LinkedIn recently released its best employers in Austin. They ranked the top 25 companies to grow your career. The diverse list includes big tech, retail, finance and health care.
Some big players, including Oracle and Whole Foods, are headquartered in the Greater Austin area. Companies had to have at least 50 employees and were ranked using the following seven categories:
- Ability to advance
- Skills growth
- Company stability
- External opportunity
- Company affinity
- Gender diversity
- Educational background
Methodology
LinkedIn used its data to rank companies on the seven categories listed above. They defined those categories using the following:
- Ability to advance tracks employee promotions within a company and when they move to a new company, based on standardized job titles.
- Skills growth looks at how employees across the company are gaining skills while employed at the company, using standardized LinkedIn skills.
- Company stability tracks attrition over the past year, as well as the percentage of employees that stay at the company at least three years.
- External opportunity looks at recruiter outreach across employees at the company, signaling demand for workers coming from these companies.
- Company affinity, which seeks to measure how supportive a company’s culture is, looks at connection volume on LinkedIn among employees, controlled for company size.
- Gender diversity measures gender parity within a company.
- Finally, educational background examines the variety of educational attainment among employees, from no degree up to Ph.D. levels, reflecting a commitment to recruiting a wide range of professionals.
To be eligible, companies must have at least 50 employees as of April 30, 2021 in the city and reductions in staff (including attrition and layoffs) can be no higher than 10% (based on LinkedIn data and public announcements, respectively).
While LinkedIn’s annual Top Companies list includes only parent companies (data on majority-owned subsidiaries are incorporated into the parent company score), the city lists separate out subsidiaries from their parent companies. All data counts are normalized based on company size across the pool of companies eligible for the list.
The methodology time frame is May 1, 2020 through April 30, 2021. All of the data used is aggregated and/or de-identified.
LinkedIn excluded all staffing and recruiting firms, educational institutions and government agencies. It also excluded LinkedIn, its parent company Microsoft and Microsoft subsidiaries.
25. Dimensional Funds Advisors
- Where the local office is located: Westlake
- Full-time headcount: 1,400 (with 750 in Greater Austin)
- Most common skills among Austin employees: Financial Analysis, Portfolio Management, Asset Management
- Most common job titles in Austin: Associate, Regional Director, Software Engineer
24. Ascension
- Where the local office is located: Mueller
- Full-time headcount: 160,000
- Most common skills among Austin employees: Electronic Medical Record, Healthcare Management, Patient Safety
- Most common job titles in Austin: Registered Nurse, Patient Care Technician, Medical Doctor
23. Deloitte
- Where the local office is located: Downtown
- Full-time headcount: 334,800 (with 1,300 in Greater Austin)
- Most common skills among Austin employees: Business Analysis, SQL, Data Analysis
- Most common job titles in Austin: Consultant, Manager, Auditor
22. VMware
- Where the local office is located: Northwest Austin
- Full-time headcount: 34,000 (with 800 in Greater Austin)
- Most common skills among Austin employees: Cloud Computing, Enterprise Software, Solution Selling
- Most common job titles in Austin: Commercial Account Manager, Inside Sales Representative, Software Engineer
21. SHI International
- Where the local office is located: South Austin
- Full-time headcount: 4,600 (with 1,150 in Greater Austin)
- Most common skills among Austin employees: Cloud Computing, IT Solutions, Customer Relationship Management
- Most common job titles in Austin: Account Executive, Sales Account Manager, Solutions Engineer
20. NXP Semiconductors
- Where the local office is located: Oak Hill
- Full-time headcount: 29,000
- Most common skills among Austin employees: Embedded Systems, System on a Chip (SoC), Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Most common job titles in Austin: Equipment Engineer, Technical Director, Process Engineer
19. GLG
- Where the local office is located: Downtown
- Full-time headcount: 2,500 (with 800 in Greater Austin)
- Most common skills among Austin employees: Data Analysis, Market Research, Customer Relationship Management
- Most common job titles in Austin: Client Associate, Research Manager, Support Specialist
18. H-E-B
- Where the local office is located: East Austin
- Full-time headcount: 100,000
- Most common skills among Austin employees: Inventory Management, Merchandising, Customer Satisfaction
- Most common job titles in Austin: Cashier, Manager, Customer Service Representative
17. Applied Materials
- Where the local office is located: Harris Branch
- Full-time headcount: 24,000 (with 2,600 in Greater Austin)
