Summary Delta Air Lines named best employer in Georgia for 2024, also ranks high in Michigan and Washington. Happy employees rated company highly. Delta Air Lines receives praise for being one of the best places to work, with employees giving it a strong rating on Glassdoor.
With over 100,000 employees, Delta Air Lines had a successful year, paying out $1.4 billion in profit-sharing to workers in 2024. Delta Air Lines claimed the top spot for being the best employer in Georgia in 2024.
It was also ranked first in Michigan and narrowly missed out in Washington, where it was a strong second place. Happy employees According to Fox 5 Atlanta , Delta Air Lines has been voted the best employer in Georgia for 2024. In collaboration with market research firm Statista, Forbes Magazine conducted the survey, which asked 160,000 employees working for companies with at least 500 US-based employees to rate how likely they were to recommend their employer on a scale of one to ten.
According to the survey, the top five employers in Georgia are: Delta Air Lines Costo Wholesale Apple Google Microsoft Delta often tops these rankings and is known as one of the best employers in the US. It is also among the top five employers in states such as Michigan, Washington, Utah, and Minnesota, ranked first, second, fourth, and fifth, respectively. According to Glassdoor , Delta is rated as one of the best places to work and is also ranked as one of “Glassdoor’s best-led companies.
” Over 8,000 employees have reviewed the airline on the platform and have given it a strong five out of five stars, proving that it is one of the top companies in the US to work for. About Delta Air Lines Delta Air Lines is the oldest operating airline in the US and the seventh oldest airline worldwide. It was founded in Georgia 99 years ago, and its largest hub and headquarters are in Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) .
The ATL base is also home to Delta TechOps, the airline's primary maintenance base. Combined with all its subsidiaries and regionals, Delta operates over 5,400 flights daily and serves more than 300 destinations across 52 countries on six continents. Over 900 of these flights depart from its main base in ATL to over 200 destinations worldwide.
According to the airline's December 2024 financial results, it employs over 100,000 employees. It had such a successful year that it paid out $1.4 billion in profit-sharing payments to its workers, nearly 10.
4% of their annual salary, twice the amount it handed out in 2022. In a statement , Ed Bastian, CEO of Delta Air Lines said: “No one deserves to share in our success more than the 100,000 Delta people who make it happen every single day. It’s our people that set us apart, and their hard work, professionalism and commitment to excellence that makes this well-deserved profit sharing possible.
” Since 2015, the airline has paid over $8 billion in profit sharing to employees, more than any other airline. It is also known for offering competitive pay, bonuses for achieving operational goals, generous contributions to retirement savings, and other benefits, which earn the company praise from its employees. Employees will receive around an extra month of pay.
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