Google was No. 1 in Universum's ranking of the World's Most Attractive Employers for engineering students.Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images
- Employer-branding company Universum looked at where students of nine economies would most like to work.
- Among the top 20 this year were Boeing, Tesla, and GE; Google ranked No. 1.
Some engineering students would most like to work for Google, Microsoft, or BMW Group.
That's based on the World's Most Attractive Employers report for this year from employer-branding company Universum.
The newly published engineering-student ranking from the report, along with the other global rankings part of it, are based on how students of different college and university grade levels from nine economies responded. Responses are from fall 2022 to spring 2023. The US, UK, and China were three of the nine economies. Engineering students and other students part of the analysis responded with the employers they would most like to work for.
Boeing ranked No. 20 as it did in the 2022 ranking. Johnson & Johnson, Intel, and Apple are three of the companies that were part of the 2023 list's of the top 20 employers for engineering students.
Below are the most attractive employers based on responses from engineering students. Industries noted for each place below were from Universum.
20. Boeing
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Rank in 2022: 20
Change in rank, 2022-2023: No change
Industry: Aerospace and defense
18 (tie). Volvo Car Corporation
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Rank in 2022: 17
Change in rank, 2022-2023: Down 1
Industry: Automotive
18 (tie). Sony
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Rank in 2022: 18
Change in rank, 2022-2023: No change
Industry: Consumer electronics and household appliances
17. Airbus Group
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Rank in 2022: 16
Change in rank, 2022-2023: Down 1
Industry: Aerospace and defense
16. Tesla
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Rank in 2022: 26
Change in rank, 2022-2023: Up 10
Industry: Automotive
15. Bosch
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Rank in 2022: 15
Change in rank, 2022-2023: No change
Industry: Manufacturing
14. Ford Motor Company
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Rank in 2022: 14
Change in rank, 2022-2023: No change
Industry: Automotive
13. Johnson & Johnson
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Rank in 2022: 12
Change in rank, 2022-2023: Down 1
Industry: Pharmaceutical and biotechnology
12. IBM
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Rank in 2022: 13
Change in rank, 2022-2023: Up 1
Industry: Computer software and technology
11. Amazon
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Rank in 2022: 10
Change in rank, 2022-2023: Down 1
Industry: E-commerce
10. Samsung
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Rank in 2022: 11
Change in rank, 2022-2023: Up 1
Industry: Consumer electronics and household appliances
9. Intel
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Rank in 2022: 9
Change in rank, 2022-2023: No change
Industry: Computer hardware
8. GE - General Electric
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Rank in 2022: 8
Change in rank, 2022-2023: No change
Industry: Manufacturing
7. Volkswagen Group
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Rank in 2022: 6
Change in rank, 2022-2023: Down 1
Industry: Automotive
6. Siemens
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Rank in 2022: 5
Change in rank, 2022-2023: Down 1
Industry: Manufacturing
5. Mercedes-Benz Group
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Rank in 2022: 7
Change in rank, 2022-2023: Up 2
Industry: Automotive
4. Apple
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Rank in 2022: 3
Change in rank, 2022-2023: Down 1
Industry: Consumer electronics and household appliances
3. BMW Group
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Rank in 2022: 4
Change in rank, 2022-2023: Up 1
Industry: Automotive
2. Microsoft
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Rank in 2022: 2
Change in rank, 2022-2023: No change
Industry: Computer software and technology
1. Google
Google was No. 1 in Universum's ranking of the World's Most Attractive Employers for engineering students. Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images
Rank in 2022: 1
Change in rank, 2022-2023: No change
Industry: Internet content and information