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Whole Foods Market
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Whole Foods Market
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Rank: 44
Previous rank: 71
Annual revenue ($ millions): $11,700

What makes it so great?
Team members are permitted to explore hundreds of promotional opportunities and new jobs that open every year.

Headquarters:
Austin, TX

Website: www.wholefoodsmarket.com

Read Whole Foods Market's Great Rated! review here.
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Employees
U.S. employees
71,930
Employees outside U.S.
2,762
Jobs
New jobs (1 year)
7,082
% job growth (1 year)
15.4%
% voluntary turnover
10%
Applicants
273,224
Job openings (as of 1/2/14)
1,081
Pay
Avg. annual pay*
Most common job (salaried):
Associate Store Team Leader
$87,551
Most common job (hourly):
Prepared Foods Services Team Member
$28,129
Benefits
Fully paid sabbaticals
No
Onsite child care
No
Health
100% health-care coverage
No
Onsite fitness center
No
Subsidized gym membership
No
Work-life
Job sharing program
No
Compressed workweek
Yes
Telecommuting
Yes
Diversity
% minorities
43%
% women
43.7%
Has nondiscrimination policy
that includes sexual orientation?
Yes
Offers domestic partner benefits
for same-sex couples?
Yes
Professional training
Salaried employees (hrs./yr.):
45
Hourly employees (hrs./yr.):
20
From the February 3, 2014 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 2012 or latest fiscal year. All data are from July 2013 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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