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Aflac
Fortune 1000 rank: 165
Best Companies rank: 30
No. of U.S. employees: 4,475
Most common salaried job: Supervisor, Operations
Avg. pay in that job: $58,547
What makes it so great? Insurer boasts a top comp package -- pension, profit sharing, 401(k) match -- and in 2008 will offer shareholders a rare"say on pay" vote.
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FedEx
Fortune 1000 rank: 68
Best Companies rank: 97
No. of U.S. employees: 228,211
Most common salaried job: Operations Manager-FedEx Express
Avg. pay in that job: $76,751
What makes it so great? Firm continues a no-layoff philosophy, offers health insurance to retirees and part-timers, and promotes from within (90% of FedEx Express managers worked their way up).
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Nike
Fortune 1000 rank: 153
Best Companies rank: 82
No. of U.S. employees: 14,570
Most common salaried job: Manager/Department Retail
Avg. pay in that job: $39,046
What makes it so great? Four times a year, staff at the sports-crazed company are invited to an all-employee meeting; those completing their tenth year are invited to the Decathletes Dinner.
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American Express
Fortune 1000 rank: 75
Best Companies rank: 62
No. of U.S. employees: 30,162
Most common salaried job: Team Leader Operations
Avg. pay in that job: $55,620
What makes it so great? Big plus in working here is the ability to move around. AmEx had 6,000 internal job moves last year, including many overseas, where the majority of employees work.
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Publix
Fortune 1000 rank: 107
Best Companies rank: 91
No. of U.S. employees: 142,084
Most common salaried job: Store Manager
Avg. pay in that job: $107,280
What makes it so great? Workers tell us the company and associates rally behind anyone confronted with an illness or a personal problem. Some 20,000 have worked here more than ten years.
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Goldman Sachs
Fortune 1000 rank: 20
Best Companies rank: 9
No. of U.S. employees: 13,764
Most common salaried job: Other Exempt (Analysts, Program Analysts, Associates, and Professional Non-Exempt)
Avg. pay in that job: $137,000
What makes it so great? It was a rough year for Wall Street, but Goldman had record sales and profits. Comp and benefits rose 23% from the previous year, to $20.19 billion.
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Valero
Fortune 1000 rank: 16
Best Companies rank: 67
No. of U.S. employees: 17,488
Most common salaried job: Manager - Retail
Avg. pay in that job: $97,730
What makes it so great? Largest oil refiner in North America makes its corporate jet available for employees with medical emergencies and covers 100% of health insurance premiums.
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Microsoft
Fortune 1000 rank: 44
Best Companies rank: 86
No. of U.S. employees: 47,645
Most common salaried job: Software Development Engineer
Avg. pay in that job: N/A
What makes it so great? Software behemoth offers 2,300 different courses; training consumes 3% of budget. It has expanded the campus to include 5.5 million square feet of new office space.
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Google
Fortune 1000 rank: 150
Best Companies rank: 1
No. of U.S. employees: 8,134
Most common salaried job: N/A
Avg. pay in that job: N/A
What makes it so great? Back in our No. 1 spot, Google continued to mint millionaires as the stock cracked $700. The company gives stock options to 99% of employees.
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Cisco Systems
Fortune 1000 rank: 71
Best Companies rank: 6
No. of U.S. employees: 32,160
Most common salaried job: Software Engineer IV
Avg. pay in that job: $132,004
What makes it so great? Though the stock flatlined in 2007, CEO John Chambers won praise for his leadership and his new blog, On My Mind, which solicits employee ideas.
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