Earlier this year, CareerBliss created a list of the 50 happiest companies in America. To determine which companies made the grade, CareerBliss reviewed thousands of company reviews from visitors to its website--grading such things as work-life balance, relationship with boss and co-workers, work environment, compensation, growth opportunities, company culture, and more.
Says Heidi Golledge, CareerBliss CEO and chief happiness officer, "This year we saw a surge of STEM-related companies [Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math] ranking in the top 10. As we evaluate the factors that impact happiness, such as growth opportunity and company culture, it is also important to understand what type of industries are creating happier work environments overall."
Expert Market reviewed these findings and noticed some interesting trends:
- 26 of the 50 happiest companies in the U.S. are based in California
- 14 percent of the 50 happiest companies have female CEOs
- The average salary for those working in the 50 happiest companies is $67,200
Here, then, are the 50 happiest companies in the U.S. Did your company make the list?
1. Johnson & Johnson
2. Broadcom
3. Chevron
4. Texas Instruments
5. McAfee
6. Google
7. Intuit
8. Adobe
9. Amgen
10. SAP AG
11. Fidelity Investments
12. Qualcomm
13. Advanced Micro Devices
14. FedEx
15. Visa
16. Farmers Insurance
17. Intel
18. DirecTV
19. Wellpoint (Anthem)
20. Bank of America
21. Microsoft
22. Medtronic
23. Accenture
24. Flextronics
25. Chrysler
26. PepsiCo
27. NetApp
28. Honeywell
29. Nationwide Insurance
30. NBCUniversal
31. Sabre Holdings
32. Thomson Reuters
33. Walt Disney Company
34. Abbott Laboratories
35. Union Bank
36. Yahoo
37. Citibank
38. Nokia
39. Kaiser Permanente
40. Boeing
41. Cisco Systems
42. Ford Motor
43. Parker Hannifin
44. Juniper Networks
45. Caterpillar
46. General Dynamics
47. Oracle
48. eBay
49. PayPal
50. Apple