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Jobs in Santa Clarita, California, United States
Santa Clarita is a city located in the state of California, specifically within Los Angeles County. With a population of around 180,000 it is the third largest city in the state, and the third largest in LA County. Despite being located some 35 miles to the Northwest of Los Angeles, the city is considered a suburb of its larger neighbor. A considerable portion of population works in Los Angeles whilst being resident in Santa Clarita – thought the town does have a thriving local jobs market of it’s own.
Santa Clara Economy & Jobs Market
Many residents of the city commute to LA for their jobs. In particular, finance and software companies, though extremely well represented in nearby LA provide very limited opportunities in Santa Clarita.
There are however several corporations with headquarters in the city such as Princess Cruises, MannKind and Sunkist. These three corprorations provide thousands of varied jobs between them.
There is a vibrant high tech jobs market in the city, with several high tech manufacturing companies active here. These include Boston Scientific and Aerospace Dynamics International and Woodward HRT.
The largest single private employer is the huge Six Flags Magic Mountain theme park, which is located just outside the city limits itself, but draws the bulk of it’s employees form the city.
Living in Santa Clara
Santa Clarita has experienced significant and rapid growth in recent years, spurned by an explosion in private home building spearheaded by several construction companies. This growth however has been well managed and well backed by city authorities with an appropriate growth in city services and resources.
Santa Clarita is a comfortable though perhaps somewhat dull residential town – essentially a vast suburb rather than a true city. Money magazine named it as one of the top 20 places to live in United States, reflecting the high standard of living present throughout this city.