Find out how the 100 Best Companies are determined, see the category winners and refer to our alphabetical list.
EMPLOYEE SURVEY
The survey is voluntary and free of charge. Participating private and public companies, nonprofits and government agencies must have at least 15 Oregon employees at the time of taking the survey. Employers are categorized as small if they have 15-34 Oregon employees; medium if they employ 35-99 Oregon employees; and large if they employ 100 or more in Oregon. For the 2013 survey more than 13,000 Oregon workers rated their satisfaction with 273 employers in 25 workplace qualities — 5 in each of the following categories:
1. Work Environment: flexibility and work/life balance, diversity, teamwork and fun, workspace technology and efficiency, policies and procedures.
2. Management & Communications: employee treatment, performance feedback, communications, discipline, rewards and acknowledgement.
3. Decision-Making & Trust: shared accountability, trust in management, collaboration and involvement, community and charity, workplace pride.
4. Career Development & Learning: on-the-job training, educational support, growth opportunities and promotions, job goals and expectations.
5. Benefits & Compensation: compensation fairness and adequacy, health/wellness plan, retirement plan, paid time off, raises and bonuses.
EMPLOYER BENEFITS SURVEY
Company representatives answered 41 questions covering a comprehensive set of benefits including health and wellness, time off, family-friendly policies, work scheduling, incentives, retirement plans and culture.
SCORING
The employee survey counts for 5/6 of a company’s score. For each company, the average employee rating is calculated in each of the five categories on a scale of 0-100. The employer benefits survey is also scored on a 100-point scale, accounting for the remaining 1/6 of the overall score, and resulting in a total possible score of 600.
HOW TO ENTER THE 100 BEST:
1. Eligibility: Any private or public company, subsidiary or division, nonprofit or government agency with at least 15 Oregon-based, regular employees is eligible to enter the survey. The organization may be headquartered outside the state.
2. Survey period: The process for the 2014 list will begin in late August and end in November 2013. There is no charge to participate, and companies that do not make the list will remain anonymous. All participants that complete the process can order survey results, providing a valuable, in-depth view of workplace strengths and weaknesses.
3. Submitting your company: Send an e-mail with the name, title, phone number and
email address of the person who will act as the 100 Best contact to: [email protected].
4. Mark your calendar: The survey sign-up link will be posted to www.oregon100best.com in late August.
CATEGORY WINNERS | |||
LARGE | MEDIUM | SMALL | |
WORK ENVIRONMENT | 1. U.S. Cellular 95.2 2. Pacific Residential Mortgage LLC 94.5 3.Digimarc Corporation 93.5 | 1. Slalom Consulting 96.8 2. Adroit Construction (tie) 96.7 2. Logical Position (tie) 96.7 | 1. Barran Liebman LLP 98.8 2. Jackson County Physical Therapy 98.7 3.McKenzie Commercial Contractors 98.6 |
MANAGEMENT & COMMUNICATIONS | 1. U.S. Cellular 90.7 2. Pacific Residential Mortgage LLC 89.9 3.Pacific Landscape Management 89.5 | 1. Slalom Consulting (tie) 96.5 1 Logical Position (tie) 96.5 3.Adroit Construction 91.8 | 1. Finity Group LLC 97.8 2. Quango 96.7 3.Rose City Mortgage 96.0 |
DECISION-MAKING & TRUST | 1. Pacific Residential Mortgage LLC 93.2 2. Capitol Auto Group 93.0 3.U.S. Cellular 92.8 | 1. Slalom Consulting 97.9 2. Adroit Construction 97.5 3.Delap LLP 96.7 | 1. Boly:Welch Consulting | Recruiting 98.5 2. McKenzie Commercial Contractors 98.3 3.Point B 98.2 |
