West Michigan companies rank among ‘America’s Best Employers’

West Michigan companies rank among ‘America’s Best Employers’

A worker moves hospital beds at a plant operated by CHG Hospital Beds, which is part of Kalamazoo-based Stryker. Photo via fb.com

A group of West Michigan companies have been named to Forbes’ ranking of “America’s Best Employers.”

The 500-spot ranking is for the large companies with more than 5,000 U.S. employees.

Forbes said this month it partnered with the market research company Statista to complete the 2018 study.

As part of the study, Statista surveyed 30,000 Americans working for businesses with at least 1,000 employees. All the surveys were anonymous.

The respondents were asked to rate, on a scale of zero to 10, how likely they’d be to recommend their employer to others.

Respondents were also asked to nominate organizations in other industries.

“America’s Best Employers” in West Michigan

109. Stryker, Kalamazoo
355. Professional Educational Services Group, Caledonia
359. Gordon Food Service, Wyoming
395. Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor
468. Steelcase, Grand Rapids
483. Amway, Ada

Top 10 of “America’s Best Employers”

1.   Michelin Group
2.   Trader Joe's
3.   Google
4.   Principal Financial Group
5.   Costco Wholesale
6.   Penn Medicine
7.   NRG Energy
8.   Wegmans Food Markets
9.   Harvard University
10. Navy Federal Credit Union