For the many Americans who enter the workforce each year, few decisions are as consequential as choosing a career. Picking a profession is only the first step, however. The next is deciding which company or organization to work for. One recently-released list identifies several companies, both large and small in a variety of industries, that appear to offer a superior work experience for employees.
In December 2019, Glassdoor, an online platform where employees can rate their employers, released its 2020 Best Places to Work list. 24/7 Wall St. reviewed the ranking, which is based on feedback posted by current and former employees of companies, incorporating elements such as career opportunities, compensation and benefits, culture and values, senior management, work-life balance, the likelihood employees would recommend the company to a friend, and six-month business outlook to identify the best companies to work for.
The companies on this list vary widely in size, industry, and typical compensation. The top five include a global consulting firm, a software company, and a fast food restaurant. They range from less than 5,000 employees to several hundred thousand. This is the largest employer in every state.
Compensation is just one component of a good work experience, and high-paid employees can certainly be unhappy at their jobs if other aspects of the work are unpleasant or unsatisfactory. Still, the companies on this list are relatively high-paying. Average salaries for common positions with Glassdoor reviews in many of the 50 best companies to work for companies regularly extend into the six-figure range.
The best companies to work for in lower-paying industries, such as supermarkets and fast food companies, have a reputation for paying well relative to the industry or offering better benefits than their competitors. Several of these companies rank among America’s highest paying companies.
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50. College Nannies+Sitters+Tutors
> Glassdoor rating: 4.3 out of 5
> CEO approval rating: 91% (Joe Keeley)
> Annual revenue: $50 million to $100 million
> Headquarters: Minneapolis, MN
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49. Bergstrom Automotive
> Glassdoor rating: 4.3 out of 5
> CEO approval rating: 99% (John F. Bergstrom)
> Annual revenue: $500 million to $1.0 billion
> Headquarters: Neenah, WI
48. SAP
> Glassdoor rating: 4.3 out of 5
> CEO approval rating: 93% (Jennifer Morgan & Christian Klein)
> Annual revenue: $27.5 billion
> Headquarters: Walldorf, Germany
47. CHG Healthcare
> Glassdoor rating: 4.3 out of 5
> CEO approval rating: 95% (Scott Beck)
> Annual revenue: $1.6 billion
> Headquarters: Midvale, UT
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46. Cummins
> Glassdoor rating: 4.3 out of 5
> CEO approval rating: 90% (Tom Linebarger)
> Annual revenue: $23.8 billion
> Headquarters: Columbus, IN
45. AppFolio
> Glassdoor rating: 4.4 out of 5
> CEO approval rating: 99% (Jason Randall)
> Annual revenue: $190.1 million
> Headquarters: Santa Barbara, CA
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44. ABC Supply Co.
> Glassdoor rating: 4.4 out of 5
> CEO approval rating: 98% (Keith Rozolis)
> Annual revenue: $9.3 billion
> Headquarters: Beloit, WI
43. Manpower
> Glassdoor rating: 4.4 out of 5
> CEO approval rating: 95% (Jonas Prising)
> Annual revenue: $22.0 billion
> Headquarters: Uxbridge, England
42. Taylor Morrison
> Glassdoor rating: 4.4 out of 5
> CEO approval rating: 98% (Sheryl Palmer)
> Annual revenue: $4.2 billion
> Headquarters: Scottsdale, AZ
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41. E. & J. Gallo Winery
> Glassdoor rating: 4.4 out of 5
> CEO approval rating: 96% (Joe Gallo)
> Annual revenue: $4.8 billion
> Headquarters: Modesto, CA
40. Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants
> Glassdoor rating: 4.4 out of 5
> CEO approval rating: 96% (Mike DeFrino)
> Annual revenue: $1.3 billion
> Headquarters: San Francisco, CA
