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Tyson Foods is a manufacturing company focusing on processing, marketing, and exporting chicken, beef, and pork products. As the world's second-largest processor in its industry after JBS SA, the company holds an impressive record of exporting the largest percentage of beef out of the United States. Tyson Foods' diverse workforce includes 39.6% females and 37.4% ethnic minorities, with employees generally staying at the company for an average of 4.1 years.

Founded in 1936 in Arkansas, Tyson Foods has grown to become an industry leader with 139,000 employees and an annual revenue of $53.3 billion. The company's CEO, Donnie D. King, oversees its operations and continued growth. Although the average employee salary at Tyson Foods is $39,706 per year, which is significantly lower than some of its highest-paying competitors, employee satisfaction and retention remain high within the company.

Tyson Foods's mission statement

Tyson foods is dedicated to making great food while making a positive and sustainable difference.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Aug 2024
Pros of working at Tyson Foods

Good people

Cons of working at Tyson Foods

. She has no idea on accounting. She did a poor job in Canada. TransCanada, Nova and Acetex all went belly up. She will cut jobs.

Tyson Foods benefits

No perks

What do you like best about Tyson Foods's CEO and the leadership team?

Good CEO bad accounting

How would you improve Tyson Foods's culture?

Improve HR to hire people who knows the execs jobs

How did you prepare for the Tyson Foods interview?

Study all Tyson Food news

How does your compensation at Tyson Foods compare to the industry average?

Good. I am an accountant

What's the diversity at Tyson Foods like?

Not good. This can ne improved. Diversity will help

What brings you the most joy at Tyson Foods?

Watching Hansen she is my favorite

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A zippia user wrote a review on May 2024
Pros of working at Tyson Foods

The company is reputable and committed to community service. The job is challenging but fulfilling. It is family-owned and, for the most part, operated. I will also state that it isn't owned or controlled by China, as some oddball mentioned in their comments.

Cons of working at Tyson Foods

There are too many executives at every level, which is causing confusion and mismanagement. No one seems to have a clearly defined role, resulting in multiple people working on the same tasks. Additionally, there is a lack of consistency across all plants due to their autonomy, and corporations need to establish and enforce standards to ensure consistency.

Tyson Foods benefits

- Bonus - Generous 401k and stock purchase matches. - Free College - Good amount of time off

What do you like best about Tyson Foods's CEO and the leadership team?

The CEO is knowledgeable and approachable, but the leadership team appears disoriented at times.

How would you improve Tyson Foods's culture?

I don't know at this point.

How did you prepare for the Tyson Foods interview?

I read up on the company, followed some news articles concerning the tools I would be using and took a look at the reviews on sites like this.

How does your compensation at Tyson Foods compare to the industry average?

It is a bit low on both a regional and national level.

What's the diversity at Tyson Foods like?

"They are very well represented and have heavily invested in promoting diversity."

What brings you the most joy at Tyson Foods?

I LOVE when I see people trying our products.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jan 2024
Pros of working at Tyson Foods

There are NO PRO to working for China in America

Cons of working at Tyson Foods

Know who you are working for!!! Tyson Foods is an American chicken company that was acquired by a Chinese company, Shandong Bao Shuan Group, in 20191. Shandong Bao Shuan now owns 79.5 percent of Tyson Foods, while the American company retains a 20.5 percent stake. Mainstream Holding Limited, a Chinese member, also owns a part of Tyson Foods2.

Tyson Foods benefits

NONE! No Perks working for China.

What do you like best about Tyson Foods's CEO and the leadership team?

Nothing!

How would you improve Tyson Foods's culture?

Tyson Foods is an American chicken company that was acquired by a Chinese company, Shandong Bao Shuan Group, in 20191. Shandong Bao Shuan now owns 79.5 percent of Tyson Foods, while the American company retains a 20.5 percent stake1. Mainstream Holding Limited, a Chinese member, also owns a part of Tyson Foods2.

How did you prepare for the Tyson Foods interview?

