2004 100 Best Companies to Work for in America
Great Place to Work(r) Institute produces the "100 Best Companies to Work for in America" lists. The lists are co-authored by Robert Levering and Milton Moskowitz.
| Great Place to Work® Institute USA
The List Publisher's Site:
Fortune Magazine |
| Rank | Companies |
|---|---|
| 1 | J.M. Smucker 2585 employees www.smucker.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Food products Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 2 | Alston & Bird 1450 employees www.alston.com Industry: Professional Services - Legal Ownership: Private |
| 3 | Container Store 1832 employees www.containerstore.com Industry: Retail - Specialty Ownership: Private |
| 4 | Edward Jones 27092 employees www.edwardjones.com Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Investments Ownership: Private |
| 5 | Republic Bancorp 1360 employees www.rbmi.com Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Banking/Credit Services Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 6 | Adobe Systems 2368 employees www.adobe.com Industry: Information Technology - Software Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 7 | TDIndustries 1393 employees www.tdindustries.com Industry: Construction & Real Estate Ownership: Private |
| 8 | SAS Institute 4927 employees www.sas.com Industry: Information Technology - Software Ownership: Private |
| 9 | Wegmans Food Markets 28561 employees www.wegmans.com Industry: Retail - Food/Grocery Ownership: Private |
| 10 | Xilinx 2037 employees www.xilinx.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Electronics Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 11 | CDW Computer Centers 3694 employees www.cdw.com Industry: Retail - Computers/electronics Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 12 | W.L. Gore & Associates 4012 employees www.gore.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production Ownership: Private |
| 13 | Quicken Loans 1669 employees www.quicken.com Industry: Information Technology - Software Ownership: Private |
| 14 | Third Federal Savings and Loan 1065 employees www.thirdfederal.com Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Banking/Credit Services Ownership: Private |
| 15 | Genentech 6110 employees www.gene.com Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals - Biotechnology Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 16 | Milliken 10000 employees www.milliken.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Textiles and textile products Ownership: Private |
| 17 | Vision Service Plan 2072 employees www.vsp.com Industry: Health Care - Services Ownership: Non-profit |
| 18 | Plante & Moran 1167 employees www.plante-moran.com Industry: Professional Services - Consulting - Management Ownership: Private |
| 19 | J.M. Family Enterprises 3232 employees www.jmfamily.com Ownership: Private |
| 20 | Synovus Financial 11822 employees www.synovus.com Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Banking/Credit Services Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 21 | Bronson Healthcare 2902 employees www.bronsonhealth.com Industry: Health Care - Hospital Ownership: Non-profit |
| 22 | Pella Corporation 7412 employees www.pella.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Building Materials Ownership: Private |
| 23 | S.C. Johnson 3381 employees www.scjohnson.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Personal and Household goods Ownership: Private |
| 24 | REI 6346 employees www.rei.com Industry: Retail - Specialty Ownership: Cooperative |
| 25 | Microsoft 36665 employees www.microsoft.com Industry: Information Technology Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 26 | Griffin Hospital 1193 employees www.griffinhealth.org Industry: Health Care - Hospital Ownership: Non-profit |
| 27 | Sterling Bank 1140 employees www.sterlingbancorp.com Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Banking/Credit Services Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 28 | Cisco Systems 24622 employees www.cisco.com Industry: Information Technology Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 29 | SEI Investments 1651 employees www.seic.com Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Investments Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 30 | Stew Leonard’s 1794 employees www.stew-leonards.com Industry: Retail - Food/Grocery Ownership: Private |
| 31 | American Fidelity Assurance 1333 employees www.af-group.com Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - General Insurance Ownership: Private |
| 32 | Valero Energy 17033 employees www.valero.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Gasoline/Retail Marketer Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 33 | Amgen 9263 employees www.amgen.com Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals - Biotechnology Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 34 | Starbucks 60447 employees www.starbucks.com Industry: Retail - Food/Grocery Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 35 | Mayo Clinic 37151 employees www.mayo.edu Industry: Health Care - Hospital Ownership: Non-profit |
| 36 | American Express 43477 employees www.americanexpress.com Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Banking/Credit Services Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 37 | VHA 1389 employees www.vha.com Industry: Health Care - Services Ownership: Cooperative |
| 38 | MITRE 4997 employees www.mitre.org Industry: Social Services and Government Agencies Ownership: Non-profit |
| 39 | HomeBanc Mortgage 1091 employees www.homebanc.com Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Banking/Credit Services Ownership: Private |
| 40 | SRA International 2545 employees www.sra.com Industry: Information Technology Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 41 | Goldman Sachs 11610 employees www.gs.com Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Investments Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 42 | Arnold & Porter 1473 employees www.aporter.com Industry: Professional Services - Legal Ownership: Private |
| 43 | Baptist Health Care 4151 employees www.bhcpns.org Industry: Health Care - Hospital Ownership: Non-profit |
| 44 | Hot Topic 5471 employees www.hottopic.com Industry: Retail - Specialty Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 45 | American Cast Iron Pipe Company 2426 employees www.acipco.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Basic metals and fabricated metal products Ownership: Private |
| 46 | Intel Corporation 49015 employees www.intel.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Electronics Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 47 | Whole Foods Market 25052 employees www.wholefoods.com Industry: Retail - Food/Grocery Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 48 | Network Appliance 1791 employees www.netapp.com Industry: Information Technology - Storage/Data Management Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 49 | Monsanto 6824 employees www.monsanto.com Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 50 | Timberland 2116 employees www.timberland.com Industry: Retail - Specialty Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 51 | Baptist Health South Florida 9093 employees www.baptisthealth.net Industry: Health Care - Hospital Ownership: Non-profit |
