These Are The Best Employers In Pennsylvania: New Forbes List

PENNSYLVANIA — Forbes has released a new list that identifies the best employers by state. In Pennsylvania, Carnegie Mellon University has been ranked as the best. Other top employers on the list include Hershey's, Penn Medicine, and SEPTA.

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 25 best Pennsylvania employers are:

1. Carnegie Mellon University
2. Federal Reserve System
3. Hershey's
4. Penn Medicine
5. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)
6. Teleflex
7. Prudential Financial
8. SAP
9. Apple
10. Hilton
11. Penn State Health
12. Wegmans Food Markets
13. Fedex
14. University of Pennsylvania
15. United Concordia
16. Dell Technologies
17. Lehigh University
18. Vanguard
19. Philips
20. TJX Companies
21. Johnson & Johnson
22. Merck & Co.
23. Pennsylvania State University
24. WellSpan Health
25. Geisinger Health System

You can see the top 100 employers in Pennsylvania here.

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.

Here are the best employers in each state, according to Forbes:

Alabama - University of Alabama, Birmingham
Alaska - ConocoPhillips
Arizona - United Services Automobile Association
Arkansas - Entergy
California - Delta Airlines
Colorado - Boulder Valley School District
Connecticut - ESPN
Delaware - ChristianaCare
D.C. - Microsoft
Florida - Costco Wholesale
Georgia - Houston County Schools
Hawaii - Marriott International
Idaho - MDU Resources Group
Illinois - Northwestern Medicine
Indiana - Salesforce.com
Iowa - Principal Financial Group
Kansas - Blue Valley Schools
Kentucky - Fayette County Public Schools
Louisiana - Stuller
Maine - L.L. Bean
Maryland - Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Massachusetts - Boston Children’s Hospital
Michigan - Grand Valley State University
Minnesota - Presbyterian Homes and Services
Mississippi - Rankin County School District
Missouri - Veterans United
Montana - Costco Wholesale
Nebraska - Lincoln Public Schools
Nevada - Las Vegas Valley Water District
New Hampshire - Southern New Hampshire University
New Jersey - Apple
New Mexico - Home Depot
New York - Amtrak
North Carolina - SAS Institute
North Dakota - United Parcel Service
Ohio - Proctor & Gamble
Oklahoma - ConocoPhillips
Oregon - Alaska Airlines
Pennsylvania - Carnegie Mellon University
Rhode Island - International Game Technology
South Carolina - Southeastern Freight Lines
South Dakota - MidContinent Communications
Tennessee - 3M
Texas - H-E-B
Utah - University of Utah Health Care
Vermont - Middlebury College
Virginia - Raytheon Technologies
Washington - Northern Quest Resort & Casino
West Virginia - Toyota North America
Wisconsin - Prohealth Care
Wyoming - State of Wyoming