America's Best Employers for Engineers 2025
In its first edition, America’s Best Employers for Engineers is a list of the top 175 employers for engineers in the USA. This list is done in partnership with Forbes and is based on an online survey of over 28,000 U.S. engineers who reviewed their own employer and others in their industry. All told, this list considers over 900,000 datapoints.
- Clear and detailed methodology
- Segmented by states and industry
- Partnered with Forbes
Who are
America's Best Employers for Engineers 2025
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Project Details
About the project
The survey was conducted using several online access panels, providing a representative sample of engineers in the American workforce. Each engineers was asked which firm or institution he or she works for in an open-ended question with an autofill option.
1,300
Companies evaluated
28,000
Employees surveyed
175
Companies awarded
Scoring
How we rank the employers
Our scoring model is based on independently collected survey data from employees in the US. This data is divided into several assessment dimensions.
Score breakdown
direct score
On a scale of 0 to 10, respondents indicate how likely they are to recommend their own employer to friends or family – with 0 being the worst and 10 the best.
indirect score
Respondents indicate the industry they work in. Based on this, each respondent is shown a selection of employers who are active in the given sector. Respondents can then voluntarily recommend or advise against employers from the list.
methodology
How we work
Concept
The employee surveys conducted by Statista R are carried out independently of the potentially awarded employer brands. This reduces distortion of the results that could arise from non-anonymous surveys (e.g. social desirability in response behavior). The focus on willingness to recommend and on general questions about working conditions allows for comparability across heterogeneous sectors.
Data collection
For data collection, Statista R programs detailed online questionnaires that ask survey participants about work-related topics. Statista R works with leading online access panels worldwide to identify suitable participants. During the survey, the incoming evaluations are checked for quality & validity (interview length, variances, inconsistencies) and sorted accordingly.
Evaluation
For the evaluation, Statista R applies a scoring model that primarily relies on the direct and indirect evaluation of the respondents. This includes both the evaluation of the respondent’s own employer as well as the evaluation of other employers from the same industry.
Quality Assurance
For each potential award-winning employer brand, the number of employees and the headquarters in the respective country are researched. This step serves as quality assurance and is presented as information in the publication.
A detailed report on our methodology is available here.
Partnership
Our reliable partner
Forbes Media is a global media, branding and technology company, with a focus on news and information concerning business, investing, technology, entrepreneurship, leadership and affluent lifestyles. The company publishes Forbes, Forbes Asia, and Forbes Europe magazines as well as Forbes.com.
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Jannik Petersen
Team Lead Licensing - Americas
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