Fullerton, California
# Employer # of employees
1 California State University , Fullerton 3,821
2 St. Jude Medical Center 2,928
3 Raytheon 1,446
4 Fullerton School District 1,286
5 Fullerton College 1,094
6 Fullerton Joint Union High School District 1,078
7 Alcoa Fastening Systems 975
8 Albertsons 800
9 City of Fullerton 631
10 Kraft Foods 550
Economy
According to the City 's 2010 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report , [ 15 ] the top employers in the city are :
Fullerton (/ˈfʊlərtən/) is a city located in northern Orange County, California, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 135,161. Fullerton was founded in 1887. It secured the land on behalf of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Historically it was a center of agriculture, notably groves of Valencia oranges and other citrus crops; petroleum extraction; transportation; and manufacturing. It is home to numerous higher educational institutions, particularly California State University, Fullerton and Fullerton College. From the mid-1940s through the late 1990s, Fullerton was home to a large industrial base made up of aerospace contractors, canneries, paper products manufacturers, and is considered to be the birthplace of the electric guitar, due in a large part to Leo Fender. The headquarters of Vons, which is owned by Albertsons, is located in Fullerton near the Fullerton-Anaheim line.