2005 Winners Sorted by Training Budget Per Employee In 2004
For the 12th consecutive year, Computerworld conducted a survey to identify the 100 Best Places to Work for IT professionals.
In November 2004, Computerworld accepted nominations. To qualify to complete the company survey, participating companies, both public and private, had to have 2004 revenue of $250 million or greater and they had to employ a minimum of 500 people in the U.S. and have at least 100 IT employees in the U.S. Participants submitting nominations were asked to provide the name and contact information of an appropriate individual at their company who was familiar with or had access to employment statistics and financial data, as well as information about benefits policies and programs for the IT department and the company as a whole. Click here to view a detailed methodology.
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Training budget per IT employee in 2004View By Region
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| Rank In This Category | Employer | Training Budget per Employee | Region |
| 1 | Comerica Inc (69) Auburn Hills, Mich. | $7,012 | North Central |
| 2 | Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. (36) McLean, Va. | $6,500 | South Atlantic |
| 3 | Harrah's Entertainment Inc. (15) Las Vegas | $5,000 | Mountain |
| 4 | Allstate Insurance Co. (49) Northbrook, Ill. | $5,000 | North Central |
| 5 | NASD (85) Rockville, Md. | $5,000 | South Atlantic |
| 6 | Scientific-Atlanta Inc. (99) Lawrenceville, Ga. | $5,000 | South Atlantic |
| 7 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. (20) East Hanover, N.J. | $4,000 | Middle Atlantic |
| 8 | General Mills Inc. (28) Minneapolis | $4,000 | North Central |
| 9 | Sutter Health (25) Sacramento, Calif. | $4,000 | Pacific |
| 10 | Staples Inc. (51) Framingham, Mass. | $4,000 | New England |
| 11 | U.S. Postal Service (65) Washington | $4,000 | South Atlantic |
| 12 | J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. (13) Lowell, Ark. | $3,620 | South Central |
| 13 | Verizon Wireless (29) Bedminster, N.J. | $3,500 | Middle Atlantic |
| 14 | National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (78) Arlington, Va. | $3,500 | South Atlantic |
| 15 | Ford Motor Co. (32) Dearborn, Mich. | $3,400 | North Central |
| 16 | United Parcel Service Inc. (22) Atlanta | $3,041 | South Atlantic |
| 17 | Network Appliance Inc. (5) Sunnyvale, Calif. | $3,000 | Pacific |
| 18 | University of Pennsylvania (8) Philadelphia | $3,000 | Middle Atlantic |
| 19 | Quicken Loans Inc. (1) Livonia, Mich. | $2,500 | North Central |
| 20 | FedEx Corp. (12) Memphis | $2,500 | South Central |
| 21 | CDW Corporation (39) Vernon Hills, Ill. | $2,500 | North Central |
| 22 | West, a Thomson business (58) Eagan, Minn. | $2,500 | North Central |
| 23 | Nemours (98) Jacksonville, Fla. | $2,500 | South Atlantic |
| 24 | Grant Thornton LLP (18) Chicago | $2,475 | North Central |
| 25 | USAA (17) San Antonio | $2,400 | South Central |
| 26 | University of Miami (2) Coral Gables, Fla. | $2,380 | South Atlantic |
| 27 | American Family Insurance Group (30) Madison, Wis. | $2,250 | North Central |
| 28 | Securian Financial Group Inc. (7) St. Paul, Minn. | $2,248 | North Central |
| 29 | Aflac Inc. (26) Columbus, Ga. | $2,238 | South Atlantic |
| 30 | Juniper Networks Inc. (50) Sunnyvale, Calif. | $2,200 | Pacific |
| 31 | Nextel Communications Inc. (41) Reston, Va. | $2,100 | South Atlantic |
| 32 | Ernst & Young (47) Lyndhurst, N.J. | $2,100 | Middle Atlantic |
| 33 | California State Automobile Association (54) San Francisco | $2,100 | Pacific |
| 34 | Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance Co. (59) Harrisburg, Pa. | $2,010 | Middle Atlantic |
| 35 | American Century Investments (4) Kansas City, Mo. | $2,000 | North Central |
| 36 | Progress Software Corp. (95) Bedford, Mass. | $2,000 | New England |
| 37 | Aquila Inc. (84) Kansas City, Mo. | $2,000 | North Central |
| 38 | Honeywell Interntional Inc. (80) Morristown, N.J. | $2,000 | Middle Atlantic |
| 39 | Acxiom Corp. (79) Little Rock, Ark. | $2,000 | South Central |
| 40 | Ohio Savings Bank (33) Cleveland | $2,000 | North Central |
| 41 | SAS Institute Inc. (24) Cary, N.C. | $2,000 | South Atlantic |
| 42 | Cerner Corp. (48) Kansas City, Mo. | $1,900 | North Central |
| 43 | Philip Morris USA Inc. (14) Richmond, Va. | $1,763 | South Atlantic |
| 44 | Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (46) Chicago | $1,700 | North Central |