| 52 | Fannie Mae 5011 employees www.fanniemae.com Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Banking/Credit Services Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 53 | QuikTrip 6462 employees www.quiktrip.com Industry: Retail Ownership: Private |
| 54 | Memorial Health 3668 employees www.memorialhealth.com Industry: Health Care - Hospital Ownership: Non-profit |
| 55 | QUALCOMM 5382 employees www.qualcomm.com Industry: Telecommunications Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 56 | First Tennessee Bank 11781 employees www.ftb.com Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Banking/Credit Services Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 57 | AFLAC 3726 employees www.aflac.com Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - General Insurance Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 58 | SCOOTER Store 1361 employees www.thescooterstore.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Healthcare Ownership: Private |
| 59 | Alcon Laboratories 6026 employees www.alconlabs.com Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 60 | St. Luke’s Episcopal Health 6805 employees www.sleh.com Industry: Health Care - Hospital Ownership: Non-profit |
| 61 | Nvidia 1531 employees www.nvidia.com Industry: Information Technology Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 62 | Continental Airlines 36283 employees www.continental.com Industry: Transportation - Airline/Commercial Aviation Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 63 | National Instruments 2020 employees www.ni.com Industry: Information Technology - Software Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 64 | General Mills 19602 employees www.generalmills.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Food products Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 65 | ARUP Laboratories 1555 employees www.arup-lab.com Industry: Health Care - Services Ownership: Private |
| 66 | Four Seasons Hotels 11982 employees www.fourseasons.com Industry: Hospitality - Hotel/Resort Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 67 | American Century Investments 1871 employees www.americancentury.com Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Investments Ownership: Private |
| 68 | Valassis Communications 1625 employees www.valassis.com Industry: Media Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 69 | Eli Lilly 22130 employees www.lilly.com Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals - Pharmaceuticals Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 70 | Merck 33071 employees www.merck.com Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals - Pharmaceuticals Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 71 | Arbitron 1113 employees www.arbitron.com Industry: Media Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 72 | IBM 140859 employees www.ibm.com Industry: Information Technology Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 73 | Robert W. Baird 2187 employees www.rwbaird.com Industry: Financial Services & Insurance Ownership: Private |
| 74 | Medtronic 18820 employees www.medtronic.com Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals - Biotechnology Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 75 | Ukrop’s Super Markets 5500 employees www.ukrops.com Industry: Retail - Food/Grocery Ownership: Private |
| 76 | Barton Protective Services 12526 employees www.bartonsolutions.com Industry: Professional Services - Security Ownership: Private |
| 77 | Duncan Aviation 1754 employees www.duncanaviation.com Industry: Transportation - Airline/Commercial Aviation Ownership: Private |
| 78 | Intuit 6064 employees www.intuit.com Industry: Information Technology - Software Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 79 | Harley-Davidson 8180 employees www.harley-davidson.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Automotive Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 80 | Bright Horizons 12368 employees www.brighthorizons.com Industry: Education & Training Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 81 | Procter & Gamble Company 37491 employees www.pg.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Personal and Household goods Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 82 | MBNA 21838 employees www.mbnainternational.com Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Banking/Credit Services Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 83 | Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company 4382 employees www.northwesternmutual.com Industry: Financial Services & Insurance Ownership: Cooperative |
| 84 | Marriott International 105663 employees www.marriott.com Industry: Hospitality - Hotel/Resort Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 85 | A.G. Edwards & Sons 16482 employees www.agedwards.com Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Investments Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 86 | Men’s Wearhouse 7249 employees www.menswarehouse.com Industry: Retail - Clothing Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 87 | Perkins Coie 1424 employees www.perkinscoie.com Industry: Professional Services - Legal Ownership: Private |
| 88 | Hyperion Solutions 1752 employees www.hyperion.com Industry: Information Technology - Software Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 89 | AstraZeneca 11940 employees www.astrazeneca.com Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals - Pharmaceuticals Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 90 | Granite Construction 4110 employees www.graniteconstruction.com Industry: Construction & Real Estate Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 91 | Texas Instruments 17087 employees www.ti.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Electronics Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 92 | Washington Mutual 60757 employees www.washingtonmutual.com Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Banking/Credit Services Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 93 | Paychex 8855 employees www.paychex.com Industry: Professional Services Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 94 | International Data Group 1585 employees www.idg.com Industry: Media - Publishing and printing Ownership: Private |
| 95 | Principal Financial 13402 employees www.principal.com Industry: Financial Services & Insurance Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 96 | Federal Express 175592 employees www.fedex.com Industry: Transportation - Package Transport Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 97 | Ernst & Young 23399 employees www.ey.com Industry: Professional Services - Consulting-Actuarial/Risk Assessment Ownership: Private |
| 98 | Publix Super Markets 121534 employees www.publix.com Industry: Retail - Food/Grocery Ownership: Private |
| 99 | Nordstrom 40319 employees www.nordstrom.com Industry: Retail Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 100 | Simmons 2948 employees www.backcare.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Furniture Ownership: Private |
