Forbes just named this Charlotte company one of America’s ‘Dream Employers’

A Charlotte company just earned a top-20 spot on Forbes’ America’s Dream Employers list.

The ranking, conducted in partnership with research firm Statista, drew on responses from more than 10,000 U.S. college students and 140,000 U.S.-based employees at companies with at least 1,000 staff.

As part of the survey, students were asked which companies they’d most want to work for, rating potential employers on growth prospects, job quality, pay and reputation. Employees at those companies weighed in too, rating their experiences based on salary and benefits, workplace flexibility, room for professional development and whether they’d recommend their employer to others.

Bank of America landed at No. 16 on the annual ranking that highlights where Americans most want to work.

The ranking comes just a couple of months after Bank of America was recognized by Forbes as the 45th best tech company for tech workers, The News & Observer reported.

The company also recently came in at No. 17 on Forbes’ list of America’s Best Companies and at No. 1 on America’s Best-In-State Companies for North Carolina.

Forbes Dream Employers in NC

Bank of America wasn’t the only North Carolina-based company that made the top 100 — it came in just a few spots behind Cary-based Epic Games at No. 12.

Durham-based Duke University Health System also came in at No. 53, and Lenovo, based in Morrisville, landed at No. 80.

Here are all the North Carolina companies included on the list, along with their rankings:

• No. 12: Epic Games, Cary
• No. 16: Bank of America, Charlotte
• No. 53: Duke University Health System, Durham
• No. 80: Lenovo, Morrisville
• No. 103: UNC Health Care, Chapel Hill
• No. 120: Labcorp Holdings, Burlington
• No. 192: SASR Workforce Solutions, Raleigh
• No. 208: Honeywell International, Charlotte
• No. 301: Truist Financial, Charlotte
• No. 368: Octapharma Plasma, Charlotte
• No. 414: Volvo Group, Greensboro
• No. 423: Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, Durham
• No. 430: Sunstates Security, Raleigh
• No. 452: Rack Room Shoes, Charlotte
• No. 464: Duke University, Durham

Forbes’ Top 10 Dream Employers in America

Here are the top 10 Dream Employers in America, according to Forbes:

• NVIDIA, Santa Clara, California
• St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
• Microsoft, Redmond, Washington
• Google, Mountain View, California
• Universal Music Group, Santa Monica, California
• IBM, Armonk, New York
• Apple, Cupertino, California
• Nintendo, Redmond, Washington
• LinkedIn, Sunnyvale, California
• Shriner’s Hospital for Children, Tampa, Florida

This story was originally published December 2, 2025 at 11:09 AM.

Evan Moore

The Charlotte Observer

Evan Moore is a service journalism reporter for the Charlotte Observer. He grew up in Denver, North Carolina, where he previously worked as a reporter for the Denver Citizen, and is a UNC Charlotte graduate.