NASA is No. 1 in list's top 20 'Best Employers' list for 2023. Here's where Publix ranks

C. A. Bridges, USA TODAY NETWORK - Florida
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If you want to be a part of the best company to work for in Florida, according to Forbes, you might want to brush up on your math.

NASA was named the best employer in Florida in Forbes' fifth annual "America's Best Employers by State," released in August and based on a survey of employee satisfaction, diversity and working conditions from 70,000 workers.

NASA also scored as No. 1 employer in Texas, made No. 30 in Forbes' "Best Employers for Women" list for 2023. and was No. 1 in Florida last year, as well. In March, NASA was named the best place to work in federal government by the Partnership for Public Service for the 11th year in a row.

The top Florida-based companies this year were medical ones: Sarasota Memorial Hospital, at No. 4 (up from #22 last year), and Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa at No. 13 (dropped from No. 2 in 2022).

One of the best places to work: Sarasota Memorial Health Care ranks high in state on Forbes list of best places to work

A little surprisingly, considering the company's reputation for being a good place to work, Publix Super Market ranked 16th. However, that's a jump up from last year's ranking of No. 28, and Publix is No. 133 in Forbes' "Best Employers for Women" list for 2023. Three former and current Publix assistant managers in three states are suing the company for lack of overtime pay.

And there were some drops, such as the city of Tallahassee. The city ranked No. 5 in the state in 2022 but didn't make the list this year.

Most of the top companies ranked were national ones with a presence in Florida such as Costco, Google, Microsoft, Cisco Systems and Fidelity Investments.

The best places to work in the U.S.? Samsung Electronics and Microsoft were Nos. 1 and 2, respectively for the second straight year, with Alphabet (Google's parent company) at No. 3, Apple at No. 4 and Ferrari at No. 5.

Top 20 employers to work for in Florida in 2023

  1. NASA, 17,330 employees, based in Washington, D.C.

  2. Costco Wholesale, 202,000 employees, based in Issaquah, Washington

  3. Google, 156,500 employees, based in Mountain View, California

  4. Sarasota Memorial Hospital, 7,000 employees, based in Sarasota, Florida

  5. Microsoft, 122,000 employees, based in Redmond, Washington

  6. Cisco Systems, 39,900 employees, based in San Jose, California

  7. Fidelity Investments, 61,000 employees, based in Boston, Massachusetts

  8. Capital One, 55,943 employees, based in McLean, Virginia

  9. Hilton Worldwide Holdings, 159,000 employees, based in McLean, Virginia

  10. Delta Air Lines, 95,000 employees, based in Atlanta, Georgia

Top 20 Florida-based employers to work for in 2023

  1. Sarasota Memorial Hospital, 7,000 employees, based in Sarasota

  2. Moffitt Cancer Center, 7,000 employees, based in Tampa

  3. Publix Super Markets, 240,000 employees, based in Lakeland

  4. Palm Beach County, 5,500 employees, based in West Palm Beach

  5. Nova Southeastern University, no employee count given, based in Fort Lauderdale-Davie

  6. Tampa General Hospital, 8,000 employees, based in Tampa

  7. University of South Florida, 14,980 employees, based in Tampa

  8. Raymond James Financial, 22,043 employees, based in St. Petersburg

  9. University of Miami, 16,067 employees, based in Coral Gables

  10. BayCare, 27,739 employees, based in Clearwater

This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Forbes' 'Best Employers' in Florida: NASA takes top spot, again