2005 100 Best Companies to Work for in America
Great Place to Work® Institute produces the "100 Best Companies to Work for in America" lists. The lists are co-authored by Robert Levering and Milton Moskowitz.
In addition to the overall ranking of the "100 Best", we have indicated the size of a company with a small colored stripe to the left of the company name.
Blue indicates a company with 10,000 or more employees.
Red indicates a company with 2,500 - 9,999 employees.
Yellow indicates a company with 1,000-2,499 employees.
The List Publisher's Site:
Fortune Magazine
See also:
Best Companies by Size
| 1 | More infoWegmans Food Markets30128 employees
www.wegmans.com
Industry: Retail - Food/Grocery
Ownership: Private
State: New York
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| 2 | More infoW. L. Gore4270 employees
www.gore.com
Industry: Manufacturing & Production
Ownership: Private
State: Delaware
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| 3 | More infoRepublic Bancorp1292 employees
www.republicbancorp.com
Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Banking/Credit Services
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
State: Michigan
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| 4 | More infoGenentech6756 employees
www.gene.com
Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals - Biotechnology
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
State: California
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| 5 | More infoXilinx2059 employees
www.xilinx.com
Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Electronics
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
State: California
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| 6 | More infoJ. M. Smucker3337 employees
www.smuckers.com
Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Food products
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
State: Ohio
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| 7 | More infoS. C. Johnson & Son3420 employees
www.scjohnson.com
Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Personal and Household goods
Ownership: Private
State: Wisconsin
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| 8 | More infoGriffin Hospital1029 employees
www.griffinhealth.org
Industry: Health Care - Hospital
Ownership: Non-profit
State: Connecticut
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| 9 | More infoAlston & Bird1476 employees
www.alston.com
Industry: Professional Services - Legal
Ownership: Private
State: Georgia
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| 10 | More infoVision Service Plan1976 employees
www.vsp.com
Industry: Health Care - Services
Ownership: Non-profit
State: California
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| 11 | More infoStarbucks72185 employees
www.starbucks.com
Industry: Retail - Food/Grocery
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
State: Washington
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| 12 | More infoQuicken Loans1911 employees
www.quickenloans.com
Industry: Information Technology - Software
Ownership: Private
State: Michigan
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| 13 | More infoAdobe Systems2425 employees
www.adobe.com
Industry: Information Technology - Software
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
State: California
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| 14 | More infoCDW Corporation3702 employees
www.cdw.com
Industry: Retail - Computers/electronics
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
State: Illinois
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| 15 | More infoContainer Store |
| 16 | More infoSAS Institute5065 employees
www.sas.com
Industry: Information Technology - Software
Ownership: Private
State: North Carolina
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| 17 | More infoQualcomm6119 employees
www.qualcomm.com
Industry: Telecommunications
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
State: California
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| 18 | More infoRobert W Baird2156 employees
www.rwbaird.com
Industry: Financial Services & Insurance
Ownership: Private
State: Wisconsin
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| 19 | More infoQuikTrip7321 employees
www.quiktrip.com
Industry: Retail
Ownership: Private
State: Oklahoma
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| 20 | More infoHomeBanc Mortgage1234 employees
www.homebanc.com
Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Banking/Credit Services
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
State: Georgia
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| 21 | More infoDavid Weekley Homes |
| 22 | More infoTDIndustries1426 employees
www.tdindustries.com
Industry: Construction & Real Estate
Ownership: Private
State: Texas
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| 23 | More infoValero Energy15882 employees
www.valero.com
Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Gasoline/Retail Marketer
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
State: Texas
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| 24 | More infoNetwork Appliance2114 employees
www.netapp.com
Industry: Information Technology - Storage/Data Management
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
State: California
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| 25 | More infoJM Family Enterprises3149 employees
www.jmfamily.com
Industry: Retail - Specialty
Ownership: Private
State: Florida
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| 26 | More infoAmerican Century Investments1770 employees
www.americancentury.com
Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Investments
Ownership: Private
State: Missouri
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| 27 | More infoCisco Systems24433 employees
www.cisco.com
Industry: Information Technology
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
State: California
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| 28 | More infoAmerican Cast Iron Pipe Company2554 employees
www.acipco.com
Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Basic metals and fabricated metal products
Ownership: Private
State: Alabama
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| 29 | More infoStew Leonard's1767 employees
www.stewleonards.com
Industry: Retail - Food/Grocery
Ownership: Private
State: Connecticut
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| 30 | More infoWhole Foods Market |
| 31 | More infoBaptist Health South Florida10477 employees
www.baptisthealth.net
Industry: Health Care - Hospital
Ownership: Non-profit
State: Florida
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| 32 | More infoArnold & Porter1426 employees
www.arnoldporter.com
Industry: Professional Services - Legal
Ownership: Private
State: District of Columbia
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| 33 | More infoAmgen10736 employees
www.amgen.com
Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals - Biotechnology
