This is a list of companies based in Berkeley, California, current and former businesses either located in Berkeley or with their administrative offices there. Berkeley is the location of a number of nationally prominent businesses, many of which have been pioneers in their areas of operation.
According to the City's 2009 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, [7] the top employers in the city for that year were:
# | Employer | # of employees |
---|---|---|
1 | University of California, Berkeley | 14,444 |
2 | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | 3,735 |
3 | Alta Bates Summit Medical Center | 3,100 |
4 | City of Berkeley | 1,658 |
5 | Bayer | 1,500 |
6 | Berkeley Unified School District | 1,200 |
7 | Kaiser Permanente | 700 |
8 | Pacific Steel | 600 |
9 | Andronico's | 325 |
10 | Berkeley City College | 300 |