Best Employers In Wisconsin: New Forbes List

WISCONSIN—Forbes has released a new list that identifies the best employers in Wisconsin. The best employer in Wisconsin is Prohealth Care , 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 Wisconsin employers are:

1. Prohealth Care
2. Kwik Trip/Kwik Star
3. Froedtert Health
4. Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
5. BMO Harris Bank
6. Robert W. Baird
7. West Bend Mutual Insurance
8. Acuity Insurance
9. Green Bay Area Public School District
10. FedEx
11. Mayo Clinic
12. Home Depot
13. Lands' End
14. Janesville School District
15. Kohler
16. SC Johnson
17. University of Wisconsin, Madison
18. CUNA Mutual Insurance Agency
19. Medical College of Wisconsin
20. Humana
21. Greenheck
22. Grainger
23. Ho-Chunk Nation
24. Nestlé
25. Neenah
26. Gundersen Health System
27. Marquette University
28. Sendik's Food Market
29. YMCA of the USA
30. Hilton
31. Columbus McKinnon
32. Agnesian Healthcare
33. U.S. Venture
34. United States Department of Defense
35. JPMorgan Chase
36. Aurora Health Care
37. Target
38. Merck & Co.
39. WEC Energy Group
40. Georgia-Pacific
41. Intercontinental Hotels Group
42. Fleet Farm
43. University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority
44. Rockwell Automation
45. General Electric
46. Harley-Davidson
47. Exact Sciences
48. PepsiCo
49. Kroger
50. Renaissance Learning
51. Appleton Area School District
52. Epic
53. Northwestern Mutual
54. Brunswick
55. CNH Industrial
56. Festival Foods
57. Amcor
58. SSM Health
59. TDS (Telephone and Data Systems)
60. FIS
61. Marriott International
62. Kenosha Unified School District
63. Briggs & Stratton
64. UnitedHealth Group
65. U.S. Bank
66. Schneider National
67. Brown County
68. Menards
69. Xcel Energy
70. Kohl's
71. Sentry Insurance
72. Dollar General
73. Amazon
74. Advocate Aurora Health
75. Spectrum

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.

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