Tyson Foods is an American chicken company that was acquired by a Chinese company, Shandong Bao Shuan Group, in 20191. Shandong Bao Shuan now owns 79.5 percent of Tyson Foods, while the American company retains a 20.5 percent stake1. Mainstream Holding Limited, a Chinese member, also owns a part of Tyson Foods2.

How does your compensation at Tyson Foods compare to the industry average?

Tyson Foods is an American chicken company that was acquired by a Chinese company, Shandong Bao Shuan Group, in 20191. Shandong Bao Shuan now owns 79.5 percent of Tyson Foods, while the American company retains a 20.5 percent stake1. Mainstream Holding Limited, a Chinese member, also owns a part of Tyson Foods2.

What's the diversity at Tyson Foods like?

Tyson Foods is an American chicken company that was acquired by a Chinese company, Shandong Bao Shuan Group, in 20191. Shandong Bao Shuan now owns 79.5 percent of Tyson Foods, while the American company retains a 20.5 percent stake1. Mainstream Holding Limited, a Chinese member, also owns a part of Tyson Foods2.

What brings you the most joy at Tyson Foods?

Tyson Foods is an American chicken company that was acquired by a Chinese company, Shandong Bao Shuan Group, in 20191. Shandong Bao Shuan now owns 79.5 percent of Tyson Foods, while the American company retains a 20.5 percent stake1. Mainstream Holding Limited, a Chinese member, also owns a part of Tyson Foods2.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Oct 2023
Pros of working at Tyson Foods

Bonus

Cons of working at Tyson Foods

Hostile work environment

Tyson Foods benefits

Employee giveaways. Earned time off for perfect attendance

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A zippia user wrote a review on Oct 2023
Pros of working at Tyson Foods

The team members

Cons of working at Tyson Foods

Protocol inconsistency

Tyson Foods benefits

The diversity among team members,and ability to help keep them all safe, welcome , and prepared. Everyone has "worth".

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A zippia user wrote a review on Aug 2023
Pros of working at Tyson Foods

Fast-paced the fact that you get paid weekly the work is repetitive and your work day hardly changes

Cons of working at Tyson Foods

Management and leads even HR doesn't handle major issue they carry out on a production floor seriously if you go to work and do at least as possible have a perfect attendance you could get away with murder but if you are a hard worker help out and help is needed or not needed they will dog you out bring you down tie you down have you working all your vacation days because that's just the kind of worker you are to get sick one day or have to call in your doomed from the start they also pick and choose to get favoritism too and if you get hurt on the job they don't look out for the long run health problems they just have to choose one of their worker comp doctors get you quick services and back on their production floor u go like doing sucks if you ever get hurt from working repetitive on the assignments they have light duty is the worst it's only for lazy workers who just want to sit there and get a check and freeze

Tyson Foods benefits

Getting paid weekly with all the overtime

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A zippia user wrote a review on Aug 2023
Pros of working at Tyson Foods

Fast-paced the fact that you get paid weekly the work is repetitive and your work day hardly changes

Cons of working at Tyson Foods

Management and leads even HR doesn't handle major issue they carry out on a production floor seriously if you go to work and do at least as possible have a perfect attendance you could get away with murder but if you are a hard worker help out and help is needed or not needed they will dog you out bring you down tie you down have you working all your vacation days because that's just the kind of worker you are to get sick one day or have to call in your doomed from the start they also pick and choose to get favoritism too and if you get hurt on the job they don't look out for the long run health problems they just have to choose one of their worker comp doctors get you quick services and back on their production floor u go like doing sucks if you ever get hurt from working repetitive on the assignments they have light duty is the worst it's only for lazy workers who just want to sit there and get a check and freeze

Tyson Foods benefits

Getting paid weekly with all the overtime

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A zippia user wrote a review on May 2023
Pros of working at Tyson Foods

