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Top 5 California Jobs for Pay and Benefits
Fortune publishes an annual list of best companies to work for. Here are the top five with job openings right now in California.
The long Thanksgiving weekend gave you plenty of time to update your resume and dream of a brighter future. If you’re going to change jobs anyway, why not work for the best?
Fortune compiles an annual list of Best Companies to Work For. While some of the top employers aren’t in California, many were hatched and nurtured right here in the Golden State.
Here are the Top 5 companies on Fortune’s list that have openings in California right now:
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1. Google And who wouldn’t want to work for Google? The company has become synonymous with high pay and golden perks. Such as:
- free food and beverages
- massage therapy
- fitness classes
- fitness center
- weight watchers meetings
- hair salon
- dry cleaning
- banking
- car wash
- vehicle maintenance
- public transit discount
- personal concierge service
- medical facilities
- flu shots
- blood pressure screenings
- breast cancer screenings
- complete biometric screenings
- cholesterol tests
And that’s just a partial list. Add in health insurance including generous parental leave, 401k, generous paid time off.
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Corporate headquarters is in Mountain View. Google also has offices in San Francisco, San Bruno (YouTube), Los Angeles and Irvine. Search Google Jobs
2. The Boston Consulting Group Never mind the name, this company has three offices in California--Los Angeles, Sacramento and San Francisco, with roughly 50 job openings in the state right now. The most impressive benefit - 100 percent paid health insurance for employees and their dependents. And it’s good insurance - the typical copay is just $5.
Perks include free breakfast, free snacks and free beverages throughout the day. And if you eat too much - free weight watchers meetings. Search for Boston Consulting Group Jobs
3. SAS Institute The next company on Fortune’s list with available positions in California is SAS Institute, with jobs is San Diego, Irvine, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Sacramento. The company creates analytic software.
SAS’s perks read a lot like Google’s. The company offers free snacks and beverages,subsidized lunch, massage therapy, fitness classes, hair salon, banking, subsidized public transportation, car wash, dry cleaning, personal concierge service and more.
The company also offers excellent health insurance, 401k, and 12 percent of the workforce telecommutes. How happy are employees? The company reports just a four percent voluntary turnover in workers annually. Search for SAS Institute Jobs
4. Robert W. Baird & Co. This financial services firm has California offices in Dana Point, Grass Valley, Palo Alto, Roseville, Sacramento and San Francisco. Baird has steadily moved up the rankings of Fortune’s best companies since 2012. This private, employee-owned company offers stock options in addition to a 401k.
The company offers comprehensive health insurance, telecommuting, job sharing and more worker-friendly options. Search for Baird Jobs
5. Edward Jones Another financial services firm, Edward Jones has 633 branch offices scattered around California. In addition to salary and other compensation, and health insurance, the company offers $5,000 college tuition reimbursement.
Other perks include compressed work weeks, job sharing, childcare and elder care resources, and 20 percent of the workforce telecommutes. Search for Edward Jones Jobs
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