2005 Winners Sorted by Percentage of IT Managers Who Are Minorities
Special Report Table of Contents
2005 Best Places to Work in IT
List of winners
Company Scorecard
Employee Scorecard
100 Best Places to Work in IT 2005
- Sidebar: Perks Plus
- Sidebar: Wish You Worked Here?
Profile: Quicken Loans Inc.
- Sidebar: Why Quicken Loans Tops the List
Profile: University of Miami
Profile: American Fidelity Assurance Co.
Profile: American Century Investments
Profile: Network Appliance
IT for Hire
Above the White Noise
- Sidebar: Raising Voices
Beyond the Suggestion Box
- Sidebar: Embracing Risky Business
How the 100 Best Places to Work in IT Were Chosen




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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IT employee promotions in 2004
IT employee turnover in 2004
Percentage of IT managers who are women
Percentage of IT managers who are minorities
Percentage of IT staff who are women
Percentage of IT staff who are minorities
Training days offered per IT employee in 2004
Training budget per IT employee in 2004



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Rank In This Category Employer (Each company's overall 2005 rank appears in parenthesis.) 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