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39. Adobe
> Glassdoor rating: 4.4 out of 5
> CEO approval rating: 97% (Shantanu Narayen)
> Annual revenue: $9.0 billion
> Headquarters: San Jose, CA
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38. Bristol-Myers Squibb
> Glassdoor rating: 4.4 out of 5
> CEO approval rating: 89% (Giovanni Caforio)
> Annual revenue: $22.6 billion
> Headquarters: New York, NY
37. Discount Tire
> Glassdoor rating: 4.4 out of 5
> CEO approval rating: 89% (Michael Zuieback)
> Annual revenue: $4.4 billion
> Headquarters: Scottsdale, AZ
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36. VMware
> Glassdoor rating: 4.4 out of 5
> CEO approval rating: 96% (Pat Gelsinger)
> Annual revenue: $9.0 billion
> Headquarters: Palo Alto, CA
35. Kronos Incorporated
> Glassdoor rating: 4.4 out of 5
> CEO approval rating: 93% (Aron J. Ain)
> Annual revenue: $1.4 billion
> Headquarters: Lowell, MA
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34. Salesforce
> Glassdoor rating: 4.4 out of 5
> CEO approval rating: 96% (Marc Benioff & Keith Block)
> Annual revenue: $13.3 billion
> Headquarters: San Francisco, CA
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33. SurveyMonkey
> Glassdoor rating: 4.4 out of 5
> CEO approval rating: 96% (Zander Lurie)
> Annual revenue: $254.3 million
> Headquarters: San Mateo, CA
32. Compass
> Glassdoor rating: 4.4 out of 5
> CEO approval rating: 92% (Robert Reffkin)
> Annual revenue: $1.0 billion
> Headquarters: New York, NY
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31. JUUL Labs
> Glassdoor rating: 4.4 out of 5
> CEO approval rating: 74% (K.C. Crosthwaite)
> Annual revenue: $1.3 billion
> Headquarters: San Francisco, CA
30. Wegmans Food Markets
> Glassdoor rating: 4.4 out of 5
> CEO approval rating: 93% (Colleen Wegman)
> Annual revenue: $9.2 billion
> Headquarters: Rochester, NY
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29. Keller Williams
> Glassdoor rating: 4.4 out of 5
> CEO approval rating: 93% (Gary Keller)
> Annual revenue: $100 million to $500 million
> Headquarters: Austin, TX
28. Mayo Clinic
> Glassdoor rating: 4.4 out of 5
> CEO approval rating: 85% (John H. Noseworthy)
> Annual revenue: $12.6 billion
> Headquarters: Rochester, MN
27. Viasat
> Glassdoor rating: 4.4 out of 5
> CEO approval rating: 95% (Mark D. Dankberg)
> Annual revenue: $2.1 billion
> Headquarters: Carlsbad, CA
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26. Vi Senior Living
> Glassdoor rating: 4.4 out of 5
> CEO approval rating: 99% (Randy Richardson)
> Annual revenue: $100 to $500 million
> Headquarters: Chicago, IL
25. Camden Property Trust
> Glassdoor rating: 4.4 out of 5
> CEO approval rating: 99% (Richard J. Campo)
> Annual revenue: $954.5 million
> Headquarters: Houston, TX
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24. McKinsey & Company
> Glassdoor rating: 4.4 out of 5
> CEO approval rating: 97% (Kevin Sneader)
> Annual revenue: $10.0 billion
> Headquarters: New York, NY
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23. Facebook
> Glassdoor rating: 4.4 out of 5
> CEO approval rating: 92% (Mark Zuckerberg)
> Annual revenue: $55.8 billion
> Headquarters: Menlo Park, CA
22. lululemon
> Glassdoor rating: 4.4 out of 5
> CEO approval rating: 93% (Calvin McDonald)
> Annual revenue: $3.3 billion
> Headquarters: Vancouver, BC
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21. Microsoft
> Glassdoor rating: 4.4 out of 5
> CEO approval rating: 97% (Satya Nadella)
> Annual revenue: $125.8 billion
> Headquarters: Redmond, WA
20. NVIDIA
> Glassdoor rating: 4.4 out of 5
> CEO approval rating: 99% (Jen-Hsun Huang)
> Annual revenue: $11.7 billion
> Headquarters: Santa Clara, CA
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19. MD Anderson Cancer Center
> Glassdoor rating: 4.5 out of 5
> CEO approval rating: 95% (Peter Pisters)
> Annual revenue: $5.2 billion
> Headquarters: Houston, TX
