2005 Winners Sorted by Percentage of IT Staff 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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Percentage of IT managers who are minorities
Percentage of IT staff who are women
Percentage of IT staff who are minoritiesTraining budget per IT employee in 2004
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| Rank In This Category | Employer | Percentage of IT staff who are minorities | Region |
| 1 | Miami-Dade County (60) Miami | 75% | South Atlantic |
| 2 | University of Miami (2) Coral Gables, Fla. | 70% | South Atlantic |
| 3 | Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (16) Miami | 56% | South Atlantic |
| 4 | Assurant Solutions (19) Atlanta | 52% | South Atlantic |
| 5 | Southern California Edison Co. (73) Rosemead, Calif. | 52% | Pacific |
| 6 | Nextel Communications Inc. (41) Reston, Va. | 50% | South Atlantic |
| 7 | BellSouth Corp. (43) Atlanta | 49% | South Atlantic |
| 8 | Juniper Networks Inc. (50) Sunnyvale, Calif. | 49% | Pacific |
| 9 | MasterCard International Inc. (40) Purchase, N.Y. | 43% | Middle Atlantic |
| 10 | Hogan & Hartson LLP (94) Washington | 43% | South Atlantic |
| 11 | Universal Health Services Inc. (9) King of Prussia, Pa. | 42% | Middle Atlantic |
| 12 | EarthLink Inc. (66) Atlanta | 41% | South Atlantic |
| 13 | Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. (36) McLean, Va. | 40% | South Atlantic |
| 14 | Ernst & Young (47) Lyndhurst, N.J. | 40% | Middle Atlantic |
| 15 | University of Pennsylvania (8) Philadelphia | 36% | Middle Atlantic |
| 16 | Marriott International Inc. (27) Washington | 36% | South Atlantic |
| 17 | National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (78) Arlington, Va. | 36% | South Atlantic |
| 18 | Northern Trust Corp. (63) Chicago | 36% | North Central |
| 19 | United Parcel Service Inc. (22) Atlanta | 36% | South Atlantic |
| 20 | Network Appliance Inc. (5) Sunnyvale, Calif. | 35% | Pacific |
| 21 | USAA (17) San Antonio | 35% | South Central |
| 22 | CNA Financial Corp. (87) Chicago | 35% | North Central |
| 23 | Qualcomm Inc. (6) San Diego | 34% | Pacific |
| 24 | Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (46) Chicago | 34% | North Central |
| 25 | Grant Thornton LLP (18) Chicago | 34% | North Central |
| 26 | Health Care Service Corp. (21) Chicago | 33% | North Central |
| 27 | California State Automobile Association (54) San Francisco | 33% | Pacific |
| 28 | U.S. Postal Service (65) Washington | 33% | South Atlantic |
| 29 | Hilton Hotels Corp. (34) Beverly Hills, Calif. | 33% | Pacific |
| 30 | Verizon Wireless (29) Bedminster, N.J. | 33% | Middle Atlantic |
| 31 | Northrop Grumman Corp. (86) Los Angeles | 32% | Pacific |
| 32 | J.C. Penney Co. (88) Plano, Texas | 32% | South Central |
| 33 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. (20) East Hanover, N.J. | 31% | Middle Atlantic |
| 34 | The Vanguard Group Inc. (57) Valley Forge, Pa. | 31% | Middle Atlantic |
| 35 | HSBC North America Holdings Inc. (76) Prospect Heights, Ill. | 31% | North Central |
| 36 | Temple University (64) Philadelphia | 31% | Middle Atlantic |
| 37 | Allstate Insurance Co. (49) Northbrook, Ill. | 31% | North Central |
| 38 | Ford Motor Co. (32) Dearborn, Mich. | 31% | North Central |
| 39 | PHH Mortgage Corp. (23) Mt. Laurel, N.J. | 31% | Middle Atlantic |
| 40 | Discover Financial Services Inc. (55) Riverwoods, Ill. | 30% | North Central |
| 41 | DTE Energy Co. (81) Detroit | 30% | North Central |
| 42 | FedEx Corp. (12) Memphis | 29% | South Central |
| 43 | Aflac Inc. (26) Columbus, Ga. | 29% | South Atlantic |
| 44 | State Street Corp. (89) Boston | 29% | New England |
| 45 | Scientific-Atlanta Inc. (99) Lawrenceville, Ga. | 27% | South Atlantic |
| 46 | Quest Diagnostics Inc. (68) Teterboro, N.J. | 26% | Middle Atlantic |
| 47 | Philip Morris USA Inc. (14) Richmond, Va. | 25% | South Atlantic |