People are great and a lot of Opportunities

Cons of working at Tyson Foods

Vacation and PTO need revamped

Tyson Foods benefits

High Pay

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A zippia user wrote a review on May 2023
Pros of working at Tyson Foods

Work culture

Cons of working at Tyson Foods

Lack of onsite opportunities

Tyson Foods benefits

Flexible working hours, Work life balance, Gym membership

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A zippia user wrote a review on May 2023
Pros of working at Tyson Foods

Good pay

Cons of working at Tyson Foods

Very horrible management rotten food served in cafeteria

Tyson Foods benefits

Paychecks were always great

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A zippia user wrote a review on Apr 2023
Pros of working at Tyson Foods

I really enjoy the people I worked with and worked for. I also enjoyed the feeling that my hard work would be rewarded with the chance to move into a higher position.

Cons of working at Tyson Foods

I did not enjoy having to work Sundays as I like to go to church.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Mar 2023
Pros of working at Tyson Foods

I was able to work , and make some money there,at that particular location

Cons of working at Tyson Foods

Lack of a respect. As well as lack of proper pay that should have been paid at the time, effort,and sweet.

Tyson Foods benefits

Health care

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A zippia user wrote a review on Feb 2023
Pros of working at Tyson Foods

The Team members

Cons of working at Tyson Foods

Dishonesty, no work life balance, layoffs often

Tyson Foods benefits

Health insurance

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A zippia user wrote a review on Oct 2022
Pros of working at Tyson Foods

The money was good

Cons of working at Tyson Foods

They worked you real hard 7 days a week

Tyson Foods benefits

The retirement plan and the gym membership

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A zippia user wrote a review on Aug 2022
Pros of working at Tyson Foods

Good Payments

Cons of working at Tyson Foods

The Job is way too hard

Tyson Foods benefits

Some Weekend Off

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A zippia user wrote a review on Dec 2021
Pros of working at Tyson Foods

The hours

Cons of working at Tyson Foods

The temperature

Tyson Foods benefits

My favorite perk will have to be the very helpful insurance.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Aug 2021
Pros of working at Tyson Foods

good pay

Cons of working at Tyson Foods

you have take the vaccine shot

Tyson Foods benefits

health insure 401k good hours 4 day's a week

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jun 2021
Pros of working at Tyson Foods

The pay is good.

Cons of working at Tyson Foods

Alot of things. I hated working on a production Line and punching a clock.

Tyson Foods benefits

Paid vacation days and health benefits

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jun 2021
Pros of working at Tyson Foods

The pay is good.

Cons of working at Tyson Foods

Alot of things. I hated working on a production Line and punching a clock.

Tyson Foods benefits

Paid vacation days and health benefits

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A zippia user wrote a review on Mar 2021
Pros of working at Tyson Foods

I really love everything about my job. From the people i work with to my pay and benefits.

Cons of working at Tyson Foods

Its too far away

Tyson Foods benefits

My insurance

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A zippia user wrote a review on Mar 2021
Pros of working at Tyson Foods

I enjoyed the Weekly check

Cons of working at Tyson Foods

Undetermined getting off time some days later then others some days shorter just to much for my schedule

Tyson Foods benefits

Get half off on Insurance great use for glasses

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A zippia user wrote a review on Feb 2021
Pros of working at Tyson Foods

Retirement benefits

Cons of working at Tyson Foods

I have no complaints, the human resource representative, help me very well.

Tyson Foods benefits

When I first enrolled in the 401 (k), my life looking better knowing I had extra money for my family's future.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jan 2021
Pros of working at Tyson Foods

Working with other team members

Cons of working at Tyson Foods

Too many meetings with no results

Tyson Foods benefits

Salary ‘ medical benefits

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A zippia user wrote a review on Dec 2020
Pros of working at Tyson Foods

Horrible place to work. Very sexist.

Cons of working at Tyson Foods

All of it. Worst company to work for.

Tyson Foods benefits

there was nothing good. the benefits are trash.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Oct 2020
Pros of working at Tyson Foods

They have very strong family