Best Employers in Tennessee 2024? See who made the Forbes list

What does it take to keep your employees happy? Opportunities for professional growth? Employee recognition? A healthy work-life balance? Many Tennessee companies have found a not-so-secret formula for keeping their employees not only happy and engaged, but more importantly, retaining them.

More than 40 companies headquartered in Tennessee have been named Best Employers of 2024 by Forbes. Companies range from government services to healthcare to education and more.

Of the 42 companies, six are headquartered in Nashville: Asurion, Bridgestone, HCA Healthcare, the State of Tennessee, Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Bridgestone (No. 432) and HCA Healthcare (No. 191) were also named to the 2024 Global 2000 list, which ranks the world’s largest companies by revenue, profit, assets and market value.

The full list of best employers can be found below.

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Forbes’ Best Employers in Tennessee 2024

Acadia Healthcare (health and social services), Franklin
Asurion (IT software and services), Nashville
Autozone (retail and wholesale), Memphis
Averitt Express (transportation and logistics), Cookeville
Ballad Health (health and social services), Johnson City
Baptist Memorial Health Care (health and social services), Memphis
BlueCross Blueshield of Tennessee (Insurance), Chattanooga
Bridgestone (automotive and supplier), Nashville
Community Health Systems (health and social services), Franklin
City of Knoxville (Government Services), Knoxville
Clayton Homes (Engineering/Manufacturing), Maryville
Covenant Health (health and social services), Knoxville
Covenant Transportation (transportation and logistics), Chattanooga
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (restaurants), Lebanon
Dollar General (retail and wholesale), Goodletsville
East Tennessee Children’s Hospital (Health and Human Services), Knoxville
East Tennessee State University (Education), Johnson City
Eastman (construction, chemicals, raw materials), Kingsport
Erlanger Health System (health and social services), Chattanooga
FedEx (Transportation and Logistics), Memphis
First Horizon (banking and financial services), Memphis
HCA Healthcare (Health and Human Services), Nashville
International Paper (engineering, manufacturing), Memphis
Knox County Schools (Education), Knoxville
Life Care Centers of America (health and human services), Cleveland
Mary Regional Medical Center (Health and Human Services), Columbia
National Healthcare (Health and Human Services), Murfreesboro
Nissan Motor (automotive industry and suppliers), Smyrna
Pilot Company (retail and wholesale), Knoxville
Regional One Health (health and social services), Memphis
Rutherford County School District (Education), Murfreesboro
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (Health and Human Services), Memphis
State of Tennessee (Government Services), Nashville
TeamHealth (healthcare devices and financial services), Knoxville
Tennessee Valley Authority (utility company), Knoxville
Tractor Supply (retail and wholesale), Brentwood
University of Tennessee Knoxville (Education), Knoxville
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (Education), Chattannooga
University of Tennessee Medical Center (Health and Human Services), Knoxville
Unum Group (insurance), Chattanooga
Vanderbilt University (Education), Nashville
Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Health and Human Services), Nashville

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To determine the best places to work across the country, Forbes, in partnership with market research firm Statista, surveyed over 160,000 employees at companies with at least 500 employees. Survey respondents were asked how likely they were, on a scale of zero to ten, to recommend their employer to others.

Respondents were also asked to rate employers they had worked for in the past two years, as well as companies they knew from their industry or from friends or relatives who worked there. Responses were received from all 50 states and Washington DC.

The responses were evaluated along with survey data from the last three years and incorporated into a scoring system. Greater weight was given to more recent data and responses from current government employees.

The highest-scoring companies in each state made the list, with each state ranking between three and 101 employers, depending on the size of the state and the number of responses received. Companies paid no participation or selection fee.

Diana Leyva covers breaking news and service journalism for The Tennessean. Reach her at [email protected] or follow her on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, at @_leyvadiana.

Forbes’ Best Employers in Tennessee 2024

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