Employer Popularity Index Rates Top Employers by Industry Ranked by College Students

 The AfterCollege Employer Popularity Index (EPI) is a ranking of the top employers as rated by students in the fields of technology, engineering, business, nursing, allied health, and life sciences.

According to the EPI, some industries, like tech, have held steady for the past three years with Google, Microsoft, and Intel remaining the employers of choice. There has been some change among engineering students, who now also rate Google as a top ten employer. Engineering students’ interest in NASA and IBM has waned, with both of these employers losing their spots in the top ten this year. Google is now the top choice employer for Business students, while in 2014 Wells Fargo lost its spot in the top five to Deloitte. The top five preferred employers for Allied Health students, Kaiser Permanente, CVS, Target, Children’s National Health, and the Mayo Clinic, have held steady for the past three years.

Top 10 Employers for Tech Students in 2014:

1. Google
2. Intel Corporation
3. Microsoft Corporation
4. IBM
5. Apple
6. Amazon
7. National Security Agency
8. Facebook
9. Hewlett-Packard
10. Cisco

Top 10 Employers for Engineering Students in 2014:

1. The Boeing Company
2. Intel Corporation
3. Lockheed Martin
4. General Electric
5. Raytheon
6. Google
7. The Aerospace Corporation
8. Apple
9. National Security Agency
10. Northrop Grumman Corporation

Top 10 Employers for Business Students in 2014:

1. Google
2. Intel Corporation
3. Target
4. JP Morgan Chase
5. Deloitte
6. Wells Fargo
7. Bank of America
8. National Security Agency
9. Apple
10. Kaiser Permanente

Top 10 Employers for Allied Health Students in 2014:

1. Kaiser Permanente
2. CVS
3. Target
4. Children’s National Health
5. Mayo Clinic
6. Stanford Health Care
7. Walgreens Pharmacy
8. Department of Veterans Affairs
9. Cedars Sinai Medical Center
10. St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center