2013 Employer Profile
No.
25
Monsanto
http://www.monsanto.com

Why you want to work there
At this St. Louis-based biotechnology giant, IT is fully embedded with the business. Monsanto will soon launch its first IT-driven product platform, Integrated Farming Systems, which uses proprietary algorithms to help farmers decide which seeds to plant in which parts of their fields. The St. Louis headquarters offers on-site child care and medical, dining and fitness facilities. Staffers interested in professional development can take advantage of IT-specific leadership training opportunities developed in-house.
Editor's note: A data sorting error caused an incorrect rank by company size for Monsanto to appear when the chart below was first published. The error has been corrected.
- Rank by company size:
- Large, No. 14
Employee Statistics
Total U.S.-based employees: 10,127
Total U.S.-based IT employees: 847
IT employee turnover in 2012: 11%
IT promotions in 2012: 7%
Training
Training days offered per IT employee in 2012: 5
Training budget per IT employee in 2012: $1,087
Women in IT
Total percentage of women within IT: 37%
Percentage of IT managers who are women: 35%
Percentage of IT staffers (non-managers) who are women: 37%
Minorities in IT
Total percentage of minorities within IT: 27%
Percentage of IT managers who are minorities: 19%
Percentage of IT staffers (non-managers) who are minorities: 29%