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18. Power Home Remodeling
> Glassdoor rating: 4.5 out of 5
> CEO approval rating: 97% (Corey Schiller & Asher Raphael)
> Annual revenue: $700.0 million
> Headquarters: Chester, PA
17. H-E-B
> Glassdoor rating: 4.5 out of 5
> CEO approval rating: 96% (Charles C. Butt)
> Annual revenue: $26.0 billion
> Headquarters: San Antonio, TX
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16. MathWorks
> Glassdoor rating: 4.5 out of 5
> CEO approval rating: 98% (Jack Little)
> Annual revenue: $1.0 billion
> Headquarters: Natick, MA
15. CoverMyMeds
> Glassdoor rating: 4.5 out of 5
> CEO approval rating: 99% (Matt Scantland)
> Annual revenue: $100.0 million
> Headquarters: Columbus, OH
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14. Trader Joe’s
> Glassdoor rating: 4.5 out of 5
> CEO approval rating: 89% (Dan Bane)
> Annual revenue: $13.3 billion
> Headquarters: Monrovia, CA
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13. Boston Consulting Group
> Glassdoor rating: 4.5 out of 5
> CEO approval rating: 95% (Rich Lesser)
> Annual revenue: $7.5 billion
> Headquarters: Boston, MA
12. LinkedIn
> Glassdoor rating: 4.5 out of 5
> CEO approval rating: 97% (Jeff Weiner)
> Annual revenue: $6.8 billion
> Headquarters: Sunnyvale, CA
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11. Google
> Glassdoor rating: 4.5 out of 5
> CEO approval rating: 91% (Sundar Pichai)
> Annual revenue: $136.8 billion
> Headquarters: Mountain View, CA
10. Southwest Airlines
> Glassdoor rating: 4.5 out of 5
> CEO approval rating: 91% (Gary C. Kelly)
> Annual revenue: $22.0 billion
> Headquarters: Dallas, TX
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9. VIPKid
> Glassdoor rating: 4.5 out of 5
> CEO approval rating: 91% (Cindy Mi)
> Annual revenue: $760.0 million
> Headquarters: San Francisco, CA
8. Ultimate Software
> Glassdoor rating: 4.5 out of 5
> CEO approval rating: 100% (Scott Scherr & Adam Rogers)
> Annual revenue: $1.1 billion
> Headquarters: Weston, FL
7. Intuitive Surgical
> Glassdoor rating: 4.5 out of 5
> CEO approval rating: 98% (Gary S. Guthart)
> Annual revenue: $3.7 billion
> Headquarters: Sunnyvale, CA
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6. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
> Glassdoor rating: 4.5 out of 5
> CEO approval rating: 98% (Bill Goldstein)
> Annual revenue: $1.5 billion
> Headquarters: Livermore, CA
5. Sammons Financial Group
> Glassdoor rating: 4.5 out of 5
> CEO approval rating: 99% (Esfand Dinshaw)
> Annual revenue: $5.0 billion
> Headquarters: West Des Moines, IA
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4. In-N-Out Burger
> Glassdoor rating: 4.6 out of 5
> CEO approval rating: 95% (Lynsi Snyder)
> Annual revenue: $575.0 million
> Headquarters: Irvine, CA
3. DocuSign
> Glassdoor rating: 4.6 out of 5
> CEO approval rating: 98% (Daniel Springer)
> Annual revenue: $701.0 million
> Headquarters: San Francisco, CA
2. Bain & Company
> Glassdoor rating: 4.6 out of 5
> CEO approval rating: 99% (Manny Maceda)
> Annual revenue: $3.4 billion
> Headquarters: Boston, MA
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1. HubSpot
> Glassdoor rating: 4.6 out of 5
> CEO approval rating: 98% (Brian Halligan)
> Annual revenue: $513.0 million
> Headquarters: Cambridge, MA
Methodology:
To determine the 50 best companies to work for, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed data from jobs review aggregator Glassdoor’s “Best Places to Work 2020” report. Rankings are based on Glassdoor employee satisfaction reviews over the period from Oct. 23, 2018 to Oct. 21, 2019. Data on CEO approval rating also came from Glassdoor. Data on annual revenue came from SEC filings, news reports, and other sources and are for the most recent fiscal year available. In the cases where companies were private and annual revenue figures were not readily available, reported revenue ranges as listed by Glassdoor were used.
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