Sunday, April 20, 2014

Top Jobs of 2014: High growth jobs in the US

By Susan Ricker

If your job search has yielded little progress, or you’re having trouble gaining momentum in your career, it may be time to rethink your strategy. Aligning your career path with professions that are growing in demand will ensure that you have plenty of roles to choose from, as well as a competitive salary.
And there are several positions that are seeing impressive growth and demand in 2014, including training and development specialists, physical therapists, interpreters and translators, petroleum engineers and database administrators.
To learn more about these top jobs, and how you can find the skills and experience to get the position, check out our infographic and video below.





Friday, April 18, 2014

11 Least Stressful Employers Hiring Now

These Fortune 500 companies know how to treat their workers

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Stress has become such a common ailment in the modern workplace that most just regard it as an inescapable side effect of making a living.

But it is a big problem and can worsen health and may even prompt extreme behavior, as AOL Jobs previously reported. The United Nations-run International Labor Organization has even labeled work-related stress as an occupational disease.

What can you do if you're among the third of American workers who suffers from chronic stress? You can be proactive and try to work it out with your boss. But if that doesn't help, it might be time to look for a new job.

Business Insider recently released a report of the 20 least stressful employers based on a survey of companies that appeared on the 2012 Fortune 500 list. Here are 11 that are hiring.

1.
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General Cable

What they do
: General Cable is a cable, manufacturing and engineering company based in Highland Heights, Ky. It develops and distributes copper, aluminum and fiber optic wire and other cable products for the energy, communications and other industries.

Who they're looking for: Electricians, sales managers, product engineers, accountants and others.

Apply today


2.
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Sonic Automotive Inc

What they do
: Sonic Automotive operates over 100 dealerships in 14 states, where it provides many services, including new and used car sales, sales of replacement parts and vehicle maintenance. The automotive retail giant is based in Charlotte, NC.

Who they're looking for: Technicians, marketing director and automotive dealership controllers.

Apply today


3.
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NextEra Energy Inc

What they do
: NextEra Energy is a clean energy supplier based in Juno Beach, Fla. With a staff of nearly 15,000, NextEra services Florida, New Hampshire, Iowa and Wisconsin with clean, emissions-free electricity.

Who they're looking for: Splicing coordinators

Apply today


4.
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Weyerhaeuser Co

What they do: Weyerhaeuser owns or controls over 6 million acres of timberlands, making it the largest private owner of forested land in the world. It provides a variety of forest products, including building, paper and packaging products, wood chips and pulp. The Federal Way, Wash.-based company also builds homes and develops land.

Who they're looking for: Sales managers, engineers, mechanical technicians, electricians and others.

Apply today


5.
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Celanese Corp

What they do: Celanese is a global technology and speciality materials company is based Dallas, Texas. A leading chemical producer, Celanese also produces paints and coatings, textiles, automotive applications, consumer and medical applications and others.

Who they're looking for: Administrative assistants, engineers, marketing managers, electricians and others.

Apply today


6.
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Enterprise Products Partners LP

What they do: Enterprise Products processes natural gas, crude oil and other products that are ultimately used in petrochemical manufacturing, the production of motor gasoline and as fuel for residential and commercial heating.. Based in Houston, Texas, the energy company operates over 50,000 miles of pipelines.

Who they're looking for: Engineers

Apply today


7.
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J.M. Smucker Co.

What they do: J.M. Smucker is a food producer best known for its Smucker's fruit spreads. The Orrville, Ohio-based public company also makes ice creams toppings, coffee, health and natural foods, beverages, shortening and natural peanut butter.

Who they're looking for: Processing operators, engineers, plant technicians, human resources workers and clerks.

Apply today


8.
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CIT Group Inc.

What they do: CIT Group is a financial services provider with headquarters in New York City. After declaring Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2009, the publicly traded has since regained much of its stock value.

Who they're looking for: Vice Presidents, account specialists, analysts, accountants and others.

Apply today


9.
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The Hershey Company

What they do: The Hershey Company is the largest chocolate manufacturer in the United States. Among the oldest chocolate companies in the country, Hershey's has expanded its reach to international markets, including China, Mexico and Brazil. The company is headquartered in Hershey Pennsylvania, near Hershey's Chocolate World.

