Employer profile
No. 17
Qualcomm Inc.
San Diego, Calif. [Pacific]
Why you want to work there
IT employees at this San Diego-based vendor of wireless communications technologies are encouraged to move within the organization to improve their existing skills or learn new ones. In 2011, 14% of the IT staffers were promoted into roles with increased responsibilities. The company's Innovator of the Year Award is presented to an employee who has a history of taking an innovative approach to work and has made a significant business impact beyond his or her project team or department.
| Rank by company size | Large, No. 10 |
| Employee Statistics | |
| Total employees | 14,005 |
| Total IT employees | 1,318 |
| IT employee turnover in 2011 | 6% |
| IT employee promotions in 2011 | 8% |
| Training | |
| Training days offered per IT employee in 2011 | 5 |
| Training budget per IT employee in 2011 | $1,328 |
| Women in IT | |
| Total percentage of women within IT | 26% |
| Percentage of IT managers who are women | 30% |
| Percentage of IT staffers (non-managers) who are women | 25% |
| Minorities in IT | |
| Total percentage of minorities within IT | 38% |
| Percentage of IT managers who are minorities | 39% |
| Percentage of IT staffers (non-managers) who are minorities | 38% |
