Career Advancement in aisle 12: The booming family-owned grocery chain spends more than $50 million a year on training and development for its massive workforce, and is one of the few grocers to help defray school costs—this year it awarded $5 million in tuition assistance. “It’s nice to work for a company that keeps giving instead of taking away,” says one employee.
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Company Info
| Rank last year | 2 |
| Years on list | 22 |
| HQ location | Rochester, N.Y. |
| Employees | 48,808 |
| Job openings (as of February 2019) | 2,000 |
| Industry | Retail |
| Revenue, 2018 or most recent year ($M) | $8,900 |
| Year founded | 1916 |
| Type of organization | Private |
| Number of work sites | 127 |
| Website | http://www.wegmans.com |
Perks
| 100% health coverage | no |
| Unlimited sick days | no |
| Telecommuting | yes |
| Job sharing | no |
| Subsidized childcare | no |
| Compressed work weeks | yes |
| Fully-paid sabbaticals | no |
| On-site fitness/subsidized gym | yes |
| On-site medical care facility | no |
| Non-discrimination policy includes sexual orientation | yes |
| Health insurance for part-timers | yes |
| Sick days for part-timers | no |
| College tuition reimbursement | yes |
| Student loan debt repayment | no |
| Medical facility at all locations | no |
Diversity
| % Minorities | 24% |
| % African-American/Black | 11% |
| % Asian | 5% |
| % Caucasian/White | 76% |
| % Hispanic/Latino | 5% |
| % Native American/Alaska Native | - |
| % Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | - |
| % Two or more races | 2% |
| % Unknown ethnicity | - |
Paid Time Off
| General PTO | 14 |
| # Sick days | - |
Compensation
| Most common job (for salaried employee) | Store Department Manager |
| Avg. base pay (salaried) | $68,494 |
| Avg. extra compensation (salaried) | - |
| Total pay for most common job (salaried) | $68,494 |
Hiring/Staffing (Past 12 Months)
| Full-time and part-time job growth | 2% |
| # of job applicants | 174,762 |
| Avg. # of applicants per opening | 15 |
| # New graduates hired | 364 |