Job hunting? These are the 3 best MS companies to work for, says US News & World Report
Recently, U.S. News & World Report released its list of the best companies to work for, which included three headquartered in Mississippi. This was determined by looking at 5,000 large publicly traded companies, analyzing metrics like pay and comfort, and giving each a score.
Categories were given a 1-5 ranking, with 5 being the best.
KLLM
KLLM is a Richland-based transportation company that's one of the biggest temperature-controlled trucking carriers in the country. It was founded in 1963 and now has an annual revenue between $500 million and $1 billion and it employees between 5,000 and 10,000 people.
Quality of pay: 5
Work-life balance: 3
Stability: 4
Comfort: 5
Belongingness: 4
Professional development: 3
The First
The First is based in Hattiesburg. Founded in 1996, this finance and insurance firm achieved perfect scores in work-life balance, comfort, and belonging. U.S. News ranked it as one of the best companies to work in the South.
In April, the bank merged with Renasant Corporation in Tupelo. According to a news release, The First's operations are expected to be fully integrated with Renasant by August.
Quality of pay: 3
Work-life balance: 5
Stability: 4
Comfort: 5
Belongingness: 5
Professional development: 3
More: South Mississippi home to state's three top employers. Can you guess which ones?
Yates Construction
Yates Construction is based in Philadelphia, MS. The engineering and construction firm was founded in 1963. Today, it has an annual revenue between $1 billion and $10 billion.
Quality of pay: 5
Work-life balance: 4
Stability: 3
Comfort: 4
Belongingness: 3
Professional development: 1
Miguel Legoas is a Deep South Connect Team Reporter for Gannett/USA Today. Find him on Instagram @miguelegoas and email at mlegoas@gannett.com.
Bonnie Bolden is the Deep South Connect reporter for Mississippi with Gannett/USA Today. Email her at bbolden@gannett.com.
This article originally appeared on Mississippi Clarion Ledger: US News & World Report names best companies to work for in MS 2025
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