Forbes Best Employers: 20 New Jersey Companies Made The List

Forbes' rankings of best employers were released this week and include 500 companies that have more than 5,000 employees. Twenty companies on the list are based in New Jersey, with the highest-ranked being NRG Energy, which came in No. 7 on the list (find out if they're hiring below).

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.

Here are all the New Jersey companies that made the list (click on the link to find jobs at each company):

1. #7 NRG Energy, Utilities, Princeton
2. #59 Johnson & Johnson, Drugs & Biotechnology, New Brunswick
3. #112 Volvo Group Automotive (Automotive and Suppliers), Rockleigh
4. #116 ESS Business, Services & Supplies, Cherry Hill
5. #157 Bayer, Drugs & Biotechnology, Whippany
6. #194 Unilever, Packaged Goods, Englewood Cliffs
7. #259 Prudential, Financial Banking and Financial Services, Newark
8. #301 Century 21, Real Estate Business Services & Supplies, Madison
9. #322 Novartis, Drugs & Biotechnology, East Hanover
10. #326 Cognizant IT, Internet, Software & Services, Teaneck
11. #334 Merck, Drugs & Biotechnology, Kenilworth
12. #336 Samsung Electronics Semiconductors, Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Technology Hardware & Equipment, Ridgefield Park
13. #346 BMW Group Automotive (Automotive and Suppliers), Woodcliff Lake
14. #451 Novo Nordisk, Drugs & Biotechnology, Plainsboro
15. #459 New Jersey Transit, Transportation and Logistics, Newark
16. #462 Automatic Data, Processing Business Services & Supplies, Roseland
17. #464 Ascena Retail Group, Clothing, Shoes, Sports Equipment, Mahwah
18. #478 Spirit Halloween, Clothing, Shoes, Sports Equipment Egg Harbor Township
19. #494 Kuehne + Nagel, Transportation and Logistics, Jersey City
20. #500 Quest Diagnostics, Health Care Equipment & Services, Madison

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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