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