2017 Atlanta CommunityProfiles

Atlanta’s Best
The 25 Top Employers
1 Delta Air Lines; Delta Air Lines, Inc. is a major American
airline, with its headquarters and largest hub at Hartsfield-
Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia.
2 Wal-Mart Stores Inc; Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., d.b.a. Wal-Mart,
is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a
chain of discount department stores and warehouse stores.
3 Emory University / Emory Healthcare; Staffed
exclusively by Emory University School of Medicine faculty
who also are members of the Emory Clinic, Emory University
Hospital is one of the nation’s leading hospitals in cardiology
and heart surgery, cancer, neurology and more.
4 DeKalb County Government & Schools; DeKalb County
School District is the third largest district in the state of Georgia.
The district serves more than 101,000 students with over
14,000 employees.
5 AT&T; AT&T Inc. is an American multinational
telecommunications corporation. It is the second largest
provider of mobile telephone and the largest provider of fixed
telephone in the United States, and also provides broadband
subscription television services.
6 Publix Supermarkets; Publix Super Markets are the
largest and fastest-growing employee-owned supermarket
chain in the United States.
7 Cobb County School District; The school district includes
all of Cobb County except for the Marietta City Schools. Cobb
County School District is among the largest in the United States,
with a 2014 enrollment of 111,751. It has 13,371 employees,
7,103 of whom are teachers.
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8 City of Atlanta Government & Schools; Atlanta Public
Schools enrolls 55,000 students in 106 schools, some of which
are operated as charter schools.
9 United States Postal Service - Atlanta District; The
Postal Service has the country’s largest retail network —
larger than McDonald’s, Starbucks and Wal-Mart combined,
domestically.
10 The Coca-Cola Co.; The Coca-Cola Company is an American
multinational beverage corporation and manufacturer, retailer
and marketer of nonalcoholic beverage concentrates and
syrups, which is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia
11 The Home Depot; The world’s largest home improvement
specialty retailer, with one stop shopping, is available in all 50
states.
11 Southern Company; The Southern Company is an
American electric utility holding company based in the
southern United States. It is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
12 WellStar Health System; WellStar Health System is a
not-for-profit system providing comprehensive care in Metro
Atlanta.
13 UPS (United Parcel Service); One of the largest
shipment and logistics companies in the world, UPS is the
American global package delivery company headquartered in
Sandy Springs. UPS delivers more than 18.3 million packages
a day to more than 8.4 million customers in more than 220
countries and territories around the world.
14 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC);
CDC works 24/7 to protect America from health, safety and
security threats, both foreign
and in the U.S. Whether
diseases start at home or
abroad, are chronic or acute,
curable or preventable, human
error or deliberate attack, CDC
fights disease and supports
communities and citizens to do
the same.
15 Clayton County Public
Schools; Clayton County
Public Schools is a public school
district located in Jonesboro.
With over 50,823 students,
CCPS is the fifth largest school
district in Georgia and is ranked
among the 100 largest school
systems in the U.S.
16 Lockheed Martin
Aeronautics Company;
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
Company is known for building
the finest military aircraft in
the world. This recognition
was earned through relentless
research and development
of high-performance aircraft
and by continuously seeking
innovative and low-cost design
and manufacturing strategies.
17 Bank of America; Bank
of America is an American
multinational banking and financial services company and is
the second largest bank holding company in the United States
by assets.
18 SunTrust Banks Inc; Atlanta-based SunTrust provides
deposit, credit, trust and investment services to a broad range
of retail, business and institutional clients. Other subsidiaries
provide mortgage banking, asset management, securities
brokerage, and capital market services.
19 Cox Enterprises; Cox Enterprises, Inc. is a privately
held media conglomerate. Cox Enterprises consists of Cox
Communications (cable, broadband), Cox Media Group
(newspapers, TV, radio stations) and Cox Automotive (Manheim
car auctions, AutoTrader.com). The company remains familyowned.
20 Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.; American media
conglomerate and subsidiary of Time Warner, managing
the collection of cable networks and properties initiated or
acquired by “Ted” Turner during the 1970s. TBS, Inc. merged
with Time Warner and now operates as a semi-autonomous
unit of Time Warner.
21 Northside Hospital; Northside Hospital is a 455-bed, notfor-profit,
full-service community hospital with more than 1450
physicians on staff.
22 Piedmont Healthcare; For more than a century, Piedmont
Healthcare has been a recognized leader in delivering expert
care. Last year, Piedmont served nearly two million patients -
performing over 44,000 surgeries, delivering 8,000 babies,
providing 471,695 outpatient encounters, completing 235
organ transplants and handling nearly 250,000 emergency
room visits.
23 Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta; Children’s Healthcare
of Atlanta, a not-for-profit organization, is committed to
enhancing the lives of children through excellence in patient
care, research and education. Managing more than half a
million patient visits annually at three hospitals and over 35
neighborhood locations.
24 Georgia Institute of Technology; The Georgia Institute
of Technology is one of the nation’s top research universities.
There are nearly 1,000 full-time instructional faculty and more
than 25,000 undergraduate and graduate students.
25 Southwest Airlines / AirTran Airways; Southwest
Airlines Co. is a major U.S. airline and the world’s largest lowcost
carrier. The airline has more than 49,000 employees and
operates more than 3,900 flights per day.
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