34 Texas Employers Make Forbes List

America's best employer for 2018 is a company that employs thousands of Americans but is headquartered in France, according to Forbes' annual rankings of the best employers in the country. The rankings of America's best large employers placed tire manufacturer Michelin at the top of the list while the grocery chain Trader Joe's took the No. 2 spot and Google came in at No. 3.

Forbes' rankings were released on this week and include 500 employers that have more than 5,000 employees. On the list are 34 employers based in Texas. The highest ranked Texas employer on the list is United Services Automobile Association (USAA Insurance, No. 11 nationwide), San Antonio.

Here are all the Texas employers that made the list:

• USAA (No. 11), San Antonio
• Southwest Airlines (No. 13), Dallas
• MD Anderson Cancer Center (No. 27), Houston
• University of North Texas (No. 40), Denton
• H-E-B Grocery Stores (No. 53), San Antonio
• Keller Williams Realty (No. 56), Austin
• Energy Transer (No. 60), Dallas
• Neiman Marcus (No. 84) Dallas
• Fort Bend (No. 86), Sugar Land
• Kimberly-Clark (No. 96), Dallas
• Total (No. 107), Houston
• Texas Health Resources (No. 122), Arlington
• Northside Independent School District (No. 144), San Antonio
• Whole Foods Market (No. 162), Austin
• North East Independent School District (No. 171), San Antonio
• Plano Independent School District (No. 175), Plano
• BNSF Railway (No. 196), Fort Worth
• Texas Instruments (No. 198), Dallas
• Toyota USA (No. 207), Plano
• Tuesday Morning (No. 214), Plano
• Sysco (No. 218), Houston
• Texas Roadhouse (No. 238), Louisville, KY
• Builders FirstSource (No. 309), Dallas
• ConocoPhillips (No. 316), Houston
• Jason's Deli (No. 361), Beaumont
• Flowserve (No. 375), Irving
• CenterPoint Energy (No. 381), Houston
• NTT Data (No. 411), Plano
• Topgolf (No. 426), Dallas
• Chuy's (No. 427), Austin
• Mary Kay (No. 442), Addison
• McLane Company (No. 450), Temple
• Academy Sports + Outdoors (No. 467), Katy
• Dr. Pepper Snapple Group (No. 485), Plano

Forbes partnered with market research company Statista to compile the list. Statista surveyed 30,000 people, asking respondents to rate how likely they'd be to recommend their employer to others, Forbes explains. Respondents were also asked to nominate organizations outside of their own, according to Forbes.

Michelin climbed 33 spots on the list to claim the top ranking for 2018 and is the only non-American company on the list. Forbes says that the company offers a "purpose-driven career" and advancement opportunities that enable employees to have long careers within the organization.

Read more about America's best large employers here.

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