| Coachella Valley Top Employers* |
| Business Name | Line of Business | Employees Here |
| Ksl Recreation Corporation | Hotels, golf club, etc. and motels | 6214 |
| Eisenhower Medical Center | Health Care | 4259 |
| County of Riverside | Government, Administration | 2320 |
| Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians | Hotel, Casino, Museum, etc. | 2200 |
| Desert Sands Unified School District | Education | 2200 |
| Bird Products Corp | Surgical appliances and supplies | 1848 |
| Palm Springs Unified School District | Education | 1751 |
| Coachella Valley Unified School District | Education | 1189 |
| Tenet Healthsystem Desert Inc | Health Care | 1189 |
| Cabazon Band of Mission Indians/Fantasy Springs | Hotel, Casino, etc. | 1050 |
| Albertson's, Inc. | Grocery stores | 797 |
| Wal-Mart Stores Inc | Department stores | 783 |
| Desert Community College District | Junior colleges | 700 |
| Spotlight 29 Casino | Amusement and recreation | 600 |
| Starwood Hotels & Resorts | Hotels and motels | 600 |
| Harbaugh Hotel Management Corporation | Management services | 575 |
| The Vons Companies Inc | Grocery stores | 570 |
| Renaissance Esmeralda Resort | Hotels and motels | 535 |
| John F Kennedy Memorial Hospital | General medical and surgical hospitals | 535 |
| Ralphs Grocery Company | Grocery stores | 530 |
| Sun World International, Inc | Crop preparation services for market | 530 |
| Hyatt Hotel | Hotels and motels | 500 |
| United Parcel Service, Inc. | Courier services, except by air | 500 |
| Marriott International, Inc | Hotels and motels | 459 |
| Coachelle Valley Water District | Water Supply & Irrigation Sys | 451 |
| San Val Corp/Sunshine Landscaping | Landscape counseling and planning | 425 |
| City of Palm Springs | Executive offices | 421 |
| American Golf Corporation | Membership sports and recreation clubs | 412 |
| Home Depot U.S.A., Inc | Lumber and other building materials | 400 |
| Lodge At Rancho Mirage, The | Hotels and motels | 400 |
| Robinsons-May Department Store | Department stores | 368 |
| United States Postal Service | Postal service | 366 |
| Skywest Airlines | Air Transportation | 350 |
| Armtec Defense Products Co Inc | Ordnance and accessories | 330 |
| Doubletree Hotel | Hotels and motels | 300 |
| Kirkpatrick Landscaping Services, Inc | Lawn and garden services | 300 |
| Ochoa Farm Management | Farm labor contractors | 300 |
| Desert Sun Publishing Company | Newspaper Publishers | 300 |
| Target Corporation | Department stores | 297 |
| City of Palm Desert | Government | 283 |
| Desert Willow Golf Resort Inc | Amusement and recreation | 260 |
| Foundation For The Retarded of The Desert | Individual and family services | 256 |
| Tidwell Concrete Construction Inc | Concrete work | 252 |
| Stater Bros | Grocery stores | 252 |
| Desert Medical Group | Business services | 250 |
| Macy's West Inc | Department stores | 250 |
| * Partial List |
| Source: Dunn & Bradstreet 2005 |
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