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 |