Who they're looking for: Sales representatives, production supervisors, nurses, managers, IT auditors and others.

Apply today


10.
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Colgate-Palmolive Co

What they do: New York City-based Colgate-Palmolive is a consumer products company that produces and distributes personal care products that include soaps, detergents, toothpaste and toothbrushes. Its subsidiary, Hill's Pet Nutrition, manufactures pet food and products.

Who they're looking for: Technicians, programmers, salespeople, drivers, engineers and others.

Apply today


11.
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AGCO Corp

What they do: Based in Duluth, Ga., AGCO is an agricultural equipment manufacturer that offers tractors, combines, hay tools, sprayers and forage and tillage equipment. It manages over 20 brands which are sold in more than 140 countries worldwide.

Who they're looking for: Robotic and manual welders, electricians, assemblers, CNC machinists and others.

Apply today

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

50 Best Employers In America

A biotech firm grabs the top spot for the second year in a row



By Melissa Stanger and Melia Robinson

When faced with the decision of choosing between a job you love and a job that pays well, remember this: You can have your cake and eat it too.

The second annual list of the best employers in America by PayScale and Business Insider evaluates companies by both pay and happiness.

For the second year, New Jersey biotechnology company Celgene Corporation topped the list as the Best Employer in America. In fact, many of the best companies are in the health-care industry.

The tech industry was booming last year, with typical top companies such as Google and Yahoo taking the second and eighth spots, respectively. This year, however, tech companies took a noticeable tumble - Google dropped to No. 8 this year, Yahoo fell to No. 17, and Microsoft, which ranked No. 14 last year, fell off the map.

In creating this list, companies in the Fortune 500 were ranked using PayScale's salary and survey database. Final scores were determined by multiplying six criteria factors: high job satisfaction, low job stress, high work-schedule flexibility, high job meaning, experienced median pay, and salary delta (that is, how the median pay compares to other companies in the same industry). Since we think that pay is one of the most important factors, we double-weighted pay in our calculations.


50. Pacific Life

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Headquartered in Newport Beach, Calif., this insurance company has 2,700 employees.

Employees report high rates of work schedule flexibility (87%) and job satisfaction (60%).

Median pay is $91,000 after five years and very high compared to industry peers.

This ranking of Fortune 500 companies was created by Business Insider using data gathered and crunched by PayScale. Read the full methodology here. Find out how your salary stacks up on PayScale.

> Find a job in the insurance industry


49. Exxon Mobil Corporation

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Headquartered in Irving, Texas, this oil and gas company has 75,000 employees. While it claims No. 49 on our list, Exxon Mobil is No. 2 on the 2013 Fortune 500 list.

Employees report high rates of job satisfaction (77%) and work-schedule flexibility (73%).

Median pay is $104,000 after five years and very high compared to industry peers.

This ranking of Fortune 500 companies was created by Business Insider using data gathered and crunched by PayScale. Read the full methodology here. Find out how your salary stacks up on PayScale.

> Find a job in the energy industry


48. Medtronic Inc.

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Headquartered in Minneapolis, this medical-device company has 45,000 employees.

Employees report high rates of job meaning (91%) and work-schedule flexibility (81%).

Median pay is $88,500 after five years and high compared to industry peers.

This ranking of Fortune 500 companies was created by Business Insider using data gathered and crunched by PayScale. Read the full methodology here. Find out how your salary stacks up on PayScale.

> Find a job in the medical equipment industry


47. ConocoPhillips Company

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Headquartered in Houston, this energy company has more than 16,000 employees.

Employees report high rates of work-schedule flexibility (67%) and job meaning (57%).

Median pay is $103,000 after five years and very high compared to industry peers.

This ranking of Fortune 500 companies was created by Business Insider using data gathered and crunched by PayScale. Read the full methodology here. Find out how your salary stacks up on PayScale.

> Find a job in the energy industry


46. eBay Inc.

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Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., this e-commerce company has 31,500 employees and is a newcomer to our list of the best employers.

Employees report high rates of work-schedule flexibility (86%) and job satisfaction (69%).

Median pay is $114,000 after five years and very high compared to industry peers.

