Apple has announced its plans to expand in San Diego by hiring 5,000 new employees by 2026, reports FOX5.
The tech company made the announcement on Monday, April 26, as part of its plan to invest $430 billion in new contributions and to add 20,000 new jobs across the United States throughout the next five years.
According to FOX5, the new positions in San Diego will be in speciality engineering fields like software and hardware technologies.
“San Diego is home to a wealth of creative thinkers, dreamers, and doers who are excited to be part of the innovations of tomorrow and we are so proud that Apple is a growing part of this incredibly vibrant city,” said Mayor Todd Gloria. “Apple is a bedrock of our community and we couldn’t be happier they have chosen to significantly expand and accelerate their growth here. This huge commitment to create 5,000 local jobs is a signal of great things to come and makes me even more confident the brightest days are yet ahead for San Diego.”
“At this moment of recovery and rebuilding, Apple is doubling down on our commitment to US innovation and manufacturing with a generational investment reaching communities across all 50 states,” said Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook in the announcement. “We’re creating jobs in cutting-edge fields — from 5G to silicon engineering to artificial intelligence — investing in the next generation of innovative new businesses, and in all our work, building toward a greener and more equitable future.”
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