Forbes Names 2021 Top Employers In Maryland

Baltimore MD

27 August, 2021

3:49 PM

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MARYLAND — The 2021 Forbes list of the best employers has been released, with specific rankings for Maryland, as well as the other 49 states and the District of Columbia. To determine the rankings, market research firm Statista surveyed 80,000 Americans working for businesses with at least 500 employees. The respondents were asked to rate their employers on factors like work environment safety, compensation, opportunities for advancement and openness to telecommuting. Respondents were also asked how likely they would be to recommend their employers to others. Surveys were conducted from October 2020 to June 2021, accounting for some changes companies have made due to the coronavirus pandemic. The best employer in Maryland is Southwest Airlines, according to Forbes' list issued this week. NASA, the WMATA, Wegmans, T. Rowe Price and Nordstrom round out the top five in the rankings for Maryland. These are the top employers in Maryland, according to Forbes: Southwest AirlinesNASAWashington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)Wegmans Food MarketsT. Rowe PriceNordstromHoward County Public SchoolsAppleGBMC HealthCareLockheed MartinThe Community College of Baltimore CountyAstraZenecaAnne Arundel Medical CenterNorthrop GrummanDepartment of CommerceJohns Hopkins MedicineUniversity of Maryland, BaltimoreVerizon CommunicationsALDIExelonIBMJohns Hopkins UniversityWL Gore & AssociatesMicrosoftHome DepotMcCormickTexas RoadhouseMontgomery County Public SchoolsUniversity of MarylandStaplesUnited States Postal Service (USPS)United Parcel ServiceCisco SystemsCostco WholesaleUnder ArmourBooz Allen HamiltonCapital OneKaiser PermanenteWestatWalgreensUnited States Department of DefenseWicomico County Public SchoolsIKEAM&T BankTargetCarroll County Public Schools, Westminster, MDPanera BreadState of MarylandAdventist HealthCare (Maryland)Kennedy Krieger InstituteSocial Security AdministrationUniversity of Maryland Medical System (UMMS)Morgan StanleyKrogerTowson UniversityMedstar HealthCharles County Board of EducationUnitedHealth GroupState FarmLifeBridge HealthSheppard Pratt Health SystemUniversity of Maryland Medical CenterComcastBank of AmericaU.S. Department of AgricultureSelect Medical HoldingsAnne Arundel County Public SchoolsWells FargoLeidosJOANN Nationally, Target and the U.S. Postal Service appeared on the Forbes list of top employers in 32 states, tied for the most among any employers. Bank of America, Home Depot and the U.S. Department of Defense are ranked in 29 states, Walmart in 27, FedEx in 26 and UPS in 25. The full rankings are available online. Although the pandemic hit the health care, education and retail industries among the hardest, employers in those fields dominated the rankings, according to Forbes. They combined to account for 41 percent of the full 2021 list, compared with 38 percent when the 2020 list came out. Microsoft, for one, has moved to adopt a hybrid work model even after the pandemic ends, according to Forbes' report. The tech giant founded by Bill Gates had the No. 1 spot in four states on the lists. Costco Wholesale tied with Microsoft in states where it holds the top ranking.