2005 Winners Sorted by Percentage of IT Managers Who Are Minorities
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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Total employees
Total IT employees
IT employee promotions in 2004
IT employee turnover in 2004
Percentage of IT managers who are women
Percentage of IT managers who are minoritiesPercentage of IT staff who are women
Percentage of IT staff who are minorities
Training budget per IT employee in 2004
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| Rank In This Category | Employer | Percentage of IT managers who are minorities | Region |
| 1 | Miami-Dade County (60) Miami | 65% | South Atlantic |
| 2 | University of Miami (2) Coral Gables, Fla. | 50% | South Atlantic |
| 3 | Scientific-Atlanta Inc. (99) Lawrenceville, Ga. | 47% | South Atlantic |
| 4 | Juniper Networks Inc. (50) Sunnyvale, Calif. | 44% | Pacific |
| 5 | Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (16) Miami | 42% | South Atlantic |
| 6 | Assurant Solutions (19) Atlanta | 40% | South Atlantic |
| 7 | Southern California Edison Co. (73) Rosemead, Calif. | 38% | Pacific |
| 8 | NASD (85) Rockville, Md. | 36% | South Atlantic |
| 9 | Hogan & Hartson LLP (94) Washington | 36% | South Atlantic |
| 10 | Northrop Grumman Corp. (86) Los Angeles | 35% | Pacific |
| 11 | Temple University (64) Philadelphia | 33% | Middle Atlantic |
| 12 | University of Pennsylvania (8) Philadelphia | 27% | Middle Atlantic |
| 13 | Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. (36) McLean, Va. | 26% | South Atlantic |
| 14 | Nextel Communications Inc. (41) Reston, Va. | 26% | South Atlantic |
| 15 | Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (46) Chicago | 26% | North Central |
| 16 | J.C. Penney Co. (88) Plano, Texas | 25% | South Central |
| 17 | U.S. Postal Service (65) Washington | 24% | South Atlantic |
| 18 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. (20) East Hanover, N.J. | 23% | Middle Atlantic |
| 19 | Hilton Hotels Corp. (34) Beverly Hills, Calif. | 23% | Pacific |
| 20 | EarthLink Inc. (66) Atlanta | 23% | South Atlantic |
| 21 | Regions Financial Corp. (100) Montgomery, Ala. | 23% | South Central |
| 22 | Science Applications International Corp. (77) San Diego | 23% | Pacific |
| 23 | Sutter Health (25) Sacramento, Calif. | 23% | Pacific |
| 24 | BellSouth Corp. (43) Atlanta | 22% | South Atlantic |
| 25 | Honeywell Interntional Inc. (80) Morristown, N.J. | 22% | Middle Atlantic |
| 26 | Quicken Loans Inc. (1) Livonia, Mich. | 21% | North Central |
| 27 | Qualcomm Inc. (6) San Diego | 21% | Pacific |
| 28 | United Parcel Service Inc. (22) Atlanta | 21% | South Atlantic |
| 29 | Aquila Inc. (84) Kansas City, Mo. | 21% | North Central |
| 30 | Verizon Wireless (29) Bedminster, N.J. | 21% | Middle Atlantic |
| 31 | USAA (17) San Antonio | 20% | South Central |
| 32 | Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp. (92) Burlington, N.J. | 20% | Middle Atlantic |
| 33 | Network Appliance Inc. (5) Sunnyvale, Calif. | 19% | Pacific |
| 34 | Aflac Inc. (26) Columbus, Ga. | 19% | South Atlantic |
| 35 | FedEx Corp. (12) Memphis | 18% | South Central |
| 36 | Allstate Insurance Co. (49) Northbrook, Ill. | 18% | North Central |
| 37 | State Street Corp. (89) Boston | 18% | New England |
| 38 | Health Care Service Corp. (21) Chicago | 18% | North Central |
| 39 | Philip Morris USA Inc. (14) Richmond, Va. | 17% | South Atlantic |
| 40 | CNA Financial Corp. (87) Chicago | 17% | North Central |
| 41 | DTE Energy Co. (81) Detroit | 17% | North Central |
| 42 | Ernst & Young (47) Lyndhurst, N.J. | 17% | Middle Atlantic |
| 43 | PHH Mortgage Corp. (23) Mt. Laurel, N.J. | 17% | Middle Atlantic |
| 44 | Vision Service Plan (31) Rancho Cordova, Calif. | 17% | Pacific |
| 45 | Marriott International Inc. (27) Washington | 17% | South Atlantic |
| 46 | Grant Thornton LLP (18) Chicago | 15% | North Central |
| 47 | Northern Trust Corp. (63) Chicago | 15% | North Central |
| 48 | Comerica Inc (69) Auburn Hills, Mich. | 15% | North Central |
