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Working at Parsons

Zippia score 4.6

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Parsons overview

Industry
Civil Engineering
Revenue
$6.8B
Headquarters
Pasadena, CA
Employees
17,000
Founded in
1944
Website
Organization type
Public
CEO
Carey A. Smith
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Parsons, an engineering, construction, technical, and management services firm with revenues of $3.1 billion in 2014, is 100% owned by the Employee Stock Ownership Trust. Parsons is a leader in many diversified markets with a focus on defense/security, industrial, and infrastructure. We conquer the toughest logistical challenges and deliver design/design-build, program/construction management, and other professional services packaged in innovative alternative delivery methods to federal, regional, and local government agencies, as well as to private industrial customers worldwide. Currently, more than 15,000 Parsons employees are engaged in nearly 5,000 projects in 29 countries. These dedicated workers speak more than 80 languages collectively, and hold more than 11,800 college degrees and professional registrations. Parsons' employees continue to go anywhere in the world, meet every technical and management challenge, and persevere until the job is done. Parsons has been combining strong forward-thinking and cutting-edge technology to improve the way people connect with the world for 70 years. Our success has been in striking the balance between big ideas and the technical ability to bring them to life. Thanks to Parsons' global network of resources, we have the power to combine leading-edge technology with unparalleled quality and control. We back it all up with an unwavering commitment to safety for domestic and international projects of any scale, under any conditions. All across the world, at every time of day, Parsons is keeping people moving toward a brighter, safer world.
The staff at Parsons come from unusually diverse demographic backgrounds. The company is 30.1% female and 43.6% ethnic minorities. Parsons employees are slightly more likely to be members of the Democratic Party than the Republican Party, with 55.0% of employees identifying as members of the Democratic Party. Despite their political differences, employees at Parsons seem to be happy. The company has great employee retention with staff members usually staying for 5.1 years.The average employee at Parsons makes $94,171 per year, which is quite competitive for its location and industry. In comparison, some of its highest paying competitors, like Jacobs Engineering Group, Black & Veatch, and RS&H, pay $83,403, $79,380, and $74,217, respectively.
Parsons is an industry leader with 17,000 employees and an annual revenue of $6.8B that is headquartered in Pasadena, CA.

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We have been a safe and secure financial institution through prudent investments, operational integrity and financially astute members, we look forward to serving our members for many years to come.

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Pros of working at Parsons

Diversity of the work load.

Cons of working at Parsons

Very competitive not allowing time for correction.

Parsons Benefits

Balancing health benefits & retirement plans/ benefits

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Pros of working at Parsons

Number of available projects with opportunities to learn and grow.

Cons of working at Parsons

Worked through a couple of economic downturns and subsequently clients downsized or cancelled work that had already been funded and scheduled.

Parsons Benefits

My main focus was always project based and working out of field offices, however, an occasional opportunity would come up with a request I attend series of meetings for strategizing and assessing project viability along with some of the company’s top executive leadership.

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The team at Parsons

  • The founders of Parsons is Ralph Parsons.
  • The key people at Parsons are Carey A. Smith and Ralph Parsons.
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Carey A. Smith
Ralph Parsons

Parsons Rankings

Parsons is ranked #90 on the Best Professional companies to work for in America list. Zippia's Best Places to Work lists provide unbiased, data-based evaluations of companies. Rankings are based on government and proprietary data on salaries, company financial health, and employee diversity.

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Parsons salaries

Average Parsons Salary
$94,171
yearly
$45.27 hourly
Updated March 14, 2024

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Parsons diversity

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We calculated Parsons’s diversity score by measuring multiple factors, including the ethnic background, gender identity, and language skills of Parsons’s workforce.
Parsons diversity summary. Zippia estimates Parsons's demographics and statistics using a database of 30 million profiles. Zippia verifies estimates with BLS, Census, and current job openings data for accuracy. We calculated Parsons's diversity score by measuring multiple factors, including the ethnic background, gender identity, and language skills of Parsons's workforce.
  • Parsons has 17,000 employees.
  • 30% of Parsons employees are women, while 70% are men.
  • The most common ethnicity at Parsons is White (56%).
  • 16% of Parsons employees are Hispanic or Latino.
  • 12% of Parsons employees are Black or African American.
  • The average employee at Parsons makes $94,171 per year.
  • Parsons employees are most likely to be members of the democratic party.
  • Employees at Parsons stay with the company for 5.1 years on average.

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Parsons office locations

Parsons is headquartered in Pasadena, CA

Biggest Parsons locations

RankCityJob countAvg. salary
1Washington, DC31$100,245
2New York, NY24$99,396
3Denver, CO18$91,364
4San Diego, CA17$109,685
5Houston, TX13$92,489
6Boston, MA10$100,674
7Chicago, IL8$88,298
8Indianapolis, IN8$81,338
9San Antonio, TX7$92,571
10Los Angeles, CA4$111,824

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Parsons financial performance

9.6
Performance score

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Parsons currently has 4.2B in revenue. Parsons's most recent quarter produced 1.4b (q3'2023).

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Highest paying Parsons competitors

Compare Parsons salaries to competitors, including Jacobs Engineering Group, Black & Veatch, and RS&H.; Employees at Jacobs Engineering Group earn the highest average yearly salary of $83,403. The salaries at Black & Veatch average $79,380 per year, and the salaries at RS&H; come in at $74,217 per year.
RankCompanyAverage salaryJobs
1$83,4030
2$79,3800
3$74,2170
4$73,9120
5$73,1910
6$71,6540
7$71,4710
8$71,0030
9$70,2560
10$69,6360
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    Parsons may also be known as or be related to Parsons, Parsons Corporation and Parsons Federal Credit Union.