2005 Winners Sorted by Number of Total IT 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 | IT Employees | Region |
| 1 | FedEx Corp. (12) Memphis | 5,948 | South Central |
| 2 | Infosys Technologies Ltd. (90) Fremont, Calif. | 4,686 | Pacific |
| 3 | Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. (53) Columbus, Ohio | 4,556 | North Central |
| 4 | Allstate Insurance Co. (49) Northbrook, Ill. | 4,266 | North Central |
| 5 | United Parcel Service Inc. (22) Atlanta | 3,799 | South Atlantic |
| 6 | Ford Motor Co. (32) Dearborn, Mich. | 3,433 | North Central |
| 7 | HSBC North America Holdings Inc. (76) Prospect Heights, Ill. | 3,360 | North Central |
| 8 | Aetna Inc. (96) Hartford, Conn. | 3,013 | New England |
| 9 | Northrop Grumman Corp. (86) Los Angeles | 2,860 | Pacific |
| 10 | State Street Corp. (89) Boston | 2,579 | New England |
| 11 | Caterpillar Inc. (62) Peoria, Ill. | 2,506 | North Central |
| 12 | Cerner Corp. (48) Kansas City, Mo. | 2,499 | North Central |
| 13 | The Vanguard Group Inc. (57) Valley Forge, Pa. | 2,463 | Middle Atlantic |
| 14 | USAA (17) San Antonio | 2,182 | South Central |
| 15 | Verizon Wireless (29) Bedminster, N.J. | 2,094 | Middle Atlantic |
| 16 | MasterCard International Inc. (40) Purchase, N.Y. | 1,992 | Middle Atlantic |
| 17 | Acxiom Corp. (79) Little Rock, Ark. | 1,880 | South Central |
| 18 | DaimlerChrysler AG (82) Auburn Hills, Mich. | 1,601 | North Central |
| 19 | Honeywell Interntional Inc. (80) Morristown, N.J. | 1,594 | Middle Atlantic |
| 20 | Principal Financial Group Inc. (37) Des Moines | 1,544 | North Central |
| 21 | Hewitt Associates LLC (83) Lincolnshire, Ill. | 1,536 | North Central |
| 22 | Quest Diagnostics Inc. (68) Teterboro, N.J. | 1,465 | Middle Atlantic |
| 23 | National City Corp. (74) Cleveland | 1,419 | North Central |
| 24 | West, a Thomson business (58) Eagan, Minn. | 1,411 | North Central |
| 25 | Health Care Service Corp. (21) Chicago | 1,395 | North Central |
| 26 | Discover Financial Services Inc. (55) Riverwoods, Ill. | 1,299 | North Central |
| 27 | BellSouth Corp. (43) Atlanta | 1,267 | South Atlantic |
| 28 | U.S. Postal Service (65) Washington | 1,216 | South Atlantic |
| 29 | CNA Financial Corp. (87) Chicago | 1,180 | North Central |
| 30 | J.C. Penney Co. (88) Plano, Texas | 1,170 | South Central |
| 31 | Southern California Edison Co. (73) Rosemead, Calif. | 1,085 | Pacific |
| 32 | Ernst & Young (47) Lyndhurst, N.J. | 1,076 | Middle Atlantic |
| 33 | Carlson Cos. (70) Minnetonka, Minn. | 1,045 | North Central |
| 34 | American Family Insurance Group (30) Madison, Wis. | 1,044 | North Central |
| 35 | Nextel Communications Inc. (41) Reston, Va. | 1,024 | South Atlantic |
| 36 | Regions Financial Corp. (100) Montgomery, Ala. | 1,019 | South Central |
| 37 | Edward D. Jones & Co. (75) St. Louis | 1,008 | North Central |
| 38 | Partners HealthCare System Inc. (42) Wellesley, Mass. | 976 | New England |
| 39 | Marriott International Inc. (27) Washington | 968 | South Atlantic |
| 40 | Sutter Health (25) Sacramento, Calif. | 950 | Pacific |
| 41 | Northern Trust Corp. (63) Chicago | 925 | North Central |
| 42 | EarthLink Inc. (66) Atlanta | 800 | South Atlantic |
| 43 | LexisNexis Group (44) Miamisburg, Ohio | 759 | North Central |
| 44 | Qualcomm Inc. (6) San Diego | 751 | Pacific |
| 45 | Comerica Inc (69) Auburn Hills, Mich. | 708 | North Central |
| 46 | Staples Inc. (51) Framingham, Mass. | 695 | New England |
| 47 | Science Applications International Corp. (77) San Diego | 676 | Pacific |
| 48 | Miami-Dade County (60) Miami | 668 | South Atlantic |
| 49 | Paychex Inc. (52) Rochester, N.Y. | 649 | Middle Atlantic |
| 50 | Xerox Corp. (93) Stamford, Conn. | 635 | New England |
| 51 | General Mills Inc. (28) Minneapolis | 617 | North Central |
| 52 | Nielsen Media Research Inc. (97) New York | 611 | Middle Atlantic |
