Career
Career opportunities in San Diego
The largest sectors of San Diego's economy are defence/military, tourism, international trade, real estate, and research. San Diego was designated as one of the best cities in the country to launch a small business or start-up company. In San Diego you will also find numerous companies specialised in the biotechnology field, and high technology.
Major companies with headquarters or local offices in San Diego include: U.S. Navy, Qualcomm, San Diego Gas and Electric, Websense, Solar Turbines, Mobile One, Commonwealth Financial Network, Petco, Nokia UMT, Quality Assurance International, Peregrine Semiconductor, Pfizer, Sony Electronics.
Students can apply for plenty of internship opportunities in local companies, in various fields.
Life
San Diego city life
San Diego is one of U.S.’s great tourist cities, with an incredible lovely weather, nice beaches and thriving urban artistic and cultural sites. Seize the opportunity and enrich your cultural and historical awareness by visiting popular museums, such as the San Diego Museum of Art, the San Diego Natural History Museum, the San Diego Museum of Man, the Museum of Photographic Arts, the San Diego Air and Space Museum, the San Diego Maritime Museum, the Midway Aircraft Carrier Museum.
Other attractions of San Diego are SeaWorld or San Diego Zoo, One America Plaza – the tallest building in the city, measuring 500 feet (150 m) tall, or the Cabrillo National Monument.
For tasting the living legacy of San Diego’s history, visit the Old Town and the historic Gaslamp Quarter in downtown; here you can also find boutiques, art galleries, specialty shops and more.
If you are an opera or theatre fan, you should check out the San Diego Opera, or Old Globe Theatre at Balboa Park and see a play or a musical.
For enjoying or simply admiring nature, climb the mountains in the Torrey Pines State Reserve, surf or get a tan at La Jolla Cove beach or see the picturesque San Diego Bay.
Have a good time in the evenings in one of the numerous and various bars, pubs and restaurants offering local, as well as international cuisine.
International atmosphere in San Diego
As San Diego is situated close to the Mexico border, over 20 % of the total population is Mexican American and around 30 % is comprised of Latino natives. Other immigrant people that live in San Diego come from China, Japan and India, among other countries.
Entrepreneurs from many corners of the world choose to establish their businesses in San Diego due to highly educated work force and high quality of life. Several start-up companies are from the high technology field.
Weather San Diego
San Diego has warm, dry summers and mild winters. Most precipitations occur between December and March. In the winter, the average temperatures during the day are 60 °F (15 °C), while the highest temperature for summer are around 78 °F (26 °C) in August, the hottest month.
Universities in San Diego
At the University of California San Diego, we prefer the path less traveled. And it has led us to remarkable new ways of seeing and making a difference in the world.
Founded in 1897, San Diego State University has grown from a small teachers' college into a national research university of 36,000 students enrolled in bachelor's, master's, and doctoral programs. Today, with nearly 240,000 local alumni and 6,000 employees, SDSU is one of the top economic generators in the San Diego region.
Located on 180 acres overlooking the city of San Diego, Mission Bay and the Pacific Ocean, the University of San Diego provides a rigorous and rewarding academic environment where students and faculty are partners in learning.