With a median household income of $46,484 and an unemployment rate of 3.5 percent, San Antonio, TX is the leading livestock center in the nation and home to several Fortune 500 companies such as Valero Energy, Clarke American, and SBC Communications.
Workers with any level of job skill can find work through various web listings, employment agencies, or the Texas Workforce Commission, an organization dedicated to training and finding employment for workers. There are also 5 major universities in the area, providing job and educational opportunities for San Antonio residents.
Largest Employment Sectors
- Services
- Medical and biomedical industry
- Tourism
- Manufacturing
- Government
- Largest military establishment with four area bases
- Items and Goods Produced
- Processed foods
- Airplane parts
- Storage Batteries
- Steel Forms
- Food handling equipment
- Semiconductors
- Rolled aluminum sheets
- cement
Largest Employers
- United Service Automobile Association (Insurance)
- H.E.B. Food Stores
- H.B. Zachry Co. (Contractors)
- SBC Communications
- Southwestern Bell
- Frost National Bank
- West Telemarketing
- Taco Cabana
- Ultramar Diamond Shamrock (Oil Refining)
- QVC Networking
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