Major Employers
| Kaiser Permanente/Kaiser Foundation | 12,150 |
| Alameda County | 4,500 |
| City of Oakland | 3,500 |
| BART | 3,300 |
| State of California | 3,170 |
| UCSF Children's Hospital Oakland | 2,675 |
| Alameda Health Systems (Highland Hospital) | 2,300 |
| Southwest Airlines | 2,250 |
| Oakland Unified School District | 2,150 |
| Sutter Hospitals, Medical Foundation, & Support Services | 2,250 |
| University of California | 1,750 |
| Securitas Security Services | 1,565 |
| East Bay Municipal Utility District | 1,550 |
| US Postal Service | 1,425 |
| Federal Express | 1,350 |
| United Parcel Service | 1,320 |
| Pandora | 1,100 |
| Allied Barton Security Services | 975 |
| Manos Home Care | 975 |
| East Bay Regional Park District | 950 |
| Department of the Treasury | 750 |
| Peralta Community Colleges | 750 |
| Alameda Superior Court | 680 |
| Ovations Fanfare | 650 |
| Clorox | 640 |
| Sungevity | 625 |
As of October 2016
Other Significant Oakland Businesses
- ABC Security Service
- Alaska Airlines
- American Brass and Iron
- Aramark Corporation
- Ask/ask.fm
- Bay Area News Group
- Blue Bottle Coffee
- BrightSource Energy
- California Waste Solutions
- CH2M Hill California, Inc.
- Colombo/S.F. French Bread
- Custom Alloy Scrap Sales
- Dictionary.com
- Dobake Bakeries
- Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream
- Friant Associates
- Golden State Warriors
- HealthNet of California
- Hilton Oakland Airport
- Holy Names University
- Itron Inc.
- KEMA
- KTVU/Fox Channel 2
- La Clinica De La Raza
- Lucky (6 stores)
- Matson Navigation
- McGuire and Hester
- Mills College
- Oakland Marriott City Center
- PG&E
- Pinkerton
- Port of Oakland
- Rainin Instruments
- Revolution Foods
- Rolls Royce Engine Services
- Schnitzer Steel
- University of California, Office of the President
- U.S. Government
- United Parcel Service
- United Terminal Leasing
- URS
- Walgreens (8 stores)
- Waste Management
- Zhone Technologies
