2005 Winners Sorted by Number of Total Employees
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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| Rank In This Category | Employer | Employees | Region |
| 1 | U.S. Postal Service (65) Washington | 707,485 | South Atlantic |
| 2 | United Parcel Service Inc. (22) Atlanta | 317,000 | South Atlantic |
| 3 | FedEx Corp. (12) Memphis | 250,713 | South Central |
| 4 | J.C. Penney Co. (88) Plano, Texas | 149,902 | South Central |
| 5 | Ford Motor Co. (32) Dearborn, Mich. | 144,000 | North Central |
| 6 | Publix Super Markets Inc. (56) Lakeland, Fla. | 127,434 | South Atlantic |
| 7 | DaimlerChrysler AG (82) Auburn Hills, Mich. | 126,642 | North Central |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman Corp. (86) Los Angeles | 125,000 | Pacific |
| 9 | Marriott International Inc. (27) Washington | 124,766 | South Atlantic |
| 10 | Hilton Hotels Corp. (34) Beverly Hills, Calif. | 68,885 | Pacific |
| 11 | BellSouth Corp. (43) Atlanta | 62,654 | South Atlantic |
| 12 | Honeywell Interntional Inc. (80) Morristown, N.J. | 56,268 | Middle Atlantic |
| 13 | Verizon Wireless (29) Bedminster, N.J. | 50,000 | Middle Atlantic |
| 14 | Sutter Health (25) Sacramento, Calif. | 49,500 | Pacific |
| 15 | Harrah's Entertainment Inc. (15) Las Vegas | 48,000 | Mountain |
| 16 | Science Applications International Corp. (77) San Diego | 45,625 | Pacific |
| 17 | HSBC North America Holdings Inc. (76) Prospect Heights, Ill. | 44,700 | North Central |
| 18 | Staples Inc. (51) Framingham, Mass. | 43,000 | New England |
| 19 | Caterpillar Inc. (62) Peoria, Ill. | 38,128 | North Central |
| 20 | Allstate Insurance Co. (49) Northbrook, Ill. | 37,236 | North Central |
| 21 | Quest Diagnostics Inc. (68) Teterboro, N.J. | 37,000 | Middle Atlantic |
| 22 | Universal Health Services Inc. (9) King of Prussia, Pa. | 35,000 | Middle Atlantic |
| 23 | National City Corp. (74) Cleveland | 33,297 | North Central |
| 24 | Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. (53) Columbus, Ohio | 32,175 | North Central |
| 25 | Xerox Corp. (93) Stamford, Conn. | 32,048 | New England |
| 26 | Edward D. Jones & Co. (75) St. Louis | 29,223 | North Central |
| 27 | Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp. (92) Burlington, N.J. | 28,000 | Middle Atlantic |
| 28 | Aetna Inc. (96) Hartford, Conn. | 26,829 | New England |
| 29 | Regions Financial Corp. (100) Montgomery, Ala. | 26,225 | South Central |
| 30 | Corning Inc. (71) Corning, N.Y. | 25,000 | Middle Atlantic |
| 31 | Ernst & Young (47) Lyndhurst, N.J. | 23,089 | Middle Atlantic |
| 32 | USAA (17) San Antonio | 21,896 | South Central |
| 33 | Schneider National Inc. (61) Green Bay, Wis. | 21,185 | North Central |
| 34 | Carlson Cos. (70) Minnetonka, Minn. | 20,202 | North Central |
| 35 | Nextel Communications Inc. (41) Reston, Va. | 19,733 | South Atlantic |
| 36 | General Mills Inc. (28) Minneapolis | 18,133 | North Central |
| 37 | University of Pennsylvania (8) Philadelphia | 17,300 | Middle Atlantic |
| 38 | J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. (13) Lowell, Ark. | 16,000 | South Central |
| 39 | Health Care Service Corp. (21) Chicago | 15,008 | North Central |
| 40 | International Truck and Engine Corp. (67) Warrenville, Ill. | 14,776 | North Central |
| 41 | Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. (36) McLean, Va. | 14,317 | South Atlantic |
| 42 | Southern California Edison Co. (73) Rosemead, Calif. | 14,276 | Pacific |
| 43 | Discover Financial Services Inc. (55) Riverwoods, Ill. | 14,174 | North Central |
| 44 | Principal Financial Group Inc. (37) Des Moines | 12,475 | North Central |
| 45 | State Street Corp. (89) Boston | 12,335 | New England |
| 46 | Hewitt Associates LLC (83) Lincolnshire, Ill. | 12,291 | North Central |
| 47 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. (20) East Hanover, N.J. | 12,290 | Middle Atlantic |
| 48 | Apollo Group Inc. (38) Phoenix | 12,062 | Mountain |
