Best Employers In Arizona: New Forbes List

ARIZONA — Forbes has released a new list that identifies the best employers in Arizona. The best employer in Arizona is United Services Automobile Association, Forbes said.

Costco Wholesale and ConocoPhillips were the only companies taking the No. 1 spot in more than one state, according to Forbes. Among the companies that appear in the top 100 in many states include FedEx, which appears in 27 states, and Amazon, which appears in 23.

School districts and colleges hold the top spot in eight states. Hospitals and health care systems were the top employers in five states.

According to Forbes, the best Arizona employers are:

1. United Services Automobile Association
2. Costco Wholesale
3. Mayo Clinic
4. Chandler Unified School District
5. Apple
6. Salt River Project
7. Hyatt Hotels
8. JPMorgan Chase
9. Vanguard
10. University of Arizona
11. Cox Enterprises
12. American Express
13. Nordstrom
14. General Dynamics
15. Charles Schwab
16. Freeport-McMoRan
17. GoDaddy
18. Carvana
19. HonorHealth
20. Arizona Public Service (APS)
21. Dignity Health
22. Southwest Airlines
23. Gilbert Public Schools
24. United States Department of Defense
25. Farmers Insurance
26. Crossmark
27. Intel
28. Bank of America
29. City of Phoenix
30. Caterpillar
31. Ace Hardware
32. Pima County
33. Amazon
34. Home Depot
35. Amphitheater Public Schools
36. Chubb
37. Cigna
38. CHS - Community Health Systems
39. Gila River Gaming Enterprises
40. Humana

See the rest of the list here.

Forbes said it worked with Statista to come up with the rankings. An anonymous survey consisting of 50,000 Americans working for businesses with at least 500 employees was used to come up with the rankings.

You can read more about the methodology and see the full rankings here.

Alabama - University of Alabama, Birmingham
Alaska - ConocoPhillips
Arizona - United Services Automobile Association
Arkansas - Entergy
California - Delta Airlines
Colorado - Boulder Valley School District
Connecticut - ESPN
Delaware - ChristianaCare
D.C. - Microsoft
Florida - Costco Wholesale
Georgia - Houston County Schools
Hawaii - Marriott International
Idaho - MDU Resources Group
Illinois - Northwestern Medicine
Indiana - Salesforce.com
Iowa - Principal Financial Group
Kansas - Blue Valley Schools
Kentucky - Fayette County Public Schools
Louisiana - Stuller
Maine - L.L. Bean
Maryland - Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Massachusetts - Boston Children’s Hospital
Michigan - Grand Valley State University
Minnesota - Presbyterian Homes and Services
Mississippi - Rankin County School District
Missouri - Veterans United
Montana - Costco Wholesale
Nebraska - Lincoln Public Schools
Nevada - Las Vegas Valley Water District
New Hampshire - Southern New Hampshire University
New Jersey - Apple
New Mexico - Home Depot
New York - Amtrak
North Carolina - SAS Institute
North Dakota - United Parcel Service
Ohio - Proctor & Gamble
Oklahoma - ConocoPhillips
Oregon - Alaska Airlines
Pennsylvania - Carnegie Mellon University
Rhode Island - International Game Technology
South Carolina - Southeastern Freight Lines
South Dakota - MidContinent Communications
Tennessee - 3M
Texas - H-E-B
Utah - University of Utah Health Care
Vermont - Middlebury College
Virginia - Raytheon Technologies
Washington - Northern Quest Resort & Casino
West Virginia - Toyota North America
Wisconsin - Prohealth Care
Wyoming - State of Wyoming