Small employers
The Globe invited 1,586 employers to participate in the 2012 Top Places to Work survey. Of those, 304 organizations employing over 210,000 people went all the way through the process, allowing us to conduct a confidential survey of their workers. Research partner, WorkplaceDynamics of Exton, Pa., specialists in employee engagement and retention, contacted more than 135,000 employees at those companies and received completed surveys from 81,907 individuals. They were asked to grade their organizations performance according to 24 distinct statements, ranging from New ideas are encouraged at this company, to My manager makes it easier to do my job well." More on methodology.

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- Largest employers
Rank | Company | Description | Ownership | Mass. locations | Mass. employees | US employees | US headquarters | Profile revenue |
1 | Globoforce | Employee recognition provider | Private | 1 | 52 | 73 | Southborough | N/A |
2 | New England Tractor Trailer Training School | Education | Private | 1 | 52 | 210 | Quincy | $21 million |
3 | Cresa Boston | Real estate | Partnership | 1 | 53 | 800 | Boston | $240 million |
4 | Lexington Montessori School | Education | Non-profit | 1 | 57 | 57 | Lexington | $5 million |
5 | Chapman Construction/Design | Construction management and consulting | Private | 1 | 54 | 54 | Newton | N/A |
6 | BatteryCorp | Telecommunication services | Private | 1 | 55 | 55 | Framingham | N/A |
7 | Beacon Hill Staffing Group | Staffing | Private | 2 | 83 | 226 | Boston | $107 million |
8 | Energi | Insurance programs for energy sectors | Private | 1 | 64 | 84 | Peabody | N/A |
9 | Visible Measures | Online advertising and marketing | Private | 1 | 55 | 89 | Boston | N/A |
10 | Connelly Partners | Advertising | Private | 1 | 54 | 54 | Boston | N/A |
11 | Power Home Remodeling Group | Home remodeling | Private | 2 | 84 | 1,200 | Chester, Pa. | $135 million |
12 | ClickSoftware | Mobile workforce management solutions | Public | 1 | 87 | 115 | Burlington | $87 million |
13 | Signature Consultants | IT staffing and consulting | Private | 1 | 91 | 1,200 | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | $147 million |
14 | Virtual | Professional services | Private | 1 | 53 | 53 | Wakefield | $12.6 million |
15 | NetProspex | Business-to-business data services | Private | 1 | 56 | 57 | Waltham | N/A |
16 | Fiksu | Mobile app marketing | Private | 2 | 78 | 81 | Boston | N/A |
17 | Keystone Partners | Professional services | Private | 4 | 52 | 52 | Boston | $10.5 million |
18 | Integration Partners | Value-added reseller | Private | 1 | 86 | 125 | Lexington | $70 million |
19 | Innoveer Solutions | Technology consulting | Private | 1 | 75 | 75 | Boston | $8 million |
20 | Genuine Interactive | Marketing agency | Private | 1 | 80 | 80 | Boston | $11.9 million |
21 | Celldex Therapeutics | Biotechnology | Public | 2 | 70 | 106 | Needham | $9 million |
22 | Isaacson, Miller | Executive search | Private | 1 | 75 | 114 | Boston | $16.8 million |
23 | Apperian | Enterprise software | Private | 1 | 52 | 65 | Boston | N/A |
24 | Mimecast | Enterprise software | Private | 1 | 67 | 74 | Waltham | N/A |
25 | Elaine Construction Co. | Construction managers and general contractors | Private | 1 | 52 | 52 | Newton Upper Falls | $55 million |