This ranking of Fortune 500 companies was created by Business Insider using data gathered and crunched by PayScale. Read the full methodology here. Find out how your salary stacks up on PayScale.

> Find a job in e-commerce


45. Autoliv Inc.

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Headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, this automotive company has 55,000 employees. A Swedish-American company, Autoliv merged with U.S. company Morton ASP in 1997.

Employees report high rates of job meaning (84%) and low stress (11%).

Median pay is $79,500 after five years and high compared to industry peers.

This ranking of Fortune 500 companies was created by Business Insider using data gathered and crunched by PayScale. Read the full methodology here. Find out how your salary stacks up on PayScale.

> Find a job in the automotive industry


44. Fannie Mae Corporation

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Headquartered in Washington, D.C., this financial-services company has 7,000 employees.

Employees report high rates of work-schedule flexibility (83%) and job satisfaction (65%).

Median pay is $106,000 after five years and very high compared to industry peers.

This ranking of Fortune 500 companies was created by Business Insider using data gathered and crunched by PayScale. Read the full methodology here. Find out how your salary stacks up on PayScale.

> Find a job in financial services


43. Pfizer Inc.

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Headquartered in New York, this pharmaceutical company has 91,500 employees. Ranked No. 11 last year, Pfizer dropped to No. 43 on this year's list.

Employees report high rates of work-schedule flexibility (85%) and job satisfaction (71%).

Median pay is $99,100 after five years and very high compared to industry peers.

This ranking of Fortune 500 companies was created by Business Insider using data gathered and crunched by PayScale. Read the full methodology here. Find out how your salary stacks up on PayScale.

> Find a job in the pharmaceutical industry


42. Dow Chemical Company

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Headquartered in Midland, Mich., this chemical company has 53,000 employees.

Employees report high rates of work schedule flexibility (81%) and job satisfaction (79%).

Median pay is $96,400 after five years and high compared to industry peers.

This ranking of Fortune 500 companies was created by Business Insider using data gathered and crunched by PayScale. Read the full methodology here. Find out how your salary stacks up on PayScale.

> Find a job in the chemical industry


41. The Mosaic Company

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Headquartered in Plymouth, Minn., this agriculture company has 8,000 employees.

Employees report high rates of job satisfaction (82%) and low stress (11%).

Median pay is $72,100 after five years and very high compared to industry peers.

This ranking of Fortune 500 companies was created by Business Insider using data gathered and crunched by PayScale. Read the full methodology here. Find out how your salary stacks up on PayScale.

> Find a job in agriculture


40. Allergan Inc.

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Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., this pharmaceutical company has over 10,500 employees.

Employees report high rates of work-schedule flexibility (83%) and low stress (10%).

Median pay is $93,400 after five years and high compared to industry peers.

This ranking of Fortune 500 companies was created by Business Insider using data gathered and crunched by PayScale. Read the full methodology here. Find out how your salary stacks up on PayScale.

> Find a job in the pharmaceutical industry


39. NextEra Energy Inc.

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Another newcomer to the list, and headquartered in Wilton, Conn., this energy company has 13,000 employees. This month, its stock hit a new 52-week high, at $96.50.

Employees report high rates of job satisfaction (71%) and low stress (15%).

Median pay is $90,800 after five years and high compared to industry peers.

This ranking of Fortune 500 companies was created by Business Insider using data gathered and crunched by PayScale. Read the full methodology here. Find out how your salary stacks up on PayScale.

> Find a job in the energy industry


38. Campbell Soup Company

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Headquartered in Camden, N.J., this food-processing company has 17,500 employees.

Employees report high rates of work-schedule flexibility (79%) and job satisfaction (76%).

Median pay is $77,400 after five years and very high compared to industry peers.

This ranking of Fortune 500 companies was created by Business Insider using data gathered and crunched by PayScale. Read the full methodology here. Find out how your salary stacks up on PayScale.

> Find a job in food-processing


37. Johnson & Johnson

Johnson & Johnson/Facebook
Headquartered in New Brunswick, N.J., this pharmaceutical company has over 128,000 employees.

Employees report high rates of work-schedule flexibility (83%) and job meaning (76%).

Median pay is $102,000 after five years and very high compared to industry peers.

