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Austin's Major Employers in 2000, The Top 40

This map displays archival information and cannot be used for locating Austin Companies as some of the companies have moved/changed since 2000. We have updated links where possible but some companies have gone out of business, partnered with other companies or changed their name.

Major Employers University of Texas Dell Computer Corp. Motorola, Inc. City of Austin Austin ISD HEB Grocery Co. Seton Healthcare IBM Corp. IRS, Austin Center Advanced Micro Devices Solectron Texas Round Rock ISD Wal-Mart Stores Travis County Government Applied Materials Texas Department of Transportation U.S. Postal Service Austin Community College Southwest Texas State University Texas Department of Health Texas Department of Mental Health & Mental Retardation Texas Department of Public Safety Southwestern Bell St. David's Healthcare Texas Department of Human Services Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission Kent Electronics Randall's Food & Pharmacy Faulkner Construction Co. Texas Attorney General's Office Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Texas Workforce Commission Girling Health Care Leander ISD 3M Austin National Instruments, Inc. Tivoli Systems, Inc. Southern Union Gas MCI Services McDonald's

Note: This map represents the 40 largest employers in the Austin area in 2000.
All employers have more than one work site, however, only their main location is depicted on the map.

Rank

Employer

Number of
Employees

1

University of Texas at Austin

20277

2

Dell Computer Corp.

19500

3

Motorola, Inc.

10500

4

City of Austin

10000

5

Austin ISD

9417

6

HEB Grocery Co.

7500

7

Seton Healthcare

6756

8

IBM Corp.

6500

9

IRS/Austin Center

5800

10

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

4600

11

Solectron Texas

4400

12

Round Rock ISD

4000

13

Wal-Mart Stores

3800

14

Travis County Government

3567

15

Applied Materials

3149

16

Texas Department of Transportation

3050

17

United States Postal Service

3003

18

Austin Community College

3000

19

Southwest Texas State University-Renamed Texas State University - San Marcos

3000

20

Texas Department of Health

2817

Rank

Employer

Number of
Employees

21

Texas Dept. of Mental Health & Mental Retardation

2500

22

Texas Department of Public Safety

2474

23

Southwestern Bell - Now AT&T

2467

24

St. David's Healthcare

2433

25

Texas Department of Human Services

2233

26

Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission

2232

27

Kent Electronics

2000

28

Randall's Food and Pharmacy

2000

29

Faulkner Construction Co.

1900

30

Texas Attorney General's Office

1887

31

Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

1878

32

Texas Workforce Commission

1822

33

Girling Health Care

1800

34

Leander ISD

1800

35

3M Austin

1750

36

National Instruments, Inc.

1658

37

Tivoli Systems, Inc.

1650

38

Southern Union Gas

1573

39

MCI Services

1500

40

McDonald's

1400

Data Source: Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce July 2000

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