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Working at John Deere

Zippia score 4.5

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John Deere overview

Industry
Manufacturing
Revenue
$51.7B
Headquarters
Employees
69,600
Founded in
1837
Website
Organization type
Public
CEO
John C. May II
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John Deere is a manufacturing company focusing on agricultural machinery, heavy equipment, and forestry machinery. Established as Deere & Company, it also produces diesel engines, drivetrains for heavy equipment, and lawn care equipment. The American corporation maintains a diverse workforce, with 29% female and 34.4% ethnic minority employees, who generally experience job satisfaction and tend to stay with the company for an average of 4.7 years.

Based in Illinois, John Deere is an industry leader with 69,600 employees and annual revenue of $52.6 billion under CEO John C. May II. The company has a competitive edge in employee compensation, with an average salary of $58,502 per year. This sets it apart from competitors like Thermo Fisher Scientific, Terex, and Emerson, which offer similar salaries in their respective industries.

John Deere's mission statement

To give more visibility into the financial side of farming.

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3.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Sep 2023
Pros of working at John Deere

Got to work on project independently.

Cons of working at John Deere

lack of inclusive environment and diversity.

John Deere benefits

Good salary benefits

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A zippia user wrote a review on Apr 2023
Pros of working at John Deere

The environment and people and production level and learning how to drive and operating tractors

Cons of working at John Deere

The management and supervisors decisions too help employees and motivation to find a position that best suits also the pay rates for the work that is done

John Deere benefits

Learning how to use different machinery and tractors

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jan 2023
Pros of working at John Deere

I love Everything about my job.. great learning experience..

Cons of working at John Deere

Nothing at all.. like everything about my job..

John Deere benefits

My own desk and own work area..

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jul 2022
Pros of working at John Deere

I pretty much know I lot of things and I like working in metal stamping machines

Cons of working at John Deere

I'm relocated in another city , which I'm away from home and family

John Deere benefits

Per diem

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A zippia user wrote a review on Mar 2021
Pros of working at John Deere

Even though the company is stable, there recently was a reduction in workforce that left some unemployed and others moving their families to a different state.

Cons of working at John Deere

Location

John Deere benefits

My favorite perk of working for John Deere is their understanding when there is a personal issue. One example would be the death of a family member.

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4.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Mar 2021
Pros of working at John Deere

Great culture. Challenging assignments.

Cons of working at John Deere

Things are changing.

John Deere benefits

Great bonuses. Excellent benefits.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Dec 2020
Pros of working at John Deere

Free healthcare

Cons of working at John Deere

The constant overtime and only taking time off when they tell you you can. Shut downs.

John Deere benefits

Free healthcare and pay

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A zippia user wrote a review on Aug 2020
Pros of working at John Deere

Got plenty of hours

Cons of working at John Deere

A lot of stress to get things done

John Deere benefits

Insurence is fully covered

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jan 2020
Pros of working at John Deere

It was always a challenge, never a dull moment

Cons of working at John Deere

The new leadership team doesn't care about the people who have been there for years

John Deere benefits

401k

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A zippia user wrote a review on Nov 2019
Pros of working at John Deere

People, culture, and pay

Cons of working at John Deere

Politics, boys club, old school on flex work in some areas

John Deere benefits

401k match

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A zippia user wrote a review on May 2019
Pros of working at John Deere

Management is awful. They don't care about training correctly just throw you in and have at it and if you don't do well it's your fault not theres

John Deere benefits

Pay is good

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A zippia user wrote a review on May 2019
Pros of working at John Deere

Ownership of your suppliers. Among the 42 suppliers I manage on my desk, I like mist about this position is that you are empowered to take control and own the situation with every part/ supplier. You are the point of contact.

Cons of working at John Deere

No paid time off.

John Deere benefits

For the lack of benefits, the best perk/benefit was the training provided.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Feb 2019
Pros of working at John Deere

Benefits such as insurance and 401k

Cons of working at John Deere

They don't care about their employees. If they did, they would not change things to make it difficult to perform to the best of your abilities. People are different and so are their abilities, so why group everyone together?

John Deere benefits

401k

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The team at John Deere

  • The founders of John Deere are John Deere Team Growth and Charles Deere.
  • The key people at John Deere are John C. May II, John Deere Team Growth and Charles Deere.
Key people
John C. May II
John Deere Team Growth
Charles Deere

John Deere rankings

John Deere is ranked #44 on the Best Manufacturing 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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John Deere salaries

Average John Deere salary
$58,502
yearly
$28.13 hourly
Updated March 14, 2024

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John Deere diversity

9.9
Diversity score
We calculated John Deere’s diversity score by measuring multiple factors, including the ethnic background, gender identity, and language skills of John Deere’s workforce.
John Deere diversity summary. Zippia estimates John Deere'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 John Deere's diversity score by measuring multiple factors, including the ethnic background, gender identity, and language skills of John Deere's workforce.
  • John Deere has 69,600 employees.
  • 29% of John Deere employees are women, while 71% are men.
  • The most common ethnicity at John Deere is White (66%).
  • 11% of John Deere employees are Asian.
  • 10% of John Deere employees are Black or African American.
  • The average employee at John Deere makes $58,502 per year.
  • John Deere employees are most likely to be members of the republican party.
  • Employees at John Deere stay with the company for 4.7 years on average.

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John Deere office locations

John Deere is headquartered in Moline, IL

Biggest John Deere locations

RankCityJob countAvg. salary
1Waterloo, IA28$54,994
2Davenport, IA12$54,964
3Chicago, IL10$58,523
4Olathe, KS9$53,392
5Fargo, ND6$57,391
6Indianapolis, IN4$54,130
7Des Moines, IA4$54,359
8Cary, NC4$56,671
9Austin, TX3$56,727
10Ames, IA3$54,547

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John Deere financial performance

9.9
Performance score

We calculated the performance score of companies by measuring multiple factors, including revenue, longevity, and stock market performance.

John Deere currently has 61.3B in revenue. John Deere's most recent quarter produced 15.8b (q3'2023).

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Highest paying John Deere competitors

Compare John Deere salaries to competitors, including Thermo Fisher Scientific, Terex, and Emerson. Employees at Thermo Fisher Scientific earn the highest average yearly salary of $61,725. The salaries at Terex average $59,612 per year, and the salaries at Emerson come in at $58,634 per year.
RankCompanyAverage salaryJobs
1$61,7250
2$59,6120
3$58,6340
4$55,6140
5$54,3390
6$52,7570
7$52,3650
8$51,9680
9$49,3820
10$49,2370
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    John Deere may also be known as or be related to Deere & Company and John Deere.