- Most common skills among Austin employees: Semiconductors, Cross-Functional Team Leadership, Lean Manufacturing
- Most common job titles in Austin: Engineering Technician, Manufacturing Engineer, Project Manager
16. Intel
- Where the local office is located: Treemont
- Full-time headcount: 110,600 (with 1,800 in Greater Austin)
- Most common skills among Austin employees: Embedded Systems, Debugging, C++
- Most common job titles in Austin: Software Engineer, Validation Engineer, Design Engineer
15. Visa
- Where the local office is located: North Austin
- Full-time headcount: 20,500 (with 1,800 in Greater Austin)
- Most common skills among Austin employees: Software Development, SQL, Java
- Most common job titles in Austin: Software Engineer, System Analyst, Security Engineer
14. Whole Foods Market
- Where the local office is located: Downtown + retail locations throughout the metro area
- Full-time headcount: 105,000 (with 4,100 in Greater Austin)
- Most common skills among Austin employees: Merchandising, Inventory Management, Data Analysis
- Most common job titles in Austin: Cashier, Software Engineer, Buyer
13. National Instruments
- Where the local office is located: North Austin
- Full-time headcount: 7,000 (with 1,900 in Greater Austin)
- Most common skills among Austin employees: LabVIEW, Embedded Systems, Software Development
- Most common job titles in Austin: Software Engineer, Programming Analyst, Hardware Engineer
12. General Motors
- Where the local office is located: North Austin
- Full-time headcount: 155,000 (with 3,000 in Greater Austin)
- Most common skills among Austin employees: Software Development, SQL, Java
- Most common job titles in Austin: Software Engineer, Information Technology Manager, Big Data Developer,
11. AMD
- Where the local office is located: Oak Hill (Southwest Austin)
- Full-time headcount: 12,600 (with 2,500 in Greater Austin)
- Most common skills among Austin employees: Semiconductors, Debugging, Embedded Systems
- Most common job titles in Austin: Technical Staff Member, Design Engineer, Program Manager
10. Google
- Where the local office is located: Downtown
- Full-time headcount: 140,000
- Most common skills among Austin employees: Cloud Computing, Recruiting, Software Development
- Most common job titles in Austin: Software Engineer, Technical Recruiter, Channel Specialist
9. Accenture
- Where the local office is located: Downtown
- Full-time headcount: 569,000 (with 2,800 in Greater Austin)
- Most common skills among Austin employees: Business Analysis, Data Analysis, SQL
- Most common job titles in Austin: Content Moderator, Business Analyst, Software Engineer
8. Charles Schwab
- Where the local office is located: The Domain
- Full-time headcount: 32,000 (with 2,700 in Greater Austin)
- Most common skills among Austin employees: Software Development, SQL, Agile Methodologies
- Most common job titles in Austin: Software Engineer, Product Manager, Technical Director
7. Facebook
- Where the local office is located: Downtown, The Domain and North Central Austin
- Full-time headcount: 58,600 (with 1,150 in Greater Austin)
- Most common skills among Austin employees: Data Analysis, Program Management, Recruiting
- Most common job titles in Austin: Program Manager, Technical Recruiter, Software Engineer
6. Oracle
- Where the local office is located: Southeast Austin
- Full-time headcount: 135,000
- Most common skills among Austin employees: Cloud Computing, Business Intelligence, Enterprise Software
- Most common job titles in Austin: Business Development Consultant, Solutions Engineer, Account Executive
5. Indeed.com
- Where the local office is located: Downtown and The Domain
- Full-time headcount: 10,000
- Most common skills among Austin employees: SQL, Data Analysis, Software Development
- Most common job titles in Austin: Software Engineer, Account Executive, Product Manager
4. IBM
- Where the local office is located: North Austin
- Full-time headcount: 345,900
- Most common skills among Austin employees: Cloud Computing, Software Development, Java
- Most common job titles in Austin: Software Engineer, Project Manager, User Experience Designer
3. Amazon
- Where the local office is located: North Austin + operation centers throughout the metro area
- Full-time headcount: 1,298,000 (with 10,000 in Greater Austin)
- Most common skills among Austin employees: Software Development, Java, Python
- Most common job titles in Austin: Software Engineer, Fulfillment Associate, Warehouse Associate
2. Apple
- Where the local office is located: Northwest Austin
- Full-time headcount: 160,000 (with 7,000 in Greater Austin)
- Most common skills among Austin employees: Technical Support, Program Management, Data Analysis
- Most common job titles in Austin: Software Engineer, Project Manager, Support Specialist
1. Dell Technologies
- Where the local office is located: Round Rock
- Full-time headcount: 165,000 (with 14,000 in Greater Austin)
- Most common skills among Austin employees: Program Management, Cloud Computing, Enterprise Software
- Most common job titles in Austin: Account Manager, Software Engineer, Sales Representative
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