LinkedIn releases top 10 best employers for career growth in Boston

LinkedIn has released its 2026 top companies list for Boston, highlighting the employers it says offer workers the strongest opportunities for career growth in the region.

The annual ranking, based entirely on LinkedIn data, evaluates companies on factors tied to career advancement, including skill development and promotion. To qualify, companies needed at least 250 global employees with at least 100 located in the city as of Dec. 31, 2025.

Healthcare, life sciences, and finance companies dominated this year’s list, underscoring the industries that continue to shape Greater Boston’s economy.

CVS Health claimed the top spot on the ranking, followed by Mass General Brigham and Boston-based Vertex Pharmaceuticals. 

Financial firms Fidelity Investments and State Street also landed in the top 10, alongside healthcare and research institutions including Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

LinkedIn said the rankings reflect Boston’s status as a major hub for biotech and healthcare innovation.

“The list is more than a ranking — it’s a snapshot of the world of work in Boston right now,” LinkedIn wrote in the report.

The company said its methodology measures workplace growth using data on employee advancement, skill growth, external opportunities, and company stability. Unlike LinkedIn’s national Top Companies ranking, the Boston list focuses specifically on activity within the local metro area.

Several companies on the list stood out for specialized skills in growing industries.

At Vertex Pharmaceuticals, the most notable employee skills included pharmaceutical manufacturing, pathology, and nanotechnology, while Liberty Mutual Insurance highlighted expertise in artificial intelligence engineering and software development.

Amazon, which rounded out the list at No. 10, was recognized for skills tied to AI engineering, mobile application development, and linguistics.

The report also identified some of the most common jobs at each company. Research roles were among the most common positions at Mass General Brigham, while software engineer positions appeared frequently at Fidelity Investments, Liberty Mutual, and Amazon.

Here are LinkedIn’s top 10 companies in Boston for 2026:

1. CVS Health
2. Mass General Brigham
3. Vertex Pharmaceuticals
4. Fidelity Investments
5. Sanofi
6. The TJX Companies
7. Liberty Mutual Insurance
8. State Street
9. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
10. Amazon

Annie Jonas is a Community writer at Boston.com. She was previously a local editor at Patch and a freelancer at the Financial Times.