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These Are The 50 Best Places To Work In America

What makes a company a great place to work? In a competitive labor market, top employers stand out by offering strong compensation, a culture of purpose, and the opportunity for growth.

This article was originally published by ZeroHedge.

This graphic, via Visual Capitalist’s Marcus Lu, highlights the 50 best places to work in America, based on Forbes annual employer ranking. For this analysis, only employers with over 5,000 employees were considered.

Data & Discussion

The data we used to create this graphic is listed in the table below.

Rank Name Industry
1 University of Notre Dame 🎓 Education
2 Trader Joe’s 🛒 Consumer
3 Houston Methodist 🏥 Healthcare
4 NVIDIA 💻 Tech
5 Navy Federal Credit Union 💰 Finance & Insurance
6 Google 💻 Tech
7 Microsoft 💻 Tech
8 In-N-Out Burger 🛒 Consumer
9 Delta Air Lines ✈️ Transportation & Industrial
10 Raymond James Financial 💰 Finance & Insurance
11 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center 🏥 Healthcare
12 Apple 💻 Tech
13 Washington University in Saint Louis 🎓 Education
14 University of Tennessee Medical Center 🏥 Healthcare
15 Salesforce 💻 Tech
16 Garmin 💻 Tech
17 St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital 🏥 Healthcare
18 St. Luke’s University Health Network 🏥 Healthcare
19 UC Davis Health 🏥 Healthcare
20 NASA 🚀 Government
21 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 🎓 Education
22 Cook Children’s Health Care System 🏥 Healthcare
23 Mayo Clinic 🏥 Healthcare
24 Community Health Network 🏥 Healthcare
25 American Express 💰 Finance & Insurance
26 Stanford University 🎓 Education
27 Baptist Health System (TX) 🏥 Healthcare
28 Fidelity Investments 💰 Finance & Insurance
29 Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina 💰 Finance & Insurance
30 Cincinnati Children’s 🏥 Healthcare
31 Nationwide Children’s Hospital 🏥 Healthcare
32 MD Anderson Cancer Center 🏥 Healthcare
33 Nike 🛒 Consumer
34 Adobe 💻 Tech
35 American Cancer Society 🏥 Healthcare
36 Commercial Metals Company (CMC) ✈️ Transportation & Industrial
37 Cambia Health Solutions 💰 Finance & Insurance
38 Mutual of Omaha 💰 Finance & Insurance
39 University of Virginia 🎓 Education
40 Zillow 💻 Tech
41 Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 🏥 Healthcare
42 Costco Wholesale 🛒 Consumer
43 FirstHealth of the Carolinas 🏥 Healthcare
44 Procter & Gamble 🛒 Consumer
45 U.S. Federal Reserve System 🏛️ Government
46 Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 🏥 Healthcare
47 New York-Presbyterian Hospital 🏥 Healthcare
48 Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta 🏥 Healthcare
49 Progressive 💰 Finance & Insurance
50 IBM 💻 Tech

At an industry level, the most common was Healthcare, which represented 19 of the 50 best places to work in America for 2025.

  • Healthcare: 19 employers
  • Tech: 9 employers
  • Finance & Insurance: 8 employers
  • Consumer: 5 employers
  • Education: 5 employers
  • Government: 2 employers
  • Transportation & Industrial: 2 employers

Let’s take a closer look at some of these industries.

🏥 Healthcare

Houston Methodist is the flagship quaternary care hospital of Houston Methodist academic medical center and the highest ranked Healthcare employer for 2025. It recently received a Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award, ranking #18 overall and highest among healthcare employers, based on positive feedback from current and former employees.

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital also has a strong reputation and has regularly been named a top 100 company to work for by Fortune magazine.

💻 Tech

Nvidia is the highest ranked Tech company and the fourth best employer in America. It stands out for its innovative culture and boasts a 97% approval rating according to Great Place to Work.

We’ve covered Nvidia in a number of other infographics, such as this one comparing the quarterly revenue of chip designers.

🛍️ Consumer

Trader Joe’s is the second best place to work in America according to Forbes, due to its positive atmosphere and engaging work environment. On Glassdoor, the company has a 4.1 star rating and a 80% recommendation rate.

In-N-Out is also highly ranked, claiming third in Glassdoor’s 2025 Best Places to Work ranking. Employees have praised their pay, benefits, and flexibility in positive reviews of the chain.

If you enjoyed today’s post, check out the Top U.S. Corporations by Number of Employees on Voronoi, the new app from Visual Capitalist.

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