This ranking of Fortune 500 companies was created by Business Insider using data gathered and crunched by PayScale. Read the full methodology here. Find out how your salary stacks up on PayScale.

> Find a job in the pharmaceutical industry


36. Abbott Laboratories

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Abbott fell from No. 13 on last year's list. The pharmaceutical company, headquartered in Abbott Park, Ill., has 91,000 employees.

Employees report high rates of work-schedule flexibility (82%) and job meaning (79%).

Median pay is $90,400 after five years and high compared to industry peers.

This ranking of Fortune 500 companies was created by Business Insider using data gathered and crunched by PayScale. Read the full methodology here. Find out how your salary stacks up on PayScale.

> Find a job in the pharmaceutical industry


35. NiSource Inc.

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Headquartered in Merrillville, Ind., this utilities company has over 7,000 employees.

Employees report high rates of work-schedule flexibility (79%) and job meaning and satisfaction (72%).

Median pay is $80,700 after five years and high compared to industry peers.

This ranking of Fortune 500 companies was created by Business Insider using data gathered and crunched by PayScale. Read the full methodology here. Find out how your salary stacks up on PayScale.

> Find a job in the energy industry


34. AGCO Corporation

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Headquartered in Duluth, Ga., this agriculture company has over 17,000 employees.

Employees report high rates of job satisfaction (82%) and low stress (12%).

Median pay is $80,700 after five years and high compared to industry peers.

This ranking of Fortune 500 companies was created by Business Insider using data gathered and crunched by PayScale. Read the full methodology here. Find out how your salary stacks up on PayScale.

> Find a job in agriculture


33. FirstEnergy

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Headquartered in Akron, Ohio, this energy company has 17,000 employees.

Employees report high rates of job satisfaction (83%) and work-schedule flexibility (69%).

Median pay is $82,500 after five years and very high compared to industry peers.

This ranking of Fortune 500 companies was created by Business Insider using data gathered and crunched by PayScale. Read the full methodology here. Find out how your salary stacks up on PayScale.

> Find a job in the energy industry


32. Symantec Corporation

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Headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., this software company has over 20,000 employees. The company is facing investor pressure to improve business and is seeking a replacement CEO.

Employees report high rates of work-schedule flexibility (92%) and job satisfaction (71%).

Median pay is $102,000 after five years and high compared to industry peers.

This ranking of Fortune 500 companies was created by Business Insider using data gathered and crunched by PayScale. Read the full methodology here. Find out how your salary stacks up on PayScale.

> Find a job in the software industry


31. St. Jude Medical Inc.

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Headquartered in St. Paul, Minn., this medical-device company has 16,000 employees. It jumped seven places since last year's ranking.

Employees report high rates of job meaning (83%) and job satisfaction (75%).

Median pay is $84,300 after five years and high compared to industry peers.

This ranking of Fortune 500 companies was created by Business Insider using data gathered and crunched by PayScale. Read the full methodology here. Find out how your salary stacks up on PayScale.

> Find a job in the medical equipment industry


30. Xcel Energy Inc.

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Headquartered in Minneapolis, this electricity and gas company has 12,000 employees.

Employees report high rates of work-schedule flexibility (85%) and job satisfaction (79%).

Median pay is $80,600 after five years and high compared to industry peers.

This ranking of Fortune 500 companies was created by Business Insider using data gathered and crunched by PayScale. Read the full methodology here. Find out how your salary stacks up on PayScale.

> Find a job in the energy industry


29. Chevron Corporation

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Headquartered in San Ramon, Calif., this oil and gas company has over 64,000 employees. Chevron was ranked No. 3 on the 2012 Fortune 500 list.

Employees report high rates of job satisfaction (81%) and work-schedule flexibility (75%).

Median pay is $113,000 after five years and very high compared to industry peers.

This ranking of Fortune 500 companies was created by Business Insider using data gathered and crunched by PayScale. Read the full methodology here. Find out how your salary stacks up on PayScale.

> Find a job in the energy industry


28. Texas Instruments Inc.

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Headquartered in Dallas, this semiconductors company has over 34,000 employees.

Employees report high rates of work-schedule flexibility (85%) and job satisfaction (75%).

