2005 Winners Sorted by Number of Training Days Per Employee
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 | Training Days per Employee | Region |
| 1 | Infosys Technologies Ltd. (90) Fremont, Calif. | 21 | Pacific |
| 2 | Ford Motor Co. (32) Dearborn, Mich. | 20 | North Central |
| 3 | Cerner Corp. (48) Kansas City, Mo. | 17 | North Central |
| 4 | Hilton Hotels Corp. (34) Beverly Hills, Calif. | 15 | Pacific |
| 5 | Allstate Insurance Co. (49) Northbrook, Ill. | 15 | North Central |
| 6 | Paychex Inc. (52) Rochester, N.Y. | 14 | Middle Atlantic |
| 7 | J.C. Penney Co. (88) Plano, Texas | 14 | South Central |
| 8 | Publix Super Markets Inc. (56) Lakeland, Fla. | 13 | South Atlantic |
| 9 | USAA (17) San Antonio | 12 | South Central |
| 10 | West, a Thomson business (58) Eagan, Minn. | 12 | North Central |
| 11 | Assurant Solutions (19) Atlanta | 11 | South Atlantic |
| 12 | HSBC North America Holdings Inc. (76) Prospect Heights, Ill. | 11 | North Central |
| 13 | American Century Investments (4) Kansas City, Mo. | 10 | North Central |
| 14 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. (20) East Hanover, N.J. | 10 | Middle Atlantic |
| 15 | Verizon Wireless (29) Bedminster, N.J. | 10 | Middle Atlantic |
| 16 | J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. (13) Lowell, Ark. | 10 | South Central |
| 17 | Harrah's Entertainment Inc. (15) Las Vegas | 10 | Mountain |
| 18 | Scientific-Atlanta Inc. (99) Lawrenceville, Ga. | 10 | South Atlantic |
| 19 | GMAC Insurance Holdings Inc. (91) Winston-Salem, N.C. | 10 | South Atlantic |
| 20 | NASD (85) Rockville, Md. | 10 | South Atlantic |
| 21 | Aquila Inc. (84) Kansas City, Mo. | 10 | North Central |
| 22 | DTE Energy Co. (81) Detroit | 10 | North Central |
| 23 | Eastman Chemical Co. (72) Kingsport, Tenn. | 10 | South Central |
| 24 | Comerica Inc (69) Auburn Hills, Mich. | 10 | North Central |
| 25 | California State Automobile Association (54) San Francisco | 10 | Pacific |
| 26 | Staples Inc. (51) Framingham, Mass. | 10 | New England |
| 27 | Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. (36) McLean, Va. | 10 | South Atlantic |
| 28 | United Parcel Service Inc. (22) Atlanta | 9 | South Atlantic |
| 29 | University of Miami (2) Coral Gables, Fla. | 8 | South Atlantic |
| 30 | Securian Financial Group Inc. (7) St. Paul, Minn. | 8 | North Central |
| 31 | National City Corp. (74) Cleveland | 8 | North Central |
| 32 | Caterpillar Inc. (62) Peoria, Ill. | 8 | North Central |
| 33 | Nextel Communications Inc. (41) Reston, Va. | 8 | South Atlantic |
| 34 | National Information Solutions Cooperative Inc. (45) Mandan, N.D. | 8 | North Central |
| 35 | FedEx Corp. (12) Memphis | 8 | South Central |
| 36 | American Family Insurance Group (30) Madison, Wis. | 8 | North Central |
| 37 | Network Appliance Inc. (5) Sunnyvale, Calif. | 8 | Pacific |
| 38 | American Fidelity Assurance Co. (3) Oklahoma City | 7 | South Central |
| 39 | Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (16) Miami | 7 | South Atlantic |
| 40 | Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance Co. (59) Harrisburg, Pa. | 7 | Middle Atlantic |
| 41 | The Mitre Corp. (10) McLean, Va. | 6 | South Atlantic |
| 42 | Ohio Savings Bank (33) Cleveland | 6 | North Central |
| 43 | CDW Corporation (39) Vernon Hills, Ill. | 6 | North Central |
| 44 | Partners HealthCare System Inc. (42) Wellesley, Mass. | 6 | New England |
| 45 | Southern California Edison Co. (73) Rosemead, Calif. | 6 | Pacific |
| 46 | CNA Financial Corp. (87) Chicago | 6 | North Central |
| 47 | Aetna Inc. (96) Hartford, Conn. | 6 | New England |
| 48 | Hewitt Associates LLC (83) Lincolnshire, Ill. | 6 | North Central |
| 49 | Miami-Dade County (60) Miami | 6 | South Atlantic |
| 50 | The Vanguard Group Inc. (57) Valley Forge, Pa. | 6 | Middle Atlantic |
