It has been more than two years since the start of the pandemic, and the culture of the American workplace has changed. More companies are responding to worker demands for a hybrid working arrangement or even for working remotely. Some companies have allowed for certain hours of the day to be blocked off for workers to focus on matters outside the office. Others have allowed teams to set their own schedules.
How have these changes in attitude affected employees’ opinion of the companies where they work? Forbes partnered with market research company Statista to pinpoint the companies liked best by employees in its annual ranking of America’s Best Employers. 24/7 Wall St. reviewed Forbes’ America’s Best Large Employers 2022. The list includes the 500 best large employers (more than 5,000 employees). 24/7 Wall St. listed the top 50.
According to Forbes’ methodology, Statista surveyed 60,000 Americans, anonymously, working for businesses with at least 1,000 employees. “The respondents were asked to rate, on a scale of zero to 10, how likely they’d be to recommend their employer. They were also asked to rate their companies on factors such as working conditions, development opportunities, and compensation.”
Even though surveys done by companies such as McKinsey & Co. have chronicled the burnout among health care workers because of the pandemic, employees at these companies make up almost one-fourth of the top 50 businesses on the list, the most of any sector. Five companies — The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, and the Mayo Clinic — all cracked the top 10. (These are the highest paid doctors in America.)
Software companies, perceived to be among the most progressive in terms of workplace flexibility before the pandemic, took six spots among the top 50 businesses. These included boldfaced names such as Google, Microsoft, and LinkedIn.
The education and retail sectors each landed four companies apiece in the top 50 portion of the Forbes list.
By state, California has the most companies on the top 50, with nine, followed by Texas with seven. (These are states with the highest unemployment last month.)
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50. Legacy Health
> Location: Oregon
> Industries: Healthcare & Social
> Employees: 13,845 (#340 most in Global 500)
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49. RealPage
> Location: Texas
> Industries: IT, Internet, Software & Services
> Employees: 1,998 (#449 most in Global 500)
48. University of Oklahoma
> Location: Oklahoma
> Industries: Education
> Employees: 18,103 (#293 most in Global 500)
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47. Vanderbilt University Medical Center
> Location: Tennessee
> Industries: Healthcare & Social
> Employees: 24,039 (#257 most in Global 500)
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46. Cisco Systems
> Location: California
> Industries: IT, Internet, Software & Services
> Employees: 38,000 (#188 most in Global 500)
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45. Merck & Co.
> Location: New Jersey
> Industries: Drugs & Biotechnology
> Employees: 27,000 (#234 most in Global 500)
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44. Florida Blue
> Location: Florida
> Industries: Insurance
> Employees: 1,945 (#470 most in Global 500)
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43. Penn Medicine
> Location: Pennsylvania
> Industries: Healthcare & Social
> Employees: 44,254 (#167 most in Global 500)
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42. UCLA Health
> Location: California
> Industries: Healthcare & Social
> Employees: 32,000 (#208 most in Global 500)
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41. Lockheed Martin
> Location: Maryland
> Industries: Aerospace & Defense
> Employees: 106,020 (#64 most in Global 500)
40. United Rentals
> Location: Connecticut
> Industries: Business Services & Supplies
> Employees: 18,250 (#292 most in Global 500)
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39. Nationwide Children’s Hospital
> Location: Ohio
> Industries: Healthcare & Social
> Employees: 13,207 (#347 most in Global 500)
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38. H-E-B
> Location: Texas
> Industries: Retail and Wholesale
> Employees: 137,000 (#46 most in Global 500)
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37. Houston Methodist
> Location: Texas
> Industries: Healthcare & Social
> Employees: 26,098 (#240 most in Global 500)
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36. Hyatt Hotels
> Location: Illinois
> Industries: Travel & Leisure
> Employees: 37,000 (#192 most in Global 500)
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35. Trader Joe’s
> Location: California
> Industries: Retail and Wholesale
> Employees: 1,967 (#465 most in Global 500)
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34. Google
> Location: California
> Industries: IT, Internet, Software & Services
> Employees: 135,301 (#47 most in Global 500)
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33. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
> Location: Massachusetts
> Industries: Education
> Employees: 1,861 (#492 most in Global 500)
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32. Stanley Black & Decker
> Location: Connecticut
> Industries: Semiconductors, Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Technology Hardware & Equipment
> Employees: 17,682 (#296 most in Global 500)
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31. U.S. Federal Reserve System
> Location: District of Columbia
> Industries: Government Services
