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Income and Employment
  • Carlsbad’s total employment (2010) was 48,103. 
  • Carlsbad's professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management sector employs 9,364 people.

Income profile (2010)

$85,146 Median income
2.53 Average household size

People employed (2010)

20% Professional, scientific and management
20% Educational services, health care and social assistance
13% Retail trade
10% Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food
9% Manufacturing
8% Fire, insurance and real estate
4% Wholesale trade
4% Other services, except public administration
4% Transportation, warehousing and utilities

Top 10 employers (2010)

3,988 Life Technologies
2,075 Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.
1,940 ViaSat, Inc.
1,637 Calloway Golf Company
1,022 LEGOLAND California, LLC
983 Carlsbad Unified School Distric
838 La Costa Resort & Spa
823 Park Hyatt Aviara
713 City of Carlsbad
671 Asymtek
(Data from 2010 Carlsbad CAFR, p. 146)