THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS: AT&T, HF Sinclair, Southwest Airlines among best for career mobility without a degree
October 17, 2022
By Natalie Walters
A new study identifies the companies that give workers the best career mobility without requiring a college degree, and three Dallas companies made the list.
The project, led by Philadelphia think tank Burning Glass Institute, used publicly available data to assess the 250 largest U.S. public companies. They call the rankings “a corporate scorecard of worker advancement.”
Topping the list is Dallas-based telecom giant AT&T. Other Dallas firms in the top 10 were oil company HF Sinclair and Southwest Airlines.
The researchers looked at career histories, job postings and salary sources to determine the companies that provide the most help for career advancement for workers in roles that don’t require a college degree.
The five-year study measured accessibility, or who is able to join the company; wages, or how well they’re paid; and mobility, or how high up the worker advances either at their original employer or a new one…
