The #1 employer that people want to work for in Charlotte

In a recent Agenda survey to our 36,000+ daily newsletter subscribers, we asked the question: “Which Charlotte-area employer would you most like to work for?”

Bank of America was the clear #1 spot and almost doubled the votes of the second place Carolina Panthers. I also didn’t realize the strength of the employer brand at Barings and the City of Charlotte.

Unsurprisingly, most of our area’s largest employers dominate the responses. That said, it’s cool to see smaller, high-growth companies like AvidXchange, LendingTree, Movement Mortgage and Passport crack the top 20.

Other small employers that didn’t make the top 20, but had significant mentions: Foundation For The Carolinas, BooneOakley, Wray Ward, Levvel, Blumenthal, Skookum, Simonini Homes and U.S. National Whitewater Center.

Here’s the ranking of most desirable places with local employee count and local job openings.

#1 Bank of America (15,000+ local employees | open jobs)
#2 Carolina Panthers (500+ local employees | open jobs)
#3 Red Ventures (3,500+ local employees | open jobs)
#4 Duke Energy (8,000+ local employees | open jobs)
#5 Wells Fargo (24,000+ local employees |open jobs)
#6 Atrium Health (35,000+ local employees | open jobs)
#7 AvidXchange (920+ local employees | open jobs)
#8 Novant Health (9,000+ local employees | open jobs)
#9 City of Charlotte (7,000+ local employees | open jobs)
#10 Barings (400+ local employees | open jobs)
#11 Lowe’s (8,000+ local employees | open jobs)
#12 UNC Charlotte (3,000+ local employees | open jobs)
#13 LendingTree (575+ local employees | open jobs)
#14 Movement Mortgage (700+ local employees | open jobs)
#15 EY (800+ local employees | open jobs)
#16 TIAA (3,000+ local employees | open jobs)
#17 Belk (1,200+ local employees | open jobs)
#18 Passport (200+ local employees | open jobs)
#19 Ally (900+ local employees | open jobs)
#20 NASCAR (500+ local employees | open jobs)