9 Long Island Companies Rank Among America’s Best Employers: Forbes

Forbes has the verdict out on which companies in America are the best employers, and nine Long Island companies made the list.

To compile the rankings, Forbes split employers into two groups: midsized — companies with 1,000 to 5,000 employees — and large employers — companies with 5,000 or more employees.

Among the best large employers, four Long Island companies made the list. Winthrop University Hospital was ranked No. 1 on Long Island, No. 3 in New York and No. 18 in the nation. The top New York business was named Wegmans Food Markets, which was ranked No. 10 nationally.

Among the best midsized employers, five Long Island companies made the list. The top midsized employer on Long Island was named the Suffolk County Police Department, which was No. 9 in the New York rankings.

Overall, Costco, Google and REI rank at the top on Forbes' list of 500 best large employers.

The Long Island companies that made the list of best large employers are:

(Business— location, national ranking)

• Winthrop University Hospital— Mineola, No. 18
• MSC Industrial Direct— Melville, No. 151
• CA Technologies— Islandia, No. 438
• Henry Schein— Melville, No. 481

The best midsized employers on Long Island are:

• Suffolk County Police Department— Yaphank, No. 111
• Dealertrack Technologies— Lake Success, No. 126
• Summit Security Services— Uniondale, No. 225
• American Technical Ceramics— Huntington Station, No. 240
• Canon— Melville, No. 277

Zebra Technologies was No. 87 on the midsized employers list. The company is based out of Lincolnshire, Illinois, but has a large employee base in Holtsville.

As Forbes notes, Costco has not fallen below third place over the past three years and a big perk offered by the company is health insurance for part-time employees.

Topping the list of America's best midsized employers was Lush, the indulgent retail cosmetics brand. Though the company is headquartered in the United Kingdom, it operates 200 locations in the United States.

"According to respondents, Lush employees were most taken with the company’s image, its diversity, and to a lesser extent its working conditions," says Forbes.

According to Forbes, America's best large employers are:

1. Costco Wholesale, based in Issaquah, Washington
2. Google, based in Mountain View, California
3. REI, based in Kent, Washington
4. Memorial Hermann Health System, based in Houston, Texas
5. United Service Automobile Association, based in San Antonio Texas
6. MD Anderson Cancer Center, based in Houston, Texas
7. Penn Medicine, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
8. Mayo Clinic, based in Rochester, Minnesota
9. City of Austin, Austin, Texas
10. Wegmans Food Markets, based in Rochester, New York

>>>See the full list here.

Forbes says America's best midsized employers are:

1. LUSH
2. Rackspace Hosting, based in San Antonio, Texas
3. New Seasons Market, based in Portland, Oregon
4. Celgene, based in Summit, New Jersey
5. National Credit Union Administration, based in Alexandria, Virginia
6. Slalom Consulting, based in Stamford, Connecticut
7. Gartner, based in Seattle, Washington
8. Georgetown University, based in Washington D.C.
9. CDM Smith, based in Boston, Massachusetts
10. JM Family Enterprises, based in Deerfield Beach, Florida

>>>See the full list here.

To compile the rankings, Forbes worked with research firm Statista. The firm surveyed 30,000 American workers to collect opinions on the companies they work for. The most important factor in determining the rankings were how likely employers were to recommend their company to friends and family. Employees were also asked to recommend other companies, which also factored into the rankings, but to a lesser degree.

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Reporting by Feroze Dhanoa

Edited to include information on Zebra Technologies