> Employees: 1,913 (#478 most in Global 500)
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30. Delta Air Lines
> Location: Georgia
> Industries: Transportation and Logistics
> Employees: 72,000 (#103 most in Global 500)
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29. Lam Research
> Location: California
> Industries: Semiconductors, Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Technology Hardware & Equipment
> Employees: 12,000 (#361 most in Global 500)
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28. Evonik Industries
> Location: Construction, Oil & Gas Operations, Mining and Chemicals
> Industries: 33000
> Employees: 1,968 (#464 most in Global 500)
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27. BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee
> Location: Tennessee
> Industries: Insurance
> Employees: 11,000 (#373 most in Global 500)
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26. PayPal
> Location: California
> Industries: Banking and Financial Services
> Employees: 12,300 (#358 most in Global 500)
25. Mutual of Omaha
> Location: Nebraska
> Industries: Insurance
> Employees: 5,500 (#435 most in Global 500)
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24. Fujifilm Holdings America
> Location: New York
> Industries: Semiconductors, Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Technology Hardware & Equipment
> Employees: 37,151 (#191 most in Global 500)
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23. In-N-Out Burger
> Location: California
> Industries: Restaurants
> Employees: 27,000 (#234 most in Global 500)
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22. General Mills
> Location: Minnesota
> Industries: Food, Soft Beverages, Alcohol & Tobacco
> Employees: 15,000 (#325 most in Global 500)
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21. LinkedIn
> Location: California
> Industries: IT, Internet, Software & Services
> Employees: 16,000 (#314 most in Global 500)
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20. Fidelity Investments
> Location: Massachusetts
> Industries: Banking and Financial Services
> Employees: 52,000 (#136 most in Global 500)
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19. Northwestern Medicine
> Location: Illinois
> Industries: Healthcare & Social
> Employees: 33,700 (#201 most in Global 500)
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18. Ultimate Kronos Group
> Location: Florida
> Industries: IT, Internet, Software & Services
> Employees: 13,000 (#348 most in Global 500)
17. Costco Wholesale
> Location: Washington
> Industries: Retail and Wholesale
> Employees: 192,000 (#29 most in Global 500)
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16. University of Michigan
> Location: Michigan
> Industries: Education
> Employees: 52,000 (#136 most in Global 500)
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15. Microsoft
> Location: Washington
> Industries: IT, Internet, Software & Services
> Employees: 103,000 (#67 most in Global 500)
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14. Genentech
> Location: California
> Industries: Drugs & Biotechnology
> Employees: 13,500 (#342 most in Global 500)
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13. MaineHealth
> Location: Maine
> Industries: Healthcare & Social
> Employees: 22,000 (#271 most in Global 500)
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12. Yale University
> Location: Connecticut
> Industries: Education
> Employees: 15,243 (#321 most in Global 500)
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11. HII
> Location: Virginia
> Industries: Aerospace & Defense
> Employees: 42,000 (#176 most in Global 500)
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10. MD Anderson Cancer Center
> Location: Texas
> Industries: Healthcare & Social
> Employees: 22,000 (#271 most in Global 500)
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9. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
> Location: Texas
> Industries: Healthcare & Social
> Employees: 18,800 (#289 most in Global 500)
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8. Carvana
> Location: Arizona
> Industries: Retail and Wholesale
> Employees: 10,400 (#377 most in Global 500)
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7. Mayo Clinic
> Location: Minnesota
> Industries: Healthcare & Social
> Employees: 65,000 (#111 most in Global 500)
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6. Sherwin-Williams
> Location: Ohio
> Industries: Engineering, Manufacturing
> Employees: 48,068 (#150 most in Global 500)
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5. Michelin Group
> Location: South Carolina
> Industries: Automotive (Automotive and Suppliers)
> Employees: 124,000 (#54 most in Global 500)
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4. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
> Location: New York
> Industries: Healthcare & Social
> Employees: 1,884 (#487 most in Global 500)
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3. NASA
> Location: District of Columbia
> Industries: Aerospace & Defense
> Employees: 16,520 (#312 most in Global 500)
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2. Southern Company
> Location: Georgia
> Industries: Utilities
> Employees: 27,700 (#229 most in Global 500)
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1. The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
> Location: Pennsylvania
> Industries: Healthcare & Social
> Employees: 15,073 (#324 most in Global 500)
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