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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…

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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

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