| 51 | Apollo Group Inc. (38) Phoenix | 6 | Mountain |
| 52 | Quicken Loans Inc. (1) Livonia, Mich. | 5 | North Central |
| 53 | BellSouth Corp. (43) Atlanta | 5 | South Atlantic |
| 54 | Juniper Networks Inc. (50) Sunnyvale, Calif. | 5 | Pacific |
| 55 | Regions Financial Corp. (100) Montgomery, Ala. | 5 | South Central |
| 56 | Nemours (98) Jacksonville, Fla. | 5 | South Atlantic |
| 57 | Progress Software Corp. (95) Bedford, Mass. | 5 | New England |
| 58 | Hogan & Hartson LLP (94) Washington | 5 | South Atlantic |
| 59 | Xerox Corp. (93) Stamford, Conn. | 5 | New England |
| 60 | DaimlerChrysler AG (82) Auburn Hills, Mich. | 5 | North Central |
| 61 | Honeywell Interntional Inc. (80) Morristown, N.J. | 5 | Middle Atlantic |
| 62 | Acxiom Corp. (79) Little Rock, Ark. | 5 | South Central |
| 63 | National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (78) Arlington, Va. | 5 | South Atlantic |
| 64 | Science Applications International Corp. (77) San Diego | 5 | Pacific |
| 65 | Temple University (64) Philadelphia | 5 | Middle Atlantic |
| 66 | Northern Trust Corp. (63) Chicago | 5 | North Central |
| 67 | Schneider National Inc. (61) Green Bay, Wis. | 5 | North Central |
| 68 | Discover Financial Services Inc. (55) Riverwoods, Ill. | 5 | North Central |
| 69 | LexisNexis Group (44) Miamisburg, Ohio | 5 | North Central |
| 70 | MasterCard International Inc. (40) Purchase, N.Y. | 5 | Middle Atlantic |
| 71 | Health Care Service Corp. (21) Chicago | 5 | North Central |
| 72 | General Mills Inc. (28) Minneapolis | 5 | North Central |
| 73 | Marriott International Inc. (27) Washington | 5 | South Atlantic |
| 74 | Sutter Health (25) Sacramento, Calif. | 5 | Pacific |
| 75 | Grant Thornton LLP (18) Chicago | 5 | North Central |
| 76 | Universal Health Services Inc. (9) King of Prussia, Pa. | 4 | Middle Atlantic |
| 77 | Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp. (92) Burlington, N.J. | 4 | Middle Atlantic |
| 78 | State Street Corp. (89) Boston | 4 | New England |
| 79 | Edward D. Jones & Co. (75) St. Louis | 4 | North Central |
| 80 | Corning Inc. (71) Corning, N.Y. | 4 | Middle Atlantic |
| 81 | Quest Diagnostics Inc. (68) Teterboro, N.J. | 4 | Middle Atlantic |
| 82 | International Truck and Engine Corp. (67) Warrenville, Ill. | 4 | North Central |
| 83 | Ernst & Young (47) Lyndhurst, N.J. | 4 | Middle Atlantic |
| 84 | Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (46) Chicago | 4 | North Central |
| 85 | Aflac Inc. (26) Columbus, Ga. | 4 | South Atlantic |
| 86 | Automotive Resources International (11) Mt. Laurel, N.J. | 4 | Middle Atlantic |
| 87 | Qualcomm Inc. (6) San Diego | 3 | Pacific |
| 88 | University of Pennsylvania (8) Philadelphia | 3 | Middle Atlantic |
| 89 | Vision Service Plan (31) Rancho Cordova, Calif. | 3 | Pacific |
| 90 | EarthLink Inc. (66) Atlanta | 3 | South Atlantic |
| 91 | Northrop Grumman Corp. (86) Los Angeles | 3 | Pacific |
| 92 | Principal Financial Group Inc. (37) Des Moines | 3 | North Central |
| 93 | SAS Institute Inc. (24) Cary, N.C. | 3 | South Atlantic |
| 94 | Philip Morris USA Inc. (14) Richmond, Va. | 3 | South Atlantic |
| 95 | PHH Mortgage Corp. (23) Mt. Laurel, N.J. | 2 | Middle Atlantic |
| 96 | Nielsen Media Research Inc. (97) New York | 2 | Middle Atlantic |
| 97 | Carlson Cos. (70) Minnetonka, Minn. | 2 | North Central |
| 98 | Mount Carmel Health System (35) Columbus, Ohio | 2 | North Central |
| 99 | U.S. Postal Service (65) Washington | 1 | South Atlantic |
| 100 | Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. (53) Columbus, Ohio | N/A* | North Central |
| * N/A: Companywide, Nationwide spent more than $1.6 million and allocated 800 days for training in 2004. The company doesn't keep individual training records. SOURCES: Company-submitted surveys, company Web sites, Hoovers.com | |||