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39. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Rank: 39 (Previous rank: 80)
What makes it so great?
No family, regardless of income, pays anything out of pocket for care at this prestigious Southern nonprofit. Employees take pride in that -- and enjoy a wide range of perks including a company garden and subsidized tuition.
Headquarters:
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105
2010 revenue ($ millions): 574
Website: www.stjude.org
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Employees  
U.S. employees 3,580
Employees outside U.S. 0
Jobs  
New jobs (1 year) 35
% job growth (1 year) 1%
% voluntary turnover 7%
Applicants 30,682
Job openings (as of 1/2/12) 80
Pay Avg. annual pay*
Most common job (salaried):
Postdoctoral Research Associate		 $49,531
Most common job (hourly):
Pediatric Oncology Nurse		 $65,018
Benefits  
Fully paid sabbaticals Yes
Onsite child care No
Health  
100% health-care coverage No
Onsite fitness center Yes
Subsidized gym membership Yes
Work-life  
Job sharing program No
Compressed workweek Yes
Telecommuting Yes
Diversity  
% minorities 39%
% women 66%
Has nondiscrimination policy
that includes sexual orientation?		 Yes
Offers domestic partner benefits
for same-sex couples?		 No
Professional training  
Salaried employees (hrs./yr.): 100
Hourly employees (hrs./yr.): 70
From the Feb. 6, 2012 issue
Notes:
N.A.: Not available. U.S. employees includes part-timers as of time of survey. Job growth, new jobs, and voluntary turnover are full-time only. Revenues are for 2010 or latest fiscal year. All data are from July 2011 and based on U.S. employees.
* Average annual pay: yearly pay rate plus additional cash compensation for the largest classification of full-time salaried and hourly employees.
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