85. Standard Pacific (SPF)
What makes it so great?
The culture at the nation’s 11th-largest homebuilder boils down to, as one employee puts it, “Be nice.” One example: New moms get two months’ paid leave, which is unusual for the construction industry.

Headquarters: Irvine, Calif.
Top 3 (of 28) U.S. locations: Irvine, Tampa, Phoenix
2005 revenue ($ millions): 3,993
Website: www.standardpacifichomes.com
U.S. employees 2,856
Employees outside U.S. 0
New jobs (1 year) 559
% job growth (1 year) 25
% voluntary turnover 14
Applicants 7,770
Most common job (salaried):
Construction Manager		 $69,400
Most common job (hourly):
Sales Assistant		 $29,585
Job sharing program? Yes
Professional training (hrs./yr.) 36
Paid sabbaticals? No
100% health care coverage No
% minorities 19%
% women 43%
Has nondiscrimination policy
that includes sexual orientation?		 Yes
From the January 22, 2007 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 2005 or latest fiscal year. All data based on U.S. employees.
* Average annual pay: yearly pay rate plus additional cash compensation for the largest classification of salaried and hourly employees.
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