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15 Dallas-Fort Worth companies promoted as best large employers in U.S. by Forbes
Attention to all those seeking a career in the medical industry: Dallas' University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center has been named the second best large employer in Texas, and No. 19 best employer in America, according to Forbes’ 2023 report.
Healthcare organizations are the shining stars in this year’s report; they represented 20 percent of the top 100 employers. Houston Methodist made some major improvements within the span of a year to earn its title as the best large employer in the state and No. 2 spot overall in the report, after it was ranked No. 37 in Forbes' 2022 report.
Last year, UT Southwestern ranked No. 9 in the country.
To determine their 2023 rankings, Forbes partnered with consumer data and statistics firm Statista to survey 45,000 employees at companies with a staff of 5,000 or more. The full list categorized 500 of America’s large employers that earned the most recommendations.
The Dallas-Fort Worth area had the most employers make Forbes’ list, with 14 companies making an appearance after UT Southwestern Medical Center’s No. 19 ranking. Four are based in Plano, two from Irving, one from Fort Worth, and one from Grand Prairie.
Dallas-Fort Worth area companies on Forbes’ list include:
- No. 70 – Southwest Airlines
- No. 83 – Topgolf
- No. 164 – McKesson, based in Irving
- No. 188 – Toyota North America, based in Plano
- No. 250 – Jacobs Engineering
- No. 268 – Texas Instruments
- No. 339 – ExxonMobil, based in Irving
- No. 369 – CBRE Group
- No. 376 – American Airlines Group, based in Fort Worth
- No. 400 – Aimbridge Hospitality, based in Plano
- No. 403 – NTT Data, based in Plano
- No. 410 – Republic National Distributing Company, based in Grand Prairie
- No. 430 – AT&T
- No. 497 – Crossmark, based in Plano
Other Houston-area companies on the list after Houston Methodist include:
- No. 210 – Shell
- No. 289 – Schlumberger, based in Sugar Land
- No. 341 – BP
- No. 383 – Sysco
- No. 421 – Waste Management
- No. 479 – Air Liquide
Elsewhere in Texas, San Antonio had a top 10 contender on Forbes’ report for best employers: none other than Texas’ signature grocery store H-E-B. Other San Antonio companies that were ranked include United Services Automobile Association (USAA) at No. 42 and Whataburger at No. 493.
In Austin, five employers earned spots in Forbes' rankings:
- No. 77 – Dell Technologies, based in Round Rock
- No. 96 – Keller Williams Realty
- No. 121 – University of Texas at Austin
- No. 306 – Whole Foods Market
- No. 454 – McLane Company, based in Temple
The full rankings and its methodology can be found at forbes.com.