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
State: California
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| 34 | More infoAmerican Fidelity Assurance1371 employees
www.afadvantage.com
Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - General Insurance
Ownership: Private
State: Oklahoma
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| 35 | More infoGoldman Sachs11503 employees
www.gs.com
Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Investments
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
State: New York
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| 36 | More infoBronson Healthcare Group3172 employees
www.bronsonhealth.com
Industry: Health Care - Hospital
Ownership: Non-profit
State: Michigan
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| 37 | More infoAmerican Express43624 employees
www.americanexpress.com
Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Banking/Credit Services
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
State: New York
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| 38 | More infoTimberland2029 employees
www.timberland.com
Industry: Retail - Specialty
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
State: New Hampshire
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| 39 | More infoPella8132 employees
www.pella.com
Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Building Materials
Ownership: Private
State: Iowa
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| 40 | More infoNational Instruments2054 employees
www.ni.com
Industry: Information Technology - Software
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
State: Texas
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| 41 | More infoPlante & Moran1242 employees
www.plantemoran.com
Industry: Professional Services - Consulting - Management
Ownership: Private
State: Michigan
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| 42 | More infoAlcon Laboratories6140 employees
www.alconlabs.com
Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
State: Texas
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| 43 | More infoSymantec3277 employees
www.symantec.com
Industry: Information Technology
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
State: California
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| 44 | More infoSRA International3295 employees
www.sra.com
Industry: Information Technology
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
State: Virginia
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| 45 | More infoRecreational Equipment, Inc. (REI)6814 employees
www.REI.com
Industry: Retail - Specialty
Ownership: Cooperative
State: Washington
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| 46 | More infoKimley-Horn1507 employees
www.kimley-horn.com
Industry: Professional Services
Ownership: Private
State: North Carolina
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| 47 | More infoPerkins Coie1582 employees
www.perkinscoie.com
Industry: Professional Services - Legal
Ownership: Private
State: Washington
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| 48 | More infoMemorial Health |
| 49 | More infoSterling Bank1099 employees
www.banksterling.com
Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Banking/Credit Services
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
State: Texas
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| 50 | More infoSynovus11841 employees
www.synovus.com
Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Banking/Credit Services
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
State: Georgia
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| 51 | More infoFour Seasons Hotels11882 employees
www.fourseasons.com
Industry: Hospitality - Hotel/Resort
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
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| 52 | More infoGuidant8706 employees
www.guidant.com
Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Medical devices
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
State: Indiana
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| 53 | More infoMITRE5383 employees
www.mitre.org
Industry: Social Services and Government Agencies
Ownership: Non-profit
State: Virginia
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| 54 | More infoStation Casinos10338 employees
www.stationcasinos.com
Industry: Hospitality - Hotel/Resort
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
State: Nevada
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| 55 | More infoHot Topic7032 employees
www.hottopic.com
Industry: Retail - Specialty
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
State: California
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| 56 | More infoA.G. Edwards15850 employees
www.agedwards.com
Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Investments
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
State: Missouri
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| 57 | More infoMicrosoft37460 employees
www.microsoft.com
Industry: Information Technology
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
State: Washington
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| 58 | More infoGeneral Mills19019 employees
www.generalmills.com
Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Food products
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
State: Minnesota
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| 59 | More infoBaptist Health Care |
| 60 | More infoArbitron1421 employees
www.arbitron.com
Industry: Media
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
State: New York
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| 61 | More infoPrincipal Financial Group12501 employees
www.principal.com
Industry: Financial Services & Insurance
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
State: Iowa
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| 62 | More infoIKEA North America6944 employees
www.ikea-usa.com
Industry: Retail - Specialty
Ownership: Private
State: Pennsylvania
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| 63 | More infoMarriott International124503 employees
www.marriott.com
Industry: Hospitality - Hotel/Resort
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
State: District of Columbia
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| 64 | More infoIntuit6239 employees
www.intuit.com
Industry: Information Technology - Software
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
State: California
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| 65 | More infoAflac3904 employees
www.aflac.com
Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - General Insurance
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
State: Georgia
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| 66 | More infoProcter & Gamble34162 employees
www.pg.com
Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Personal and Household goods
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
State: Ohio
