Crowdsourcing from employees for a new 2019 innovation program resulted in “pop-up Sky Clubs” and two tickets and a $5,000 vacation package for the customer service agent who submitted her idea. Scholarship and assistance funds pay out more than $3 million annually, and “they genuinely care about their employees’ voices as much as their customers’ opinions,” says one employee.
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Company Info
| Rank last year | 97 |
| Years on list | 4 |
| HQ location | Atlanta |
| Employees | 89,833 |
| Job openings (as of February 2020) | - |
| Industry | Transportation |
| Revenue, 2019 or most recent year ($M) | $47,007 |
| Year founded | 1928 |
| Type of organization | Public |
| Number of work sites | 112 |
| Website | www.delta.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 | Yes |
| Non-discrimination policy includes sexual orientation | Yes |
| Health insurance for part-timers | Yes |
| Sick days for part-timers | Yes |
| College tuition reimbursement | No |
| Student loan debt repayment | No |
| Medical facility at all locations | No |
Diversity
| % Women | 40.1% |
| % Minorities | 39.4% |
| % African-American/Black | 20.7% |
| % Asian | 6.3% |
| % Caucasian/White | 57.4% |
| % Hispanic/Latino | 9.1% |
| % Native American/Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| % Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 1.3% |
| % Two or more races | 1.6% |
| % Unknown ethnicity | 3.2% |
| Date info provided | Aug. 28, 2019 |
Paid Time Off
| PTO limit (days) | 27 |
| # Sick days | 7 |
Compensation
| Most common job (for salaried employee) | Frontline leader |
| Avg. base pay (salaried) | $85,294 |
| Avg. extra compensation (salaried) | $12,942 |
| Total pay for most common job (salaried) | $98,236 |
Hiring/Staffing (Past 12 Months)
| Full-time and part-time job growth | 2% |
| # of job applicants | 1,000,000 |
| Avg. # of applicants per opening | 89 |
| # New graduates hired | - |