| 49 | Ford Motor Co. (32) Dearborn, Mich. | 14% | North Central |
| 50 | HSBC North America Holdings Inc. (76) Prospect Heights, Ill. | 14% | North Central |
| 51 | LexisNexis Group (44) Miamisburg, Ohio | 14% | North Central |
| 52 | American Fidelity Assurance Co. (3) Oklahoma City | 13% | South Central |
| 53 | Mount Carmel Health System (35) Columbus, Ohio | 13% | North Central |
| 54 | Harrah's Entertainment Inc. (15) Las Vegas | 13% | Mountain |
| 55 | Corning Inc. (71) Corning, N.Y. | 12% | Middle Atlantic |
| 56 | Staples Inc. (51) Framingham, Mass. | 11% | New England |
| 57 | California State Automobile Association (54) San Francisco | 11% | Pacific |
| 58 | Edward D. Jones & Co. (75) St. Louis | 11% | North Central |
| 59 | GMAC Insurance Holdings Inc. (91) Winston-Salem, N.C. | 11% | South Atlantic |
| 60 | Xerox Corp. (93) Stamford, Conn. | 11% | New England |
| 61 | Nielsen Media Research Inc. (97) New York | 11% | Middle Atlantic |
| 62 | Hewitt Associates LLC (83) Lincolnshire, Ill. | 11% | North Central |
| 63 | Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. (53) Columbus, Ohio | 11% | North Central |
| 64 | Ohio Savings Bank (33) Cleveland | 10% | North Central |
| 65 | Progress Software Corp. (95) Bedford, Mass. | 10% | New England |
| 66 | International Truck and Engine Corp. (67) Warrenville, Ill. | 10% | North Central |
| 67 | Quest Diagnostics Inc. (68) Teterboro, N.J. | 10% | Middle Atlantic |
| 68 | Discover Financial Services Inc. (55) Riverwoods, Ill. | 10% | North Central |
| 69 | Universal Health Services Inc. (9) King of Prussia, Pa. | 9% | Middle Atlantic |
| 70 | DaimlerChrysler AG (82) Auburn Hills, Mich. | 9% | North Central |
| 71 | MasterCard International Inc. (40) Purchase, N.Y. | 9% | Middle Atlantic |
| 72 | The Vanguard Group Inc. (57) Valley Forge, Pa. | 9% | Middle Atlantic |
| 73 | Cerner Corp. (48) Kansas City, Mo. | 8% | North Central |
| 74 | Schneider National Inc. (61) Green Bay, Wis. | 8% | North Central |
| 75 | National City Corp. (74) Cleveland | 8% | North Central |
| 76 | Partners HealthCare System Inc. (42) Wellesley, Mass. | 7% | New England |
| 77 | National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (78) Arlington, Va. | 7% | South Atlantic |
| 78 | Aetna Inc. (96) Hartford, Conn. | 7% | New England |
| 79 | Nemours (98) Jacksonville, Fla. | 6% | South Atlantic |
| 80 | The Mitre Corp. (10) McLean, Va. | 5% | South Atlantic |
| 81 | Automotive Resources International (11) Mt. Laurel, N.J. | 5% | Middle Atlantic |
| 82 | General Mills Inc. (28) Minneapolis | 5% | North Central |
| 83 | SAS Institute Inc. (24) Cary, N.C. | 5% | South Atlantic |
| 84 | Acxiom Corp. (79) Little Rock, Ark. | 5% | South Central |
| 85 | Carlson Cos. (70) Minnetonka, Minn. | 5% | North Central |
| 86 | CDW Corporation (39) Vernon Hills, Ill. | 4% | North Central |
| 87 | Caterpillar Inc. (62) Peoria, Ill. | 4% | North Central |
| 88 | Securian Financial Group Inc. (7) St. Paul, Minn. | 3% | North Central |
| 89 | Apollo Group Inc. (38) Phoenix | 2% | Mountain |
| 90 | Paychex Inc. (52) Rochester, N.Y. | 2% | Middle Atlantic |
| 91 | West, a Thomson business (58) Eagan, Minn. | 2% | North Central |
| 92 | American Family Insurance Group (30) Madison, Wis. | 1% | North Central |
| 93 | Publix Super Markets Inc. (56) Lakeland, Fla. | 1% | South Atlantic |
| 94 | Principal Financial Group Inc. (37) Des Moines | 1% | North Central |
| 95 | American Century Investments (4) Kansas City, Mo. | 0% | North Central |
| 96 | Eastman Chemical Co. (72) Kingsport, Tenn. | 0% | South Central |
| 97 | Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance Co. (59) Harrisburg, Pa. | 0% | Middle Atlantic |
| 98 | National Information Solutions Cooperative Inc. (45) Mandan, N.D. | 0% | North Central |
| 99 | J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. (13) Lowell, Ark. | 0% | South Central |
| 100 | Infosys Technologies Ltd. (90) Fremont, Calif. | N/A* | Pacific |
| * N/A: Infosys doesn't track percentages of minority employees. SOURCES: Company-submitted surveys, company Web sites, Hoovers.com | |||