Forbes List of Best Employers: 21 PA Companies Made 2018 Grade

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.

Forbes’ rankings were released on Tuesday and include 500 companies that have more than 5,000 employees. Twenty-one companies on the list are based in Pennsylvania, with the highest-ranked being Penn Medical of Philadelphia, which came in sixth.

Here are all the Pennsylvania companies that made the list:

• Penn Medical (6), Philadelphia (health care)

• SAP (19), Newton Square (software)

• Boscov’s (34), Reading (retail)

• Sheetz (42), Altoona (retail)

• Penske Logistics (72), Reading (transportation)

• Desntsply Sirona (75), York (health care equipment)

• Wawa (126), Wawa (retail)

• PDL Utilities (136), Allentown (utilities)

• Vanguard Financial Services (142), Valley Forge (financial services)

• Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (172), Philadelphia (health care)

• ICON (200), North Wales (drugs and biotechnology)

• IKEA, (260), Conshohocken (retail)

• Air Products and Chemicals (269) , Allentown (construction, mining and chemicals)

• CSL (272), King of Prussia (drugs and biotechnology)

• Lincoln Financial, (288) Radnor (banking and financial services)

• City of Philadelphia (295), Philadelphia (government services)

• Independence Blue Cross (306), Philadelphia (insurance)

• East Penn Manufacturing (329), Lyon Station (automotive)

• Anthropologie (415), Kinzers (clothing, shoes, sports equipment)

• GlaxoSMithKline (445), Philadelphia (drugs and technology)

• Hershey Entertainment and Resorts, (480), Hershey (travel and leisure)

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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