Fortune names D.C. area’s best companies to work for

June 22, 1:36 PMDC Workplace ExaminerLeticia Maldonado

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Each year Fortune Magazine releases the results of its yearly survey on the Best Companies to Work for in America. The list, which highlights the top 100 companies, measures success by different categories including job growth, low turnover, diversity, work-life balance, telecommuting, pay, and several others. This year’s list included 8 companies with headquarters in and around the DC area.

#21 Arnold & Porter
This law firm, which has its headquarter in Washington, DC, was applauded for having exceptional benefits like 18 weeks paid leave for maternity and adoption. It was also highlighted for being one of the top companies when it came to best pay for its Associate positions.

#31 CarMax
This auto superstore has its roots in Richmond, VA. It ranked amongst the top 20 companies by size with more than 16,000 employees. It also boasts a very diverse staff.

#52 Booz Allen Hamilton
This private strategy and technology consulting firm is headquartered in McLean, VA. It ranked high for top companies by size with more than 20,000 employees. The companies’ great pay of the Associates and its large population of telecommuting employees also made it one of the best places to work.

#54 Erickson Retirement Communities
Despite the downturn in the housing market, the business of retirement homes seems to be doing well, at least for this company out of Catonsville, MD. They had an 18% job growth. This is great, especially for women since 76% of their more than 10,000 employees are women.

#66 Mitre
Mitre is a non-profit research arm of the federal government with headquarters in McLean, VA. It was the only DC area company to make the top of the best place for work-life balance and best place for low turnover with less than 5% of its employees leaving. Maybe making the best pay list also has a little something to do with it.

#70 Stanley
Stanley, with headquarters in Arlington, VA, is an IT consulting firm to government agencies. With the addition of several new contracts, Stanley had a whopping 65% job growth.

#78 Marriott International
This international hotel chain with headquarters in Washington, DC was applauded for doing a good job in cutting costs to stay afloat in this ailing economy. It was also ranked amongst the top companies by size and by diversity with 61% diverse employee population.

#100 SRA International
SRA calls Fairfax, VA its home and has recently seen a 21% job growth. It provides technical, strategic, and business solutions to its clients in the areas of national security, civil government, and global health.
 

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