| 45 | HSBC North America Holdings Inc. (76) Prospect Heights, Ill. | $1,668 | North Central |
| 46 | Southern California Edison Co. (73) Rosemead, Calif. | $1,600 | Pacific |
| 47 | The Mitre Corp. (10) McLean, Va. | $1,500 | South Atlantic |
| 48 | Marriott International Inc. (27) Washington | $1,500 | South Atlantic |
| 49 | Automotive Resources International (11) Mt. Laurel, N.J. | $1,500 | Middle Atlantic |
| 50 | Xerox Corp. (93) Stamford, Conn. | $1,500 | New England |
| 51 | J.C. Penney Co. (88) Plano, Texas | $1,500 | South Central |
| 52 | EarthLink Inc. (66) Atlanta | $1,500 | South Atlantic |
| 53 | Corning Inc. (71) Corning, N.Y. | $1,400 | Middle Atlantic |
| 54 | Nielsen Media Research Inc. (97) New York | $1,306 | Middle Atlantic |
| 55 | Caterpillar Inc. (62) Peoria, Ill. | $1,300 | North Central |
| 56 | Hewitt Associates LLC (83) Lincolnshire, Ill. | $1,300 | North Central |
| 57 | GMAC Insurance Holdings Inc. (91) Winston-Salem, N.C. | $1,300 | South Atlantic |
| 58 | Northern Trust Corp. (63) Chicago | $1,300 | North Central |
| 59 | LexisNexis Group (44) Miamisburg, Ohio | $1,250 | North Central |
| 60 | National City Corp. (74) Cleveland | $1,231 | North Central |
| 61 | DaimlerChrysler AG (82) Auburn Hills, Mich. | $1,225 | North Central |
| 62 | Health Care Service Corp. (21) Chicago | $1,200 | North Central |
| 63 | Miami-Dade County (60) Miami | $1,200 | South Atlantic |
| 64 | CNA Financial Corp. (87) Chicago | $1,200 | North Central |
| 65 | Apollo Group Inc. (38) Phoenix | $1,200 | Mountain |
| 66 | The Vanguard Group Inc. (57) Valley Forge, Pa. | $1,177 | Middle Atlantic |
| 67 | American Fidelity Assurance Co. (3) Oklahoma City | $1,165 | South Central |
| 68 | Qualcomm Inc. (6) San Diego | $1,111 | Pacific |
| 69 | Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (16) Miami | $1,100 | South Atlantic |
| 70 | Northrop Grumman Corp. (86) Los Angeles | $1,100 | Pacific |
| 71 | Vision Service Plan (31) Rancho Cordova, Calif. | $1,069 | Pacific |
| 72 | Paychex Inc. (52) Rochester, N.Y. | $1,048 | Middle Atlantic |
| 73 | Temple University (64) Philadelphia | $1,000 | Middle Atlantic |
| 74 | Science Applications International Corp. (77) San Diego | $1,000 | Pacific |
| 75 | Eastman Chemical Co. (72) Kingsport, Tenn. | $1,000 | South Central |
| 76 | DTE Energy Co. (81) Detroit | $1,000 | North Central |
| 77 | Hogan & Hartson LLP (94) Washington | $1,000 | South Atlantic |
| 78 | State Street Corp. (89) Boston | $1,000 | New England |
| 79 | PHH Mortgage Corp. (23) Mt. Laurel, N.J. | $983 | Middle Atlantic |
| 80 | Assurant Solutions (19) Atlanta | $925 | South Atlantic |
| 81 | Aetna Inc. (96) Hartford, Conn. | $900 | New England |
| 82 | MasterCard International Inc. (40) Purchase, N.Y. | $818 | Middle Atlantic |
| 83 | Publix Super Markets Inc. (56) Lakeland, Fla. | $800 | South Atlantic |
| 84 | Discover Financial Services Inc. (55) Riverwoods, Ill. | $775 | North Central |
| 85 | Schneider National Inc. (61) Green Bay, Wis. | $730 | North Central |
| 86 | International Truck and Engine Corp. (67) Warrenville, Ill. | $700 | North Central |
| 87 | Infosys Technologies Ltd. (90) Fremont, Calif. | $682 | Pacific |
| 88 | Principal Financial Group Inc. (37) Des Moines | $634 | North Central |
| 89 | Mount Carmel Health System (35) Columbus, Ohio | $628 | North Central |
| 90 | BellSouth Corp. (43) Atlanta | $600 | South Atlantic |
| 91 | Regions Financial Corp. (100) Montgomery, Ala. | $554 | South Central |
| 92 | Quest Diagnostics Inc. (68) Teterboro, N.J. | $546 | Middle Atlantic |
| 93 | Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp. (92) Burlington, N.J. | $500 | Middle Atlantic |
| 94 | Partners HealthCare System Inc. (42) Wellesley, Mass. | $442 | New England |
| 95 | Edward D. Jones & Co. (75) St. Louis | $410 | North Central |
| 96 | National Information Solutions Cooperative Inc. (45) Mandan, N.D. | $350 | North Central |
| 97 | Hilton Hotels Corp. (34) Beverly Hills, Calif. | $284 | Pacific |
| 98 | Universal Health Services Inc. (9) King of Prussia, Pa. | $200 | Middle Atlantic |
| 99 | Carlson Cos. (70) Minnetonka, Minn. | $135 | North Central |
| 100 | Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. (53) Columbus, Ohio | N/A* | North Central |
| * N/A: Companywide, Nationwide spent more than $1.6 million and allocated 800 days for training in 2004. The company doesn't keep individual training records. SOURCES: Company-submitted surveys, company Web sites, Hoovers.com | |||
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