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 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.