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