Forbes recently released its fourth annual list of America’s Best Employers by State, and several Dallas-Fort Worth and North Texas companies cracked the top 50 in Texas.
The media and publishing company surveyed 70,000 individuals who worked for businesses with at least 500 employees. Participants were surveyed on topics like working conditions, salary, the potential for growth, and company image.
Surveys were conducted anonymously to protect participants’ privacy and to promote greater disclosure. Forbes partnered with market research company Statista to compile the data.
Fifty-one lists were made, one for each state plus the District of Columbia. A total of 1,382 employers were listed by Forbes, with NASA achieving the No.1 rank in Texas.
Dallas-Fort Worth boasts many of the state’s top employers when it comes to the best businesses to work for. North Texas employers that made the Forbes list include:
- No.7: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (Dallas)
- No.16: University of Texas at Dallas (Richardson)
- No.17: Southwest Airlines (Dallas)
- No.18: Lewisville Independent School District (Lewisville)
- No.19: GM Financial (Fort Worth)
- No.21: The City of Plano (Plano)
- No.27: CHRISTUS Health (Irving)
- No.37: Methodist Health System (Dallas)
- No.47: Atmos Energy (Dallas)
- No.50: Celanese (Irving)
Other employers to make the Texas list include: RealPage (No.58), Neiman Marcus Group (No.60), Outreach Health Services (No.62), Alcon (No.64), Parkland Health & Hospital System (No.66), Texas Instruments (No.68), Toyota North America (No.71), and Mansfield Independent School District (No.80).
