Walmart

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Walmart is the world’s second-largest retailer, offering both physical retail and e-commerce. Until February 2025, it was America's largest company by revenue. Groceries currently account for 50% of its sales, but the company also sells a wide range of general merchandise, through Walmart U.S., Walmart International, and Sam’s Club warehouse stores. Walmart also offers health care products and pharmacy services. Founded in 1962, the company changed its name from Wal-Mart Stores to Walmart in 2018.

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Employees say: "Opportunities such as the recent Leadership Forums. This one knocked it out of the park! Also, mental health benefits—thank you for being a company that values the well-being of all associates and provides resources that aim to remove the stigma associated with mental illness and providing benefits for treatment."

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The retail giant makes its first appearance on Fortune’s list thanks to its career progression opportunities. Approximately 75% of Walmart’s salaried store, club, and supply-chain management employees in the U.S. started in hourly positions. Store, distribution center, fulfillment center, and transportation office associates can apply for Walmart’s Private Fleet Development Program, where they earn their Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) and can make up to $110,000 in their first year as a Walmart private fleet driver. Walmart’s Live Better U program offers eligible part- and full-time hourly associates access to Walmart-paid formal education opportunities, including high school completion and college degrees, helping these associates save nearly half a billion dollars to date. The company’s annual pay equity analyses confirm that, accounting for relevant factors such as position, tenure, and location, associates are paid properly regardless of race or gender.

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The massive retailer is building career pathways that help workers gain in-demand skills without taking on college debt or leaving the workforce. Walmart’s Associate to Driver program, launched in 2022, pays eligible employees while they earn a commercial driver’s license and complete 16 weeks of classroom, behind-the-wheel, and mentored freight-hauling training. More than 1,000 associates have since moved into driving roles in Walmart’s private fleet, where drivers earn about $109,000 on average and can make up to $135,000. The retailer has also extended the model to skilled trades and health-care-adjacent work. Its Associate to Technician program combines third-party trade-school instruction with apprenticeships led by experienced Walmart technicians; the company aims to place 4,000 technicians by 2030 and has trained and placed roughly 600 so far. A pilot cohort placed all 105 trainees into jobs, with potential pay rising from roughly $16 to $20 an hour to $35 to $40. Walmart’s new Associate to Optician pilot similarly pairs online coursework with paid, on-the-job learning, offering a route to licensed work while potentially saving participants about $20,000 in tuition.

Updated:9/29/26
Country/Territory:U.S.
Headquarters:Bentonville, Ark.
Industry:General Merchandisers
CEO:John R. Furner
Website:https://www.stock.walmart.com