CAREER DEVELOPMENT & LEARNING | 1. U.S. Cellular 93.2 2. Capitol Auto Group 91.1 3.Pacific Residential Mortgage LLC 91.0 | 1. Delap LLP 96.1 2. Slalom Consulting 95.6 3.Logical Position 94.6 | 1. Finity Group LLC 99.3 2. Jackson County Physical Therapy 95.6 3.The Hershey Co., Dagoba Plant 95.0 |
BENEFITS & COMPENSATION | 1. U.S. Cellular 95.5 2. Oregon Research Institute 90.0 3.Olsson Industrial Electric 88.8 | 1. Ruby Receptionists 94.6 2. Delap LLP 93.3 3.Pacific Crest Federal Credit Union / Walsh Construction Co.(tie) 92.2 | 1. Redmond Dental Group 98.2 2. McKenzie Commercial Contractors 97.1 3.The Hershey Co., Dagoba Plant 94.3 |
EMPLOYER SURVEY SCORE | 1. KPMG LLP 79.4 2. Lane Powell PC 78.3 3.Perkins Coie LLP 76.3 | 1. Emerick Construction Co. 79.2 2. Edelman 75.0 3.Sussman Shank LLP 73.7 | 1. McDonald Jacobs PC 73.0 2. Barran Liebman LLP 71.5 3 Hitachi Consulting 70.8 |
LARGE COMPANIES | MEDIUM COMPANIES | SMALL COMPANIES | |||||
COMPANY | RANK | COMPANY | RANK | COMPANY | RANK | ||
AKT CPAs and Business Consultants | 15 | ACME Business Consulting | 10 | Barran Liebman LLP | 1 | ||
Alpine Mortgage Planning | 28 | Adroit Construction | 4 | Behind the Smile Dentistry for Children | 33 | ||
Andersen Construction | 33 | Allion USA | 30 | Boly:Welch Consulting | Recruiting | 2 | ||
Capitol Auto Group | 8 | Axium | 24 | Bremik Construction | 11 | ||
Carr Auto Group | 31 | Cascade Energy | 15 | The CHP Group | 28 | ||
Consumer Cellular | 17 | Columbia Community Bank | 33 | Clatsop Community Bank | 24 | ||
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP | 24 | Cook Security Group | 14 | Davidson Benefits Planning LLC | 26 | ||
Digimarc Corporation | 6 | Delap LLP | 2 | Evergreen Consulting Group LLC | 8 | ||
Grange Co-op | 11 | Edelman | 29 | Finity Group LLC | 7 | ||
Janrain | 32 | Elemental Technologies | 32 | Gorilla Capital | 31 | ||
Jive Software | 10 | Emerick Construction Co. | 7 | Grady Britton | 27 | ||
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, Portland | 29 | Farleigh Wada Witt | 23 | The Hershey Co., Dagoba Plant | 5 | ||
KPMG LLP | 16 | Fortis Construction | 19 | Hitachi Consulting | 17 | ||
Lane Powell PC | 20 | Hagan Hamilton Insurance | 6 | Image Pressworks | 22 | ||
Levi Strauss & Co. | 18 | Independent Dispatch Inc. | 21 | Isler CPA | 25 | ||
Lone Rock Timber | 27 | Kidder Mathews | 27 | Jackson County Physical Therapy | 4 | ||
Odyssey Hospice of Portland | 25 | KPD Insurance | 31 | Madden Industrial Craftsmen | 12 | ||
Olsson Industrial Electric | 4 | Logical Position | 12 | Matrix Networks | 20 | ||
Oregon Research Institute | 3 | Magnum Opus | 16 | McDonald Jacobs PC | 14 | ||
Pacific Continental Bank | 23 | Ninkasi Brewing Co. | 22 | McKenzie Commercial Contractors | 3 | ||
Pacific Landscape Management | 19 | Pacific Benefit Consultants | 17 | Mortgage Trust Inc. | 32 | ||
Pacific Residential Mortgage LLC | 9 | Pacific Crest Federal Credit Union | 28 | Northwest Staffing Resources | 30 | ||
Performance Health Technology | 30 | PayneWest Insurance (formerly Western States) | 8 | Pittman & Brooks PC | 19 | ||
Perkins Coie LLP | 2 | Roundhouse | 11 | Point B | 9 | ||
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | 5 | Ruby Receptionists | 3 | Quango | 16 | ||
R&H Construction | 21 | Slalom Consulting | 1 | Quantum Innovations | 34 | ||
Rogue Federal Credit Union | 7 | SLR International Corp. | 26 | Redmond Dental Group | 10 | ||
Self Enhancement Inc. | 12 | Sussman Shank LLP | 20 | Research Into Action | 29 | ||
Sleep Country USA | 14 | Swagelok Northwest | 5 | Riverview Community Bank | 18 | ||
U.S. Cellular | 1 | TraneOregon | 13 | Rose City Mortgage | 6 | ||
Unitus Community Credit Union | 13 | Urban Airship | 25 | SOS Employment Group | 15 | ||
VW Credit Inc. | 22 | VanderHouwen & Associates | 18 | Sterling Communications | 13 | ||
Waggener Edstrom Worldwide | 26 | Walsh Construction Co. | 9 | Washington Trust Bank | 21 | ||
XPLANE | 23 |