wilson Blvd., Fairfield
- 646-5000, www.northbay.org
5. California Medical Facility
- 2,189 employees
- Government
- 1600 California Drive, Vacaville
- 448-6841, www.cdcr.ca.gov/Facilities_Locator/CMF.html
6. Fairfield-Suisun School District
- 2,000 employees
- Government
- 2490 Hilborn Road, Fairfield
- 399-5000, www.fsusd.k12.ca.us/home/index.jsp
7. Six Flag Discovery Kingdom
- 1,600 employees
- Entertainment
- 1001 Fairgrounds Drive, Vallejo
- 643-6722, www.sixflags.com/discoverykingdom/
8. California State Prison, Solano
- 1,290 employees
- Government
- 2100 Peabody Road, Vacaville
- 451-0182 www.cdcr.ca.gov/Facilities_Locator/SOL.html
9. Kaiser Permanente/Vacaville
- 1,075 employees
- Health care
- 1 Quality Drive, Vacaville
- 624-2600 www.kaiserpermanente.org
10. Genentech
- 950 employees
- 1000 New Horizons Way, Vacaville
- 454-1000, www.gene.com
