Forbes: These are the best companies to work for in Oregon

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Job-hunting Oregonians may want to consider Forbes’ 2024 list of “America’s Best Employers” before filling out applications.

The Forbes list ranks the best employers for every state and was compiled using 160,000 employee surveys conducted by the market research firm Statista.

“Survey participants were asked how likely they were to recommend their employer on a scale of zero to 10,” the Forbes article reads. “Respondents were also asked to evaluate employers they’d worked for within the past two years, and organizations they knew within their industry or through friends or family who worked there.”

Based on the results, Oregon’s best employers are made up of a mix of locally based businesses, organizations, government agencies and national chains. Companies must employ at least 500 people nationally to be considered for the rankings.

Oregon’s 35 best employers, according to Forbes:

OR Ranking	Company	Headquarters
1	U.S. Department of the Interior	Washington, D.C.
2	Microsoft	Redmond, Wash.
3	Thermo Fisher Scientific	Waltham, Mass.
4	Adventist Health Systems	Roseville, Calif.
5	Trimet	Portland, Ore.
6	Intel	Santa Clara, Calif.
7	T-Mobile	Bellevue, Wash.
8	United Parcel Service	Atlanta
9	Samaritan Health Services	Corvallis, Ore.
10	Oregon Health & Science University	Portland, Ore.
11	U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs	Washington, D.C.
12	Nike	Beaverton, Ore.
13	Daimler Truck North America	Portland, Ore.
14	Salem Health	Salem, Ore.
15	Bi-Mart	Eugene, Ore.
16	State of Oreogn	Salem, Ore.
17	Kaiser Permanente	Oakland, Calif.
18	Starbucks	Seattle
19	Providence St. Joseph Health	Renton, Wash.
20	Costco Wholesale	Issaquah, Wash.
21	U.S. Bank	Minneapolis
22	U.S. Postal Service	Washington, D.C.
23	AT&T	Dallas
24	University of Oregon	Eugene, Ore.
25	The Home Depot	Atlanta
26	Beaverton School District	Beaverton, Ore.
27	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	Salem, Ore.
28	FedEx	Memphis, Tenn.
29	Whole Foods Market	Austin, Texas
30	Legacy Health	Portland, Ore.
31	Medford School District	Medford, Ore.
32	Portland General Electric	Portland, Ore.
33	Amazon	Seattle
34	Precision Castparts	Portland, Ore.
35	Multnomah County	Portland, Ore.