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H-E-B ranked among the best companies to work, earning top marks for\u00a0its work-life balance, stability, comfort, sense of belonging and professional development opportunities.<\/p>\n
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Six San Antonio-area companies made the cut for U.S. News & World Report\u2019<\/a>s list of the best companies to work for.<\/p>\n The media company, known for consumer advice and its rankings, evaluated thousands of companies across 14 industry categories, such as finance and insurance, manufacturing and agriculture, information technology and consumer products. The top 25% are recognized<\/a> on the 2026-2027 U.S. News Best Companies to Work For<\/a> list. This year\u2019s list is the first to include both public and private companies.\u00a0<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n The company\u2019s goal is to help job hunters and employees decide which workplaces \u201cmay be a good fit for them.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cBetween ramped-up AI adoption in workplaces across industries and changes to parental leave policies at major companies, the job force is navigating turbulent shifts that have left many young grads, job seekers and employees feeling uncertain of where their career will land,\u201d said Carly Chase, vice president of the careers division at U.S. News.\u00a0<\/p>\n READ MORE:\u00a0<\/a>Study lists U.S cities with most in-office jobs. Where does S.A. rank?<\/a><\/p>\n San Antonio Express News Logo<\/p>\n Make us a Preferred Source on Google to see more of us when you search.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Add Preferred Source<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n To be evaluated for the list, privately owned companies had to have at least 1,000 employees and more than $500 million in annual revenue, as defined by\u00a0ZoomInfo. As for publicly traded companies, it looked at the 5,000 largest firms based on market capitalization as of Jan. 3. Both private and public companies had to have at least 75 Glassdoor reviews written between 2021 and 2025 to be considered for the list.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Companies were scored from one to five based on quality of pay and benefits, work-life balance and flexibility, job and company stability, physical and psychological comfort, belonging and esteem, and professional development and career opportunities. More than 1,300 companies had scores high enough to make the list.<\/p>\n A total of 104 Texas-based companies<\/a> made the list. The Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex accounted for nearly half of the companies, with a total of 50, followed by the Houston metro area with 30 firms.<\/p>\n The Austin metro area had 16 companies, including Keller Williams Realty<\/a> and jewelry company Kendra Scott<\/a>, which both have offices in San Antonio, and San Marcos-based engineering and construction firm McCoy\u2019s Building Supply<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Hill Country is represented by\u00a0James Avery Artisan Jewelry<\/a> in Kerrville, which earned top marks<\/a> for the work-life balance, stability, comfort and sense of belonging it offers.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Here are the best\u00a0companies to work for in the San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area, listed alphabetically:\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n RELATED: These San Antonio jobs have the most AI exposure. How does your profession stack up?<\/a><\/p>\n Frost Bank<\/p>\n U.S. News gave the midsize finance and insurance company<\/a> scores of five for offering<\/a> its 6,000 workers work-life balance, stability, comfort and a\u00a0sense of belonging. It scored a four for professional development and a three for quality of pay.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n H-E-B\u00a0<\/p>\n The\u00a0supermarket chain<\/a> founded in 1905 and run by the Butt family employs 125,000 workers and has annual revenue exceeding $5 billion, according to U.S. News. It\u00a0scored fives<\/a> for its work-life balance, stability, comfort, sense of belonging and professional development opportunities. It earned a three for its quality of pay.<\/p>\n Pape-Dawson Engineers\u00a0<\/p>\n Founded in 1965, the engineering and construction company<\/a> got top marks<\/a> for its quality of pay, work-life balance, stability, comfort and professional development opportunities. The company, which is listed as having 3,050 employees, earned a four for providing a sense of belonging.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Southwest Research Institute<\/p>\n The education and public services company<\/a>, which employs 3,100 people,\u00a0earned fives<\/a> for the stability, sense of belonging and professional development it offers. It earned fours for work-life balance and comfort and a three for quality of pay.\u00a0<\/p>\n TaskUs<\/p>\n The New\u00a0Braunfels-based\u00a0company<\/a>, with a total of 65,500 workers internationally,\u00a0got top\u00a0marks<\/a> for professional development and comfort. It earned a four for its work-life balance, threes for stability and a sense of belonging, and a two for\u00a0quality of pay.\u00a0<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Valero Energy<\/p>\n The\u00a0energy company<\/a> founded in 1980 is listed as having 9,800 employees internationally. It scored fives<\/a> for providing a sense of belonging and stability, fours for quality of pay and professional development and a three for work-life balance. 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