Bethesda-Based Company Makes Fortune's 'Best To Work' List

BETHESDA, MD — Business magazine Fortune, in partnership with analytics firm Great Place to Work, has released its annual list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in the United States.

One of the best companies to work for in the nation is based in Bethesda and, according to Fortune, has more than 7,000 job openings.

Nationally, Hilton took home the top spot on the list for the second year in a row, with Ultimate Software and Wegmans Food Markets rounding out the top three.

Here's a look at the Bethesda company included on the list:

Marriott International

• Industry: Hospitality
• Rank: 38
• Employees: 132,948
• Percentage of women: 54.6
• Percentage of minorities: 65.8
• Revenue in 2019, or most recent year ($M): $20,758

Here's what Fortune had to say about Marriott:

"The global hotel chain is an excellent post for former military members, surpassing its goal of 1,000 veteran hires in 2019 with a total of 1,265. A 'military translator' tool on the company’s careers site assists by breaking down which military skill sets align with available Marriott jobs. Family work/life balance is a perk for employees as well: Birth mothers receive up to 15 weeks of paid parental leave; fathers and adoptive parents receive 8 weeks plus additional unpaid time off."

To be considered for the list, companies submitted an application detailing over 200 data points describing their HR programs and practices. Great Place to Work, an analytics firm that has partnered with Fortune to create the list for the past 23 years, then conducted an anonymous survey of each company's workforce.

In total, 85 percent of the evaluation was based on what employees reported in the survey about "their experiences of trust and reaching their full human potential as part of their organization," according to a methodology section for the rankings on Fortune's website.

Companies need to employ at least 1,000 U.S. employees to be considered for the list, and government agencies aren't eligible.

You can read the full methodology here.

Here are the top 10 companies to work for in the United States in 2020, according to Fortune:

1. Hilton
2. Ultimate Software
3. Wegmans Food Markets
4. Cisco
5. Workday
6. Salesforce
7. Edward Jones
8. Stryker
9. American Express
10. Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants

The full list of companies on the 2020 list is available on Fortune.