Published in the Santa Barbara News-Press, Sunday, January 29, 1995. The table is very wide.
The total number of employees described in this table is 47,378; that is about 31% of the total Santa Barbara County employment of 152,800. This means that employers with fewer than 320 employees account for 69% or about 105,000 of the jobs in the County.
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Company Location Type of Business Empl.
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1) UCSB Goleta Education 8,053
2) Vandenberg Air Force Base Lompoc Air Force Base 5,020
3) County of Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Government 4,050
4) Cottage Hospital Santa Barbara Medical 1,686
5) Santa Barbara Research Center Goleta Manufacturer 1,325
6) Raytheon Co. Goleta Manufacturer 1,250
7) U.S. Postal Service Santa Barbara County U.S. Postal Service 1,116
8) Santa Maria-Bonita Schools Santa Maria Education 1,034
9) Allan Hancock College Santa Maria, Lompoc Education 1,025
10) Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara Education 1,025
11) Marian Medical Center Santa Maria Medical 1,000
12) City of Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Government 985
13) Lompoc Unified School District Lompoc Education 951
14) Vons/Williams Brothers Stores Santa Barbara County Retail Grocer 902
15) ITT/Federal Systems Corporation Vandenberg AFB VAFB Programs 900
16) Applied Magnetics Corporation Goleta, Santa Maria Computer Parts 850
17) Delco Electronics System Div. Goleta Electronics 825
18) Santa Barbara High School District Santa Barbara Education 800
19) U.S. Dept. of Justice Lompoc Federal Penitentiary 702
20) Santa Barbara Medical Foundation Santa Barbara Medical 660
21) R.P. Richards Goleta Sheet Metal Fabrication 650
22) Martin Marietta Vandenberg AFB VAFB space systems 650
23) Lucky Stores Santa Barbara County Retail grocer 573
24) S.B. Elementary School District Santa Barbara Education 570
25) County Schools Office Santa Barbara Education 532
26) City of Santa Maria Santa Maria Government 507
27) Four Seasons Biltmore Santa Barbara Lodging 500
28) Deckers Manufacturing Carpinteria Sandal Manufacturer 500
29) Santa Barbara Bank & Trust Santa Barbara Banking 495
30) Den-Mat Corp. Santa Maria Dental Products 490
31) S.B. County Health Care Service Santa Barbara Medical 486
32) Lompoc Hospital Lompoc Medical 466
33) St. Francis Hospital Santa Barbara Medical 450
34) Sansum Medical Clinic Santa Barbara Medical 450
35) Pict Sweet Frozen Santa Maria Food Processing 421
36) Santa Maria Joint Union Santa Maria Education 418
37) Devereux Foundation Goleta Education 410
38) Fess Parker's Red Lion Resort Santa Barbara Lodging 410
39) Goleta Union Goleta Education 400
40) Goleta Valley Community Hospital Goleta Medical 400
41) Sears Santa Barbara County Department Store 398
42) City of Lompoc Lompoc Government 375
43) La Cumbre Plaza Shopping Santa Barbara Department Stores 350
44) McGahn Medical Santa Barbara Medical Device Maker 350
45) Celite Corp. Lompoc Mining 340
46) GTE California Santa Barbara Telephone 330
47) Joslyn Electronic Systems Division Goleta Electronics 328
48) Mission Industries Santa Barbara Services 327
49) Valley Community Hospital Santa Maria Medical 323
50) Jordano's Santa Barbara Food Distributer 320