Best Employers In North Carolina: New Forbes List

NORTH CAROLINA — Forbes has released a new list that identifies the best employers in North Carolina. The best employer in the Tar Heel State is SAS Institute, Forbes said.

Costco Wholesale and ConocoPhillips were the only companies taking the No. 1 spot in more than one state, according to Forbes. Among the companies that appear in the top 100 in many states include FedEx, which appears in 27 states, and Amazon, which appears in 23.

School districts and colleges hold the top spot in eight states. Hospitals and health care systems were the top employers in five states.

According to Forbes, the best North Carolina employers are:

• SAS Institute
• Microsoft
• FedEx
• Hilton
• Paychex
• Duke University Health System
• Cisco Systems
• Salesforce.com
• North Carolina State University, Raleigh
• AmWINS
• Merck & Co.
• Duke Energy
• Corning
• Volvo Group
• Thermo Fisher Scientific
• Wake Forest Baptist Health
• PepsiCo
• Daimler
• WakeMed
• UNC Health Care
• Trane Technologies
• Novant Health
• Apple
• Hendrick Automotive Group
• Atrium Health
• Duke University
• Verizon Communications
• McGuireWoods
• General Electric
• YMCA of the USA
• Home Depot
• Pharma Prod Devel
• Sheetz
• Smithfield Foods
• Fildan
• DoorDash
• Enterprise Holdings
• Marriott International
• Lenoir County Public Schools
• Ceasars Entertainment
• United Parcel Service
• BAYADA Home Health Care
• Starbucks
• Siemens
• Goodyear
• Vanguard
• Pfizer
• Allstate
• United States Department of Defence
• American Eagle Outfitters
• IBM
• Belk
• University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
• Bank of America
• Truist Financial
• Panera Bread
• Union County Public Schools
• Sonoco
• TJX Companies
• RHA Health Services
• Mann + Hummel
• American Airlines Group
• Tractor Supply
• Amazon
• Inspire Brands
• Western Carolina University
• Nokia
• Sodexo
• University of North Carolina, Charlotte
• Wake County Public School System
• H&R Block
• Big Lots
• Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools'J. Crew Group
• Chick-fil-A
• American National Red Cross
• Blue Cross & Blue Shield of North Carolina
• IQVIA
• CommScope
• Petsmart
• Eaton
• TIAA
• Denso
• Caterpillar
• R.R. Donnelley & Sons
• Newell Brands
• Vance County Schools
• CVS Health
• Central Piedmont Community College
• Domino's Pizza
• Credit Suisse Group
• Gap
• Cape Fear Valley Health Sysmte
• Compass Group
• Mission Helath
• Syngenta
• HCA Healthcare
• Cone Health
• Cree
• T-Mobile

Forbes said it worked with Statista to come up with the rankings. An anonymous survey consisting of 50,000 Americans working for businesses with at least 500 employees was used to come up with the rankings.

You can read more about the methodology and see the full rankings here.