Median pay is $105,000 after five years and very high compared to industry peers.

This ranking of Fortune 500 companies was created by Business Insider using data gathered and crunched by PayScale. Read the full methodology here. Find out how your salary stacks up on PayScale.

> Find a job in the semiconductor industry


27. NRG Energy Inc.

NRG Energy/Facebook
Headquartered in Princeton, N.J., this energy company has 9,000 employees.

Employees report high rates of work-schedule flexibility (78%) and job satisfaction (76%).

Median pay is $91,700 after five years and high compared to industry peers.

This ranking of Fortune 500 companies was created by Business Insider using data gathered and crunched by PayScale. Read the full methodology here. Find out how your salary stacks up on PayScale.

> Find a job in the energy industry


26. Constellation Energy Group Inc.

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Constellation Energy Group is new to our list this year. Headquartered in Baltimore, this energy company has over 10,000 employees.

Employees report high rates of work-schedule flexibility (92%) and low stress (11%).

Median pay is $88,800 after five years and high compared to industry peers.

This ranking of Fortune 500 companies was created by Business Insider using data gathered and crunched by PayScale. Read the full methodology here. Find out how your salary stacks up on PayScale.

> Find a job in the energy industry


25. Baxter International Inc.

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A newcomer to our list, Baxter International Inc. announced last month that it would split into two companies, one focused on developing biotechnology and one that sells medical products, in 2015. The medical-supplies company, based in Deerfield, Ill., has 48,500 employees.

Employees report high rates of job satisfaction (79%) and low stress (14%).

Median pay is $86,200 after five years and high compared to industry peers.

This ranking of Fortune 500 companies was created by Business Insider using data gathered and crunched by PayScale. Read the full methodology here. Find out how your salary stacks up on PayScale.

> Find a job in the medical equipment industry


24. Occidental Petroleum Corporation

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Headquartered in Los Angeles, this oil and gas company has over 12,000 employees. Occidental leaped from No. 46 on last year's list.

Employees report high rates of job satisfaction (83%) and work-schedule flexibility (69%).

Median pay is $106,00 after five years and very high compared to industry peers.

This ranking of Fortune 500 companies was created by Business Insider using data gathered and crunched by PayScale. Read the full methodology here. Find out how your salary stacks up on PayScale.

> Find a job in the energy industry


23. Dominion Resources Inc.

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Headquartered in Richmond, Va., this energy company has 15,500 employees.

Employees report high rates of work-schedule flexibility (88%) and job satisfaction (80%).

Median pay is $81,400 after five years and high compared to industry peers.

This ranking of Fortune 500 companies was created by Business Insider using data gathered and crunched by PayScale. Read the full methodology here. Find out how your salary stacks up on PayScale.

> Find a job in the energy industry


22. FMC Technologies Inc.

FMC Technologies/Facebook
Headquartered in Houston, this energy company has over 18,000 employees.

Employees report high rates of work-schedule flexibility (81%) and job satisfaction (77%).

Median pay is $90,400 after five years and very high compared to industry peers.

This ranking of Fortune 500 companies was created by Business Insider using data gathered and crunched by PayScale. Read the full methodology here. Find out how your salary stacks up on PayScale.

> Find a job in the energy industry


21. Broadcom Corporation

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Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., this telecommunications company has over 11,000 employees. In February, we reported that Apple is likely to use Broadcom's next generation of wireless system-on-a-chip for the iPhone 6.

Employees report high rates of work-schedule flexibility (86%) and job satisfaction (68%).

Median pay is $125,000 after five years and very high compared to industry peers.

This ranking of Fortune 500 companies was created by Business Insider using data gathered and crunched by PayScale. Read the full methodology here. Find out how your salary stacks up on PayScale.

> Find a job in the telecommunications industry


20. Amgen Corporation

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Headquartered in Thousand Oaks, Calif., this biotechnology company has 18,000 employees.

Employees report high rates of job meaning (82%) and work-schedule flexibility (77%).

Median pay is $107,000 after five years and high compared to industry peers.

This ranking of Fortune 500 companies was created by Business Insider using data gathered and crunched by PayScale. Read the full methodology here. Find out how your salary stacks up on PayScale.

