Best Employers In Maryland: New Forbes List

MARYLAND — Forbes has released a new list that identifies the best employers in Maryland. The best employer in Maryland is the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, the list says.

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 Maryland employers are:

1. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)
2. Wegmans Food Markets
3. Wicomico County Public Schools
4. University of Maryland
5. Southwest Airlines
6. Anne Arundel Medical Center
7. United Parcel Service
8. ALDI
9. TJX Companies
10. WL Gore & Associates
11. McCormick
12. Cisco Systems
13. Kennedy Krieger Institute
14. Under Armour
15. CACI International
16. Frederick County Government
17. Adventist HealthCare (Maryland)
18. General Electric
19. IKEA
20. Target
21. State of Maryland
22. National Archives and Records Administration
23. Carroll County Public Schools
24. University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS)
25. Towson University
26. Darden Restaurants
27. JOANN
28. Frederick County Public Schools
29. Charles County Board of Education
30. M&T Bank
31. Walgreens
32. LifeBridge Health
33. Montgomery County (MD)
34. Bank of America
35. Kroger

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.

Here are the top 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

You can read more about the methodology and see the full rankings here.

— By Tim Moran and Elizabeth Janney

See Also:

• Best Employers In Maryland: Forbes List For 2019