Best Employers In Ohio: New Forbes List

CLEVELAND —Forbes has released a new list that identifies the best employers in Ohio. The best employer in the Buckeye State is Proctor & Gamble, 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 Ohio employers are:

• Proctor & Gamble
• Cincinnati Children's
• Nationwide Children's Hospital
• Kent State University
• University Hospitals
• Johnson & Johnson
• Sherwin-Williams
• Bon Secours Health System
• Texas Roadhouse
• American Electric Power
• Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
• Campbell Soup
• U.S. Department of Defense
• FirstEnergy
• Cleveland Clinic
• Nationwide Mutual Insurance
• NASA
• Lubrizol
• Eaton
• Progressive
• Starbucks
• Siemens
• JP Morgan Chase
• Merck & Co
• McKesson
• Case Information Systems
• Cleveland State University
• Best Buy
• Marriott International
• Akron Children's Hospital
• Sinclair Community College
• TriHealth
• PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Honeywell International
• Timken
• UnitedHealth Group
• U.S. Postal Service
• Cargill
• Harbor Freight Tools
• Honda Motor
• Cedar Fair Entertainment Company
• General Motors
• JM Smucker
• DoorDash
• Ohio State University, Columbus
• Steris
• Kohl's
• Abbott Laboratories
• CGI Group
• Liberty Mutual Insurance
• Anthem
• Alliance Data Systems
• Ernst & Young
• Synchony Financial
• Ford
• Huntington National Bank
• Ascena Retail Group
• Newell Brands
• Tarkett
• ABB
• OhioHealth
• University of Akron
• Northwestern Mutual
• Department of Transportation
• Miami University
• Mercy Health
• Allstate
• Kettering Health Network
• Sonoco
• Tenneco
• Bowling Green State University
• FedEx
• Dine Brands
• Hilton
• Insight Enterprises
• Department of Veteran Affairs
• Kelly
• Walt Disney
• Amazon
• Goodyear
• L Brands
• Medical Mutual of Ohio
• New Avon
• PNC Financial Services
• Target
• Comcast
• Catholic Health Initiatives
• FM Global
• New York Life
• McGraw Hill Education
• Panera BRead
• DHL
• Enterprise Holdings
• Rural King Supply
• Oracle
• Timkensteel
• The Christ Hospital Health Network
• Mount Carmel Health
• Chipotle Mexican Grill
• Home Depot

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.