> Find a job in biotechnology


19. BlackRock Inc.

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Headquartered in New York, this financial-services company has 10,500 employees. This month, BlackRock named a new co-president and COO, and it gave 10 senior executives new roles in its second management revamp in two years.

Employees report high rates of work-schedule flexibility (82%) and job satisfaction (81%).

Median pay is $115,000 after five years and very high compared to industry peers.

This ranking of Fortune 500 companies was created by Business Insider using data gathered and crunched by PayScale. Read the full methodology here. Find out how your salary stacks up on PayScale.

> Find a job in financial services


18. Hershey Foods Corporation

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Headquartered in Hershey, Penn., this food-processing company has over 12,000 employees.

Employees report high rates of job satisfaction (86%) and work-schedule flexibility (86%).

Median pay is $74,500 after five years and very high compared to industry peers.

This ranking of Fortune 500 companies was created by Business Insider using data gathered and crunched by PayScale. Read the full methodology here. Find out how your salary stacks up on PayScale.

> Find a job in food-processing


17. Yahoo Inc.

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Yahoo is helmed by Marissa Mayer, a former Googler who's shaken up the company since coming on in 2012. The internet company, which has over 11,000 employees, is based in Sunnyvale, Calif.

Employees report high rates of work-schedule flexibility (90%) and job satisfaction (72%).

Median pay is $125,000 after five years and very high compared to industry peers.

This ranking of Fortune 500 companies was created by Business Insider using data gathered and crunched by PayScale. Read the full methodology here. Find out how your salary stacks up on PayScale.

> Find a job at an internet company


16. NetApp

NetApp/Facebook
Headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., this data-management company has over 12,000 employees.

Employees report high rates of work-schedule flexibility (94%) and job satisfaction (79%).

Median pay is $118,000 after five years and very high compared to industry peers.

This ranking of Fortune 500 companies was created by Business Insider using data gathered and crunched by PayScale. Read the full methodology here. Find out how your salary stacks up on PayScale.

> Find a job in data-management


15. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

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Headquartered in New York, this pharmaceutical company has 28,000 employees.

Employees report high rates of work-schedule flexibility (84%) and job satisfaction (78%).

Median pay is $106,000 after five years and high compared to industry peers.

This ranking of Fortune 500 companies was created by Business Insider using data gathered and crunched by PayScale. Read the full methodology here. Find out how your salary stacks up on PayScale.

> Find a job in the pharmaceutical industry


14. MasterCard Worldwide

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This financial-services company is based in Purchase, N.Y., and has 7,500 employees. Wal-Mart recently announced it was ditching Discover and choosing MasterCard Inc. to handle transactions for the merchant's store-branded credit cards.

Employees report high rates of work-schedule flexibility (84%) and job satisfaction (82%).

Median pay is $109,000 after five years and high compared to industry peers.

This ranking of Fortune 500 companies was created by Business Insider using data gathered and crunched by PayScale. Read the full methodology here. Find out how your salary stacks up on PayScale.

> Find a job in financial services


13. Qualcomm Inc.

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Headquartered in San Diego, this semiconductors company has 26,500 employees. Last year Microsoft held the No. 14 spot.

Employees report high rates of work-schedule flexibility (93%) and job satisfaction (80%).

Median pay is $113,000 after five years and very high compared to industry peers.

This ranking of Fortune 500 companies was created by Business Insider using data gathered and crunched by PayScale. Read the full methodology here. Find out how your salary stacks up on PayScale.

> Find a job in the semiconductor industry


12. Williams Companies Inc.

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Headquartered in Tulsa, Okla., this energy company has over 4,500 employees.

Employees report high rates of job satisfaction (82%) and work-schedule flexibility (81%).

Median pay is $79,400 after five years and very high compared to industry peers.

This ranking of Fortune 500 companies was created by Business Insider using data gathered and crunched by PayScale. Read the full methodology here. Find out how your salary stacks up on PayScale.

> Find a job in the energy industry


11. Marathon Petroleum Company LLC

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Headquartered in Findlay, Ohio, this oil and gas company has 26,000 employees.

Employees report high rates of job satisfaction (93%) and job meaning (74%).

Median pay is $94,100 after five years and very high compared to industry peers.

