2013 Employer Profile
No.
16
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov
Why you want to work there
Employees at this Pasadena, Calif.-based NASA research and development center are completely mobile. They can work outside, meet in high-tech conference rooms or use a telepresence robot to "walk" through JPL's facilities while working from home. IT workers are encouraged to explore emerging technologies, create prototypes and share their knowledge with the next generation of IT leaders through JPL's summer student mentoring program.
Editor's note: A data sorting error caused an incorrect rank by company size for Jet Propulsion Laboratory to appear when the chart below was first published. The error has been corrected.
- Rank by company size:
- Medium, No. 3
Employee Statistics
Total U.S.-based employees: 5,000
Total U.S.-based IT employees: 280
IT employee turnover in 2012: 2%
IT promotions in 2012: 10%
Training
Training days offered per IT employee in 2012: 10
Training budget per IT employee in 2012: $2,000
Women in IT
Total percentage of women within IT: 34%
Percentage of IT managers who are women: 37%
Percentage of IT staffers (non-managers) who are women: 33%
Minorities in IT
Total percentage of minorities within IT: 41%
Percentage of IT managers who are minorities: 23%
Percentage of IT staffers (non-managers) who are minorities: 43%