Forbes Names 2021 Top Employers In Virginia, DC

Arlington VA

04 September, 2021

2:18 PM

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VIRGINIA — The 2021 Forbes list of the best employers has been released, with specific rankings for Virginia, 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 Virginia is Lockheed Martin, according to Forbes' list issued recently. Microsoft, NASA, the Federal Reserve System and Wegmans Food Markets round out the top five in the rankings for Virginia. Microsoft was ranked the top employer in DC. These are the top employers in Virginia, according to Forbes: Lockheed MartinMicrosoftNASAFederal Reserve SystemWegmans Food MarketsMarkelOracleFedExRaytheon TechnologiesAppleBoeingVolvo GroupStarbucksVCU HealthMITRE CorporationGeneral DynamicsHyatt HotelsLoudoun County Public SchoolsHenrico County Public SchoolsPrince William CountyVerizon CommunicationsJ. Crew GroupHuntington Ingalls IndustriesNavy Federal Credit UnionFairfax County Public SchoolsChesapeake Public SchoolsUniversity of VirginiaCapital OneWawaUnitedHealth GroupBooz Allen HamiltonState FarmCostco WholesaleChesterfield County Public SchoolsHiltonVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversitySTIHLDepartment of StateBank of AmericaGeicoChick-fil-AAnthemHome Instead Senior CareVirginia Commonwealth UniversityCarilion ClinicEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Riverside Health SystemSpotsylvania County Public SchoolsFerguson EnterprisesAccenture The top employers in Washington, D.C., are: MicrosoftGoogleWashington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)United States Department of DefenseGeorgetown UniversityDistrict of ColumbiaDepartment of StateDOT - Department of TransportationFannie MaeU.S. Department of JusticeMedstar HealthU.S. Department of AgricultureDepartment of EducationDHS - Department of Homeland SecurityGeorge Washington University 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.