Washington County is home to several of the biggest names in the technology world - Intel, IBM, and Tektronix, among others. In addition to technology and manufacturing, the apparel industry in Washington County has grown dramatically due to businesses such as Nike and Columbia Sportswear.
Beaverton also has several large manufacturing and non-manufacturing businesses. Large businesses (20+ employees) make up 12 percent of our business base, with the majority of the businesses (63 percent) having less than five employees. Below is a listing of the major e dmployers that reside in the city limits of Beaverton.
| Manufacturing | |||
| Rank | Company | Type | Employees |
| 1 | IBM Corporation | Software Developer | 812 |
| 2 | Reser's Fine Foods | Food Processing | 450 |
| 3 | Welch Allyn | Manufacturing | 350 |
| 4 | Sage Software | Software Developer | 320 |
| 5 | Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc | Wholesale Bakery | 310 |
| 6 | Weyerhaeuser | Manufacturing | 283 |
| 7 | Vangard EMS, Inc | Manufacturing | 197 |
| 8 | Transcore Commercial Services | Software Developer | 192 |
| 9 | Symantic Corporation | Software Developer | 170 |
| 10 | Micropower Electronics | Manufacturing | 165 |
| Retail | |||
| Rank | Company | Type | Employees |
| 1 | 24 Hour Fitness | Fitness Center | 431 |
| 2 | Fred Meyer | Retail | 413 |
| 3 | Home Depot | Retail | 333 |
| 4 | Kuni Auto Sales | Auto Sales | 287 |
| 5 | Winco Foods LLC | Retail | 200 |
| 6 | Safeway Inc | Retail | 187 |
| 7 | Beaverton Toyota Co Inc | Auto Sales | 150 |
| 8 | New Seasons Market, Inc | Retail | 150 |
| 9 | Beaverton Honda | Auto Sales | 125 |
| 10 | CARR Chevrolet | Auto Sales | 125 |
| Non-Government Services | |||
| Rank | Company | Type | Employees |
| 1 | Comcast of Tualatin Valley, Inc | Telecommunications | 763 |
| 2 | Wilshire Credit Corporation | Financial | 624 |
| 3 | Providence Health Systems | Health Care | 621 |
| 4 | Stream International Inc | Staffing | 605 |
| 5 | AIU-Online | Education | 339 |
| 6 | Kaiser Foundation | Health Care | 256 |
| 7 | Unicru Inc | Staffing | 240 |
| 8 | Poorman-Douglas Corporation | Legal | 198 |
| 9 | Employment Trends Inc | Staffing | 156 |
| 8 | Metro One Telecommunications Inc | Telecommunications | 149 |