| 48 | Harrah's Entertainment Inc. (15) Las Vegas | 25% | Mountain |
| 49 | Regions Financial Corp. (100) Montgomery, Ala. | 25% | South Central |
| 50 | NASD (85) Rockville, Md. | 25% | South Atlantic |
| 51 | Hewitt Associates LLC (83) Lincolnshire, Ill. | 25% | North Central |
| 52 | Staples Inc. (51) Framingham, Mass. | 24% | New England |
| 53 | Comerica Inc (69) Auburn Hills, Mich. | 24% | North Central |
| 54 | Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp. (92) Burlington, N.J. | 24% | Middle Atlantic |
| 55 | Science Applications International Corp. (77) San Diego | 23% | Pacific |
| 56 | Ohio Savings Bank (33) Cleveland | 22% | North Central |
| 57 | Sutter Health (25) Sacramento, Calif. | 21% | Pacific |
| 58 | International Truck and Engine Corp. (67) Warrenville, Ill. | 21% | North Central |
| 59 | American Fidelity Assurance Co. (3) Oklahoma City | 20% | South Central |
| 60 | J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. (13) Lowell, Ark. | 20% | South Central |
| 61 | Xerox Corp. (93) Stamford, Conn. | 20% | New England |
| 62 | CDW Corporation (39) Vernon Hills, Ill. | 20% | North Central |
| 63 | Vision Service Plan (31) Rancho Cordova, Calif. | 20% | Pacific |
| 64 | Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. (53) Columbus, Ohio | 19% | North Central |
| 65 | Nielsen Media Research Inc. (97) New York | 18% | Middle Atlantic |
| 66 | Quicken Loans Inc. (1) Livonia, Mich. | 17% | North Central |
| 67 | GMAC Insurance Holdings Inc. (91) Winston-Salem, N.C. | 17% | South Atlantic |
| 68 | Edward D. Jones & Co. (75) St. Louis | 17% | North Central |
| 69 | Honeywell Interntional Inc. (80) Morristown, N.J. | 17% | Middle Atlantic |
| 70 | The Mitre Corp. (10) McLean, Va. | 16% | South Atlantic |
| 71 | SAS Institute Inc. (24) Cary, N.C. | 16% | South Atlantic |
| 72 | Corning Inc. (71) Corning, N.Y. | 16% | Middle Atlantic |
| 73 | West, a Thomson business (58) Eagan, Minn. | 16% | North Central |
| 74 | Mount Carmel Health System (35) Columbus, Ohio | 15% | North Central |
| 75 | Cerner Corp. (48) Kansas City, Mo. | 15% | North Central |
| 76 | Acxiom Corp. (79) Little Rock, Ark. | 15% | South Central |
| 77 | Aetna Inc. (96) Hartford, Conn. | 15% | New England |
| 78 | LexisNexis Group (44) Miamisburg, Ohio | 14% | North Central |
| 79 | Caterpillar Inc. (62) Peoria, Ill. | 14% | North Central |
| 80 | National City Corp. (74) Cleveland | 14% | North Central |
| 81 | Nemours (98) Jacksonville, Fla. | 14% | South Atlantic |
| 82 | Automotive Resources International (11) Mt. Laurel, N.J. | 13% | Middle Atlantic |
| 83 | General Mills Inc. (28) Minneapolis | 13% | North Central |
| 84 | Schneider National Inc. (61) Green Bay, Wis. | 11% | North Central |
| 85 | Aquila Inc. (84) Kansas City, Mo. | 11% | North Central |
| 86 | Carlson Cos. (70) Minnetonka, Minn. | 11% | North Central |
| 87 | Principal Financial Group Inc. (37) Des Moines | 10% | North Central |
| 88 | DaimlerChrysler AG (82) Auburn Hills, Mich. | 10% | North Central |
| 89 | Partners HealthCare System Inc. (42) Wellesley, Mass. | 10% | New England |
| 90 | Progress Software Corp. (95) Bedford, Mass. | 9% | New England |
| 91 | Publix Super Markets Inc. (56) Lakeland, Fla. | 8% | South Atlantic |
| 92 | Securian Financial Group Inc. (7) St. Paul, Minn. | 7% | North Central |
| 93 | American Family Insurance Group (30) Madison, Wis. | 7% | North Central |
| 94 | Eastman Chemical Co. (72) Kingsport, Tenn. | 7% | South Central |
| 95 | American Century Investments (4) Kansas City, Mo. | 6% | North Central |
| 96 | Paychex Inc. (52) Rochester, N.Y. | 6% | Middle Atlantic |
| 97 | Apollo Group Inc. (38) Phoenix | 5% | Mountain |
| 98 | Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance Co. (59) Harrisburg, Pa. | 3% | Middle Atlantic |
| 99 | National Information Solutions Cooperative Inc. (45) Mandan, N.D. | 2% | North 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 | |||