| 49 | DTE Energy Co. (81) Detroit | 12,000 | North Central |
| 50 | Philip Morris USA Inc. (14) Richmond, Va. | 11,709 | South Atlantic |
| 51 | Comerica Inc (69) Auburn Hills, Mich. | 11,000 | North Central |
| 52 | The Vanguard Group Inc. (57) Valley Forge, Pa. | 10,713 | Middle Atlantic |
| 53 | Eastman Chemical Co. (72) Kingsport, Tenn. | 10,700 | South Central |
| 54 | Paychex Inc. (52) Rochester, N.Y. | 9,813 | Middle Atlantic |
| 55 | University of Miami (2) Coral Gables, Fla. | 9,783 | South Atlantic |
| 56 | West, a Thomson business (58) Eagan, Minn. | 9,682 | North Central |
| 57 | Mount Carmel Health System (35) Columbus, Ohio | 9,095 | North Central |
| 58 | American Family Insurance Group (30) Madison, Wis. | 8,238 | North Central |
| 59 | Northern Trust Corp. (63) Chicago | 8,022 | North Central |
| 60 | CNA Financial Corp. (87) Chicago | 7,350 | North Central |
| 61 | Qualcomm Inc. (6) San Diego | 7,000 | Pacific |
| 62 | LexisNexis Group (44) Miamisburg, Ohio | 6,900 | North Central |
| 63 | Nielsen Media Research Inc. (97) New York | 6,705 | Middle Atlantic |
| 64 | California State Automobile Association (54) San Francisco | 6,174 | Pacific |
| 65 | PHH Mortgage Corp. (23) Mt. Laurel, N.J. | 6,022 | Middle Atlantic |
| 66 | The Mitre Corp. (10) McLean, Va. | 5,782 | South Atlantic |
| 67 | Temple University (64) Philadelphia | 5,371 | Middle Atlantic |
| 68 | Assurant Solutions (19) Atlanta | 5,346 | South Atlantic |
| 69 | Cerner Corp. (48) Kansas City, Mo. | 5,345 | North Central |
| 70 | SAS Institute Inc. (24) Cary, N.C. | 5,204 | South Atlantic |
| 71 | Infosys Technologies Ltd. (90) Fremont, Calif. | 4,938 | Pacific |
| 72 | Acxiom Corp. (79) Little Rock, Ark. | 4,465 | South Central |
| 73 | Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (16) Miami | 4,010 | South Atlantic |
| 74 | Partners HealthCare System Inc. (42) Wellesley, Mass. | 3,965 | New England |
| 75 | Aflac Inc. (26) Columbus, Ga. | 3,948 | South Atlantic |
| 76 | Grant Thornton LLP (18) Chicago | 3,881 | North Central |
| 77 | CDW Corporation (39) Vernon Hills, Ill. | 3,839 | North Central |
| 78 | Nemours (98) Jacksonville, Fla. | 3,800 | South Atlantic |
| 79 | Aquila Inc. (84) Kansas City, Mo. | 3,203 | North Central |
| 80 | MasterCard International Inc. (40) Purchase, N.Y. | 2,743 | Middle Atlantic |
| 81 | GMAC Insurance Holdings Inc. (91) Winston-Salem, N.C. | 2,712 | South Atlantic |
| 82 | Quicken Loans Inc. (1) Livonia, Mich. | 2,437 | North Central |
| 83 | NASD (85) Rockville, Md. | 2,330 | South Atlantic |
| 84 | Securian Financial Group Inc. (7) St. Paul, Minn. | 2,318 | North Central |
| 85 | Ohio Savings Bank (33) Cleveland | 2,305 | North Central |
| 86 | Juniper Networks Inc. (50) Sunnyvale, Calif. | 2,152 | Pacific |
| 87 | Network Appliance Inc. (5) Sunnyvale, Calif. | 2,000 | Pacific |
| 88 | EarthLink Inc. (66) Atlanta | 2,000 | South Atlantic |
| 89 | Vision Service Plan (31) Rancho Cordova, Calif. | 1,962 | Pacific |
| 90 | Hogan & Hartson LLP (94) Washington | 1,935 | South Atlantic |
| 91 | American Century Investments (4) Kansas City, Mo. | 1,883 | North Central |
| 92 | Scientific-Atlanta Inc. (99) Lawrenceville, Ga. | 1,683 | South Atlantic |
| 93 | American Fidelity Assurance Co. (3) Oklahoma City | 1,446 | South Central |
| 94 | Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (46) Chicago | 1,274 | North Central |
| 95 | Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance Co. (59) Harrisburg, Pa. | 880 | Middle Atlantic |
| 96 | Automotive Resources International (11) Mt. Laurel, N.J. | 846 | Middle Atlantic |
| 97 | Progress Software Corp. (95) Bedford, Mass. | 800 | New England |
| 98 | National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (78) Arlington, Va. | 685 | South Atlantic |
| 99 | Miami-Dade County (60) Miami | 660 | South Atlantic |
| 100 | National Information Solutions Cooperative Inc. (45) Mandan, N.D. | 540 | North Central |
SOURCES: Company-submitted surveys, company Web sites, Hoovers.com | |||