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| 67 | More infoDiscovery Communications |
| 68 | More infoFirst Horizon National11998 employees
www.firsthorizon.com
Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Banking/Credit Services
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
State: Tennessee
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| 69 | More infoSt. Luke's Episcopal Health System6987 employees
www.stlukestexas.com
Industry: Health Care - Hospital
Ownership: Non-profit
State: Texas
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| 70 | More infoSEI Investments1718 employees
www.seic.com
Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Investments
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
State: Pennsylvania
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| 71 | More infoMedtronic19294 employees
www.medtronic.com
Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Medical devices
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
State: Minnesota
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| 72 | More infoVanguard Group10231 employees
www.vanguard.com
Industry: Financial Services & Insurance
Ownership: Cooperative
State: Pennsylvania
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| 73 | More infoEli Lilly23571 employees
www.lilly.com
Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals - Pharmaceuticals
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
State: Indiana
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| 74 | More infoEmmis Communications3067 employees
www.emmis.com
Industry: Media
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
State: Indiana
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| 75 | More infoBooz Allen Hamilton14304 employees
www.boozallen.com
Industry: Professional Services
Ownership: Private
State: Virginia
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| 76 | More infoPfizer43826 employees
www.pfizer.com
Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals - Pharmaceuticals
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
State: New York
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| 77 | More infoWm. Wrigley Jr.3459 employees
www.wrigley.com
Industry: Manufacturing & Production
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
State: Illinois
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| 78 | More infoBingham McCutchen1917 employees
www.bingham.com
Industry: Professional Services - Legal
Ownership: Private
State: Massachusetts
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| 79 | More infoGranite Construction |
| 80 | More infoErnst & Young23431 employees
www.ey.com
Industry: Professional Services - Consulting-Actuarial/Risk Assessment
Ownership: Private
State: New York
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| 81 | More infoMayo Clinic36909 employees
www.mayoclinic.org
Industry: Health Care - Hospital
Ownership: Non-profit
State: Minnesota
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| 82 | More infoPricewaterhouseCoopers23815 employees
www.pwc.com
Industry: Professional Services
Ownership: Private
State: New York
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| 83 | More infoMonsanto6420 employees
www.monsanto.com
Industry: Manufacturing & Production
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
State: Missouri
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| 84 | More infoPopular11398 employees
www.bancopopular.com
Industry: Financial Services & Insurance
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
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| 85 | More infoMen's Wearhouse9643 employees
www.menswearhouse.com
Industry: Retail - Clothing
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
State: Texas
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| 86 | More infoTexas Instruments17080 employees
www.ti.com
Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Electronics
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
State: Texas
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| 87 | More infoCarMax10222 employees
www.carmax.com
Industry: Retail - Specialty
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
State: Virginia
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| 88 | More infoNordstrom42869 employees
www.nordstrom.com
Industry: Retail
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
State: Washington
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| 89 | More infoMBNA22718 employees
www.mbna.com
Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Banking/Credit Services
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
State: Delaware
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| 90 | More infoDeloitte & Touche29541 employees
www.deloitte.com
Industry: Professional Services
Ownership: Private
State: New York
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| 91 | More infoMorrison & Foerster2096 employees
www.mofo.com
Industry: Professional Services - Legal
Ownership: Private
State: California
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| 92 | More infoHarley-Davidson8379 employees
www.harley-davidson.com
Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Automotive
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
State: Wisconsin
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| 93 | More infoSimmons3161 employees
www.simmons.com
Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Furniture
Ownership: Private
State: Georgia
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| 94 | More infoPublix Super Markets123826 employees
www.publix.com
Industry: Retail - Food/Grocery
Ownership: Private
State: Florida
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| 95 | More infoJohn Wiley & Sons2080 employees
www.wiley.com
Industry: Media - Publishing and printing
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
State: New Jersey
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| 96 | More infoFedEx198652 employees
www.fedex.com
Industry: Transportation - Package Transport
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
State: Tennessee
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| 97 | More infoRoche Holdings8431 employees
www.rocheusa.com
Industry: Health Care
Ownership: Private
State: Indiana
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| 98 | More infoBright Horizons Family Solutions12804 employees
www.brighthorizons.com
Industry: Education & Training
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
State: Massachusetts
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| 99 | More infoSherwin-Williams24832 employees
www.sherwin-williams.com
Industry: Manufacturing & Production
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
State: Ohio
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| 100 | More infoValassis1754 employees
www.valassis.com
Industry: Media
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
State: Michigan
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