U.S. News & World Report has released its list of the best companies to work for in 2024.
The study examines factors like quality of pay, benefits, work-life balance, comfort, professional development and more to determine which companies made the cut.
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While 935 companies made the list nationally, only 29 of those firms are headquartered in Florida.
And of those, five are found in Central Florida.
In Orlando, Darden Restaurants manages plenty of popular brands, including Ruth’s Chris Steak House, Olive Garden, Bahama Breeze and Longhorn Steakhouse.
Darden made the list thanks to its great work-life balance and stability for employees; the company features plenty of standard benefits, alongside adoption assistance, financial education programs, and tuition assistance for employees.
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The City Beautiful also hosts Travel + Lesiure Co. (TNL), a travel membership and timeshare company that scored high in terms of “belongingness” and professional development. Its portfolio includes Panorama, the Wyndham Destinations vacation clubs, and Shell Vacations Club, among others.
Along the coast in Daytona Beach, Brown & Brown Insurance also made the list. Its flexible work arrangements and work opportunities abroad helped give it an edge over other firms.
And further south in Melbourne, L3Harris operates the headquarters for its information technology services. Like Darden, it ranked high in terms of stability, but it also got great marks for quality of pay.
Last up is Winter Haven with the banking company SouthState Corporation. It ranked highest in employee stability, featuring many traditional benefits like medical and dental, alongside student loan assistance, paid days off for volunteer work, and paid internships.
U.S. News’ full list of the best Florida companies to work for is as follows:
| Company | HQ City | Industry | Employees | Market Cap. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMG | West Palm Beach | Financial Services | 4,000 | $4.73 billion |
| AutoNation | Fort Lauderdale | Retail | 25,300 | $6.6 billion |
| Brown & Brown | Daytona Beach | Insurance | 16,152 | $25.7 billion |
| CONMED Corporation | Largo | Pharmaceuticals | 4,000 | $2.19 billion |
| CSX | Jacksonville | Transportation | 23,000 | $62.91 billion |
| Carnival | Miami | Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure | 0 | $19.44 billion |
| Carrier | Palm Beach Gardens | Manufacturing | 53,000 | $57.98 billion |
| Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. | Boca Raton | Professional Services | 2,300 | $523.35 million |
| Darden Restaurants | Orlando | Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure | 187,384 | $17.76 billion |
| Douglas Elliman | Miami | Real Estate | 809 | $101.48 million |
| Dun & Bradstreet | Jacksonville | IT, Software and Services | 6,414 | $3.99 billion |
| FIS | Jacksonville | Professional Services | 60,000 | $42.59 billion |
| Fidelity | Jacksonville | Insurance | 22,293 | $13.19 billion |
| Herc Rentals, Inc. | Bonita Springs | Manufacturing | 7,200 | $3.64 billion |
| Jabil | St. Petersburg | Electronics | 236,000 | $14.41 billion |
| L3Harris | Melbourne | Manufacturing | 50,000 | $41.25 billion |
| Lennar | Miami | Real Estate | 12,284 | $43.14 billion |
| MarineMax | Clearwater | Retail | 3,928 | $714.98 million |
| Mosaic | Tampa | Chemicals | 14,049 | $8.74 billion |
| Nextera | Juno Beach | Utilities | 16,800 | $150.1 billion |
| PetMeds | Delray Beach | Personal Care, Drugs and Grocery Stores | 287 | $87.34 million |
| Raymond James | St. Petersburg | Financial Services | 23,019 | $23.98 billion |
| Roper Technologies | Sarasota | IT, Software and Services | 16,800 | $58.82 billion |
| Royal Caribbean | Miami | Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure | 98,200 | $38.22 billion |
| SBA Communications Corporation | Boca Raton | Real Estate | 1,787 | $21.05 billion |
| SouthState Corporation | Winter Haven | Banking | 5,070 | $5.43 billion |
| Spirit Airlines | Dania Beach | Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure | 12,798 | $378.87 million |
| Travel + Leisure Co. | Orlando | Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure | 19,500 | $3.11 billion |
| Watsco | Miami | Construction | 7,425 | $19.26 billion |