25 of the Best Employers to Work For in North Carolina
Are you seeking employment in the Carolinas? You might want to check out these top companies if you live in North Carolina. The pandemic has changed the face of corporate…
Are you seeking employment in the Carolinas? You might want to check out these top companies if you live in North Carolina.
The pandemic has changed the face of corporate America for good over the past two years. Employees are facing unprecedented demands from their employers, and employers are having difficulty finding hardworking employees. Forbes partnered with Statista to compile their third annual list of America’s Best Employers By State and we have the scoop on NC.
The findings are based on a survey conducted from October 2020 to June 2021, of 80,000 Americans working for businesses with at least 500 employees. Here are 25 of the best employers to work for in North Carolina according to the survey. You can check out the full list here.
25. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Employees: 8,765
Headquarters: Chapel Hill, North Carolina
CEO: Kevin M. Guskiewicz
Industry: Education
24. Allstate
Employees: 42,060
Headquarters: Northbrook, Illinois
CEO: Tom Wilson
Industry: Insurance
23. Fedex
Employees: 600,000
Headquarters: Memphis, Tennessee
CEO: Frederick W. Smith
Industry: Transportation and Logistics
22. Home Depot
Employees: 400,000
Headquarters: Atlanta, Georgia
CEO: Craig Menear
Industry: Retail and Wholesale
21. Oracle
Employees: 135,000
Headquarters: Redwood Shores, California
CEO: Safra Ada Catz
Industry: IT, Internet, Software & Services
20. Central Piedmont Community College
Headquarters: Charlotte, North Carolina
CEO: Kandi Deitemeyer
Industry: Education
19. Whole Foods Market
Employees: 95,000
Headquarters: Austin, Texas
CEO: John Mackey
Industry: Retail and Wholesale
18. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of North Carolina
Employees: 4,800
Headquarters: Durham, North Carolina
CEO: Tunde Sotunde
Industry: Insurance
17. Atrium Health
Employees: 55,000
Headquarters: Charlotte, North Carolina
CEO: Eugene A. Woods
Industry: Healthcare & Social
16. General Electric
Employees: 56,000
Headquarters: Boston, Massachusetts
CEO: H. Lawrence Culp, Jr.
Industry: Engineering, Manufacturing
15. Duke Energy
Employees: 27,535
Headquarters: Charlotte, North Carolina
CEO: Lynn J. Good
14. Volvo Group
Employees: 96,194
Headquarters: Greensboro, North Carolina
SEO: Martin Lundstedt
Industry: Automotive (Automotive and Suppliers)
13. Novant Health
Employees: 29,000
Headquarters: Winston-Salem, North Carolina
CEO: Carl S. Armato
Industry: Healthcare & Social
12. Sheetz
Employees: 19,000
Headquarters: Altoona, Pennsylvania
CEO: Joe Sheetz
Industry: Retail and Wholesale
11. Thermo Fisher Scientific
Employees: 75,000
Headquarters: Waltham, Massachusetts
CEO: Marc N. Casper
Industry: Drugs & Biotechnology
10. Cisco Systems
Employees: 25,800
Headquarters: San Jose, California
CEO: Chuck Robbins
Industry: IT, Internet, Software & Services
9. Duke University Health System
Employees: 19,000
Headquarters: Durham, North Carolina
CEO: A. Eugene Washington
Industry: Healthcare & Social
8. IBM
Employees: 345,000
Headquarters: Armonk, New York
CEO: Arvind Krishna
Industry: IT, Internet, Software & Services
7. WakeMed
Employees: 9,994
Headquarters: Raleigh, North Carolina
CEO: Donald Gintzig
Industry: Healthcare & Social
6. Pfizer
Employees: 88,300
Headquarters: New York, New York
CEO: Albert Bourla
Industry: Drugs & Biotechnology
5. Merck & Co.
Employees: 27,000
Headquarters: Kenilworth, New Jersey
CEO: Kenneth C. Frazier
Industry: Drugs & Biotechnology
4. North Carolina State University, Raleigh
Employees: 9,600
Headquarters: Raleigh, North Carolina
CEO: Randy Woodson
Industry: Education
3. SAS Institute
Employees: 6,908
Headquarters: Cary, North Carolina
CEO: Jim Goodnight
Industry: IT, Internet, Software & Services
2. Duke University
Employees: 42,479
Headquarters: Durham, North Carolina
CEO: Vincent E. Price
Industry: Education
1. Microsoft
Employees: 96,000
Headquarters: Redmond, Washington
CEO: Satya Nadella
Industry: IT, Internet, Software & Services