This ranking of Fortune 500 companies was created by Business Insider using data gathered and crunched by PayScale. Read the full methodology here. Find out how your salary stacks up on PayScale.

> Find a job in the energy industry


10. Gilead Sciences Inc.

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Headquartered in Foster City, Calif., this biotechnology company has 5,000 employees.

Employees report high rates of job meaning (90%) and job satisfaction (78%).

Median pay is $105,000 after five years and very high compared to industry peers.

This ranking of Fortune 500 companies was created by Business Insider using data gathered and crunched by PayScale. Read the full methodology here. Find out how your salary stacks up on PayScale.

> Find a job in biotechnology


9. PG&E Corporation

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Up 13 spots from last year, PG&E is bouncing back after a Metcalf transmission substation near San Jose, Calif., was attacked and knocked out of commission last year, costing the company $16 million in repairs. The electricity and gas company is based in San Francisco and has over 20,500 employees.

Employees report high rates of job satisfaction (87%) and work-schedule flexibility(68%).

Median pay is $108,000 after five years and very high compared to industry peers.

This ranking of Fortune 500 companies was created by Business Insider using data gathered and crunched by PayScale. Read the full methodology here. Find out how your salary stacks up on PayScale.

> Find a job in the energy industry


8. Google Inc.

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After diving headfirst into the wearable-technologies marketplace, Google fell from No. 2 on last year's list, but still made it into the top 10. Headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., this Internet company has 48,000 employees.

Employees report high rates of work-schedule flexibility (83%) and job satisfaction (81%).

Median pay is $127,000 after five years and very high compared to industry peers.

This ranking of Fortune 500 companies was created by Business Insider using data gathered and crunched by PayScale. Read the full methodology here. Find out how your salary stacks up on PayScale.

> Find a job at an internet company


7. Huntsman Corporation

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This chemicals company, based in The Woodlands, Texas, slid down five spots from last year's list, and recently announced an outline to boost adjusted earnings to $2 billion by 2016. Huntsman has 12,000 employees.

Employees report high rates of work-schedule flexibility (87%) and job satisfaction (74%).

Median pay is $99,400 after five years and very high compared to industry peers.

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6. PPL Corporation

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Headquartered in Allentown, Penn., this energy company has 17,729 employees.

Employees report high rates of work-schedule flexibility (86%) and job meaning (80%).

Median pay is $84,800 after five years and very high compared to industry peers.

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5. Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

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Headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas, this oil and gas company has 5,200 employees. Last month, the company agreed to pay $5.1 billion for a vast environmental cleanup, a sum the Justice Department said was the largest it had ever won in such a case.

Employees report high rates of job satisfaction (83%) and work-schedule flexibility (82%).

Median pay is $88,800 after five years and very high compared to industry peers.

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4. Colgate-Palmolive Company

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This is the first year Colgate is appearing on this list. The consumer products company is based in New York and has 37,700 employees.

Employees report high rates of job satisfaction (86%) and work-schedule flexibility (79%).

Median pay is $101,000 after five years and very high compared to industry peers.

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3. Celanese Corporation

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Celanese made a remarkable jump on our list, from No. 126 last year to No. 3 this year. Headquartered in Irving, Texas, this chemicals company has 7,400 employees.

Employees report high rates of work-schedule flexibility (86%) and job satisfaction (74%).

Median pay is $103,000 after five years and very high compared to industry peers.

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2. Biogen Idec

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Headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., this biotechnology company has 4,850 employees. It recently won FDA approval for its hemophilia B drug, marking a new frontier for the longtime leader in the development of drug treatments for multiple sclerosis.

Employees report high rates of job meaning (87%) and work-schedule flexibility (87%).

Median pay is $96,100 after five years and very high compared to industry peers.

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1. Celgene Corporation

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This is the second year that Celgene has earned the top spot on our list. Headquartered in Summit, N.J., this biotechnology company has 4,700 employees. Aside from developing drugs that help people battle cancer and inflammatory disorders, Celgene employees live by the motto "Do well by doing good."

Employees report high rates of work-schedule flexibility (97%) and job meaning (93%).

Median pay is $116,000 after five years and very high compared to industry peers.

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