Clusters
Thanks to a growing entrepreneurial scene, a highly skilled workforce, comparative affordability of commercial real estate, as well as proximity to world-renown labs and research facilities, several industry clusters are growing and thriving in San Ramon.
Technology
San Ramon is a natural environment for supporting the technology industry with its excellent educational infrastructure and qualified workforce, as well as its proximity to Silicon Valley. San Ramon enjoys a thriving technology sector, ranging from entrepreneurial startups to international companies with thousands of customers worldwide such as SAP America, IBM, AT&T, Toshiba and Five9.
Energy Production and Services
Two of San Ramon’s largest employers, Chevron Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric, fall into the Energy Production and Services cluster. In addition to natural gas, electric and oil companies, San Ramon is seeing growth in the number of renewable energy – clean tech – companies.
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3,016 Employees at Chevron
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Health care and Medical Technology
San Ramon Regional Medical Center, a John Muir Health partner hospital, is a 123-bed, acute-care hospital with 24-hour emergency care, inpatient and outpatient services and is a major employer in San Ramon. San Ramon is also home to a number of ambulatory healthcare services, medical product developers and distributors and biotechnology firms such as Rainier Therapeutics (formerly BioClin Therapeutics) and BioVentrix.
| 11.7% Residents employed in Healthcare
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Other Industry Clusters
There are two other industry clusters in San Ramon that comprise a significant percentage of employment in the city:
Education
Many top-notch colleges and universities have campuses in San Ramon including University of California, Davis, Diablo Valley College, University of San Francisco, St. Mary’s College and Austin University. Because of the excellent schools and importance of education to San Ramon residents, there are many college planning and tutoring businesses located in San Ramon.
| 50+ Tutors / tutoring centers
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Vehicle Resale
Anyone looking for a quality pre-owned vehicle can find everything they desire in San Ramon. From classic cars and muscle cars to newer lease returns, dealers such as E-Lease Returns, Diablo Motors and Eastbay Motorcars offer variety and quality. Because the dealerships are clustered together on the city’s north side, people from all over the Bay Area find car-shopping easy in San Ramon.