These companies are the best employers in Pennsylvania in 2024, Forbes report says

Trying to find a job in Pennsylvania? A new report from Forbes might help you find a premier company.

The global media company and long-running business magazine recently published its 2024 “Best Employers By State” list, which highlights the top U.S. companies “doing what it takes to retain their employees and keep them satisfied.” According to Forbes, companies do not pay a fee to participate in its rankings.

With the help of market research firm Statista, Forbes surveyed more than 160,000 employees at companies with at least 500 workers within the U.S. Survey participants were asked how likely they were to recommend their employer on a scale of zero to 10, in addition to evaluating recent employers and organizations they know within their industry.

In its report, Forbes said the industries earning the most spots among 2024’s best employers include retail and wholesale, health care and social services, education, banking and financial services and government. Public sector jobs in Pennsylvania generally provide strong pay and benefits, and some positions even offer remote work or employment opportunities to those without a college degree.

Here’s what you need to know about the best employers in Pennsylvania, according to Forbes.

The best employers in Pennsylvania in 2024

The following 25 companies were ranked the best in Pennsylvania this year, according to Forbes research and surveys. They are listed below alongside their approximate number of employees. Companies headquartered in Pennsylvania are featured in bold text.

1. Procter & Gamble — 28,890 employees, according to Forbes
2. Air Products & Chemicals — 5,980 employees
3. Google — 190,711 employees
4. University of Pennsylvania — 20,780 employees
5. Wegmans Food Markets — 53,000 employees
6. Best Buy — 90,000 employees
7. TD Bank — 103,257 employees
8. Microsoft — 221,000 employees
9. St. Luke’s University Health Network — 20,000 employees
10. Johnson & Johnson — 134,400 employees
11. Capital One — 51,987 employees
12. Penn Medicine — 40,000 employees
13. Merck & Co. — 29,000 employees
14. The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia — 18,865 employees
15. Barnes & Noble — 11,850 employees
16. IKEA — 208,000 employees
17. Penn State Health — 19,700 employees
18. Coca-Cola — 9,000 employees
19. Erie Insurance — 6,481 employees
20. Siemens — 320,000 employees
21. KeyBank — 17,000 employees
22. Ulta Beauty — 56,000 employees
23. Carnegie Mellon University — 6,303 employees
24. Bayer — 99,723 employees
25. Verizon Communications — 93,806 employees

Penn State, which remains the largest employer in Centre County, did not earn a spot on Forbes’ 2024 list of the best employers in Pennsylvania. Last year, the university system ranked No. 61 among employers in the commonwealth.

Other notable Pennsylvania-based companies featured in this year’s rankings include No. 34-ranked Capital Blue Cross (Harrisburg), No. 37 GSK (Philadelphia), No. 38 Main Line Health (Radnor Township), No. 43 Dick’s Sporting Goods (Coraopolis), No. 54 Comcast (Philadelphia), No. 62 Hershey Entertainment and Resorts (Hershey) and the commonwealth’s government, ranked No. 91 and based in Harrisburg.

Ultimately, 1,294 employers landed on Forbes’ list of the best employers throughout the country in 2024. Nearly 300 companies ranked in multiple states.

Visit forbes.com/lists/best-employers-by-state to learn more about Forbes’ employer rankings and browse each state’s top companies by filtering for rank, size, headquarters and more.

Matt DiSanto

Centre Daily Times

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Matt is a 2022 Penn State graduate. Before arriving at the Centre Daily Times, he served as Onward State’s managing editor and a general assignment reporter at StateCollege.com. Support my work with a digital subscription