Employment
Visalia’s enviable position as the center of the hub in Tulare County makes the city an important employment center from a diverse base of operations. The city’s position in the San Joaquin Valley naturally leads to agriculture and related jobs as the main source of employment. The up and coming segment is that of light manufacturing and industrial/commercial distribution.
The top employers in the Visalia area include:
- Alcoa/Reynolds Food Packaging
- American Air Company
- Butler Manufacturing
- California Wire Cloth
- Central Valley Business Forms
- Cigna
- College of the Sequoias
- Color Box, Inc.
- Costco
- Diamond Perforated Metals
- Gang Nail Truss Company
- Global Motorsports Group/Custom Chrome
- Gottschalks
- Heller Performance Polymers
- Holiday Inn Hotel & Conference Center
- Ivex Packaging
- Jo-Ann’s Stores Distribution
- Josten’s Printing & Publishing
- Kaweah Delta Health Care District
- Kawneer Company
- Kohl’s
- Moore-Wallace/RR Donnelly
- P & G Communications
- Pactiv Corporation
- Regency Thermography
- San Joaquin Valley College
- Sequoia Beverage
- UPS
- Voltage Multipliers
- WalMart
Visalia Fast Facts
Population: 91,565
Zip codes: 93277, 93291, 93292
Median Household Income: $41,349
Per Capita Income: $18,422
Latitude: 36.330N
Longitude: 119.291W
Climate: Visalia’s year-round pleasant weather is ideal for recreation and entertainment, indoors and out. The summer months are dry and warm with temperatures ranging from 68 degrees to 98 degrees. Even the winter months are mild with average temperatures ranging from 37 degrees to 55 degrees. Accumulated rainfall each year averages 9.86 inches.