| 53 | DTE Energy Co. (81) Detroit | 601 | North Central |
| 54 | Assurant Solutions (19) Atlanta | 599 | South Atlantic |
| 55 | International Truck and Engine Corp. (67) Warrenville, Ill. | 583 | North Central |
| 56 | Hilton Hotels Corp. (34) Beverly Hills, Calif. | 533 | Pacific |
| 57 | Publix Super Markets Inc. (56) Lakeland, Fla. | 523 | South Atlantic |
| 58 | Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (46) Chicago | 474 | North Central |
| 59 | Philip Morris USA Inc. (14) Richmond, Va. | 452 | South Atlantic |
| 60 | Aflac Inc. (26) Columbus, Ga. | 444 | South Atlantic |
| 61 | Corning Inc. (71) Corning, N.Y. | 428 | Middle Atlantic |
| 62 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. (20) East Hanover, N.J. | 417 | Middle Atlantic |
| 63 | GMAC Insurance Holdings Inc. (91) Winston-Salem, N.C. | 387 | South Atlantic |
| 64 | Securian Financial Group Inc. (7) St. Paul, Minn. | 382 | North Central |
| 65 | National Information Solutions Cooperative Inc. (45) Mandan, N.D. | 370 | North Central |
| 66 | Schneider National Inc. (61) Green Bay, Wis. | 365 | North Central |
| 67 | Eastman Chemical Co. (72) Kingsport, Tenn. | 352 | South Central |
| 68 | Universal Health Services Inc. (9) King of Prussia, Pa. | 334 | Middle Atlantic |
| 69 | PHH Mortgage Corp. (23) Mt. Laurel, N.J. | 320 | Middle Atlantic |
| 70 | Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (16) Miami | 316 | South Atlantic |
| 71 | American Century Investments (4) Kansas City, Mo. | 308 | North Central |
| 72 | Apollo Group Inc. (38) Phoenix | 305 | Mountain |
| 73 | J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. (13) Lowell, Ark. | 301 | South Central |
| 74 | Harrah's Entertainment Inc. (15) Las Vegas | 286 | Mountain |
| 75 | University of Miami (2) Coral Gables, Fla. | 284 | South Atlantic |
| 76 | University of Pennsylvania (8) Philadelphia | 275 | Middle Atlantic |
| 77 | The Mitre Corp. (10) McLean, Va. | 275 | South Atlantic |
| 78 | SAS Institute Inc. (24) Cary, N.C. | 263 | South Atlantic |
| 79 | Ohio Savings Bank (33) Cleveland | 248 | North Central |
| 80 | California State Automobile Association (54) San Francisco | 247 | Pacific |
| 81 | Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp. (92) Burlington, N.J. | 241 | Middle Atlantic |
| 82 | Vision Service Plan (31) Rancho Cordova, Calif. | 240 | Pacific |
| 83 | Temple University (64) Philadelphia | 237 | Middle Atlantic |
| 84 | Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. (36) McLean, Va. | 199 | South Atlantic |
| 85 | Quicken Loans Inc. (1) Livonia, Mich. | 175 | North Central |
| 86 | CDW Corporation (39) Vernon Hills, Ill. | 167 | North Central |
| 87 | Network Appliance Inc. (5) Sunnyvale, Calif. | 148 | Pacific |
| 88 | Mount Carmel Health System (35) Columbus, Ohio | 131 | North Central |
| 89 | American Fidelity Assurance Co. (3) Oklahoma City | 130 | South Central |
| 90 | NASD (85) Rockville, Md. | 124 | South Atlantic |
| 91 | Nemours (98) Jacksonville, Fla. | 124 | South Atlantic |
| 92 | Aquila Inc. (84) Kansas City, Mo. | 122 | North Central |
| 93 | Grant Thornton LLP (18) Chicago | 113 | North Central |
| 94 | National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (78) Arlington, Va. | 107 | South Atlantic |
| 95 | Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance Co. (59) Harrisburg, Pa. | 106 | Middle Atlantic |
| 96 | Hogan & Hartson LLP (94) Washington | 105 | South Atlantic |
| 97 | Automotive Resources International (11) Mt. Laurel, N.J. | 104 | Middle Atlantic |
| 98 | Juniper Networks Inc. (50) Sunnyvale, Calif. | 104 | Pacific |
| 99 | Progress Software Corp. (95) Bedford, Mass. | 102 | New England |
| 100 | Scientific-Atlanta Inc. (99) Lawrenceville, Ga. | 102 | South Atlantic |
SOURCES: Company-submitted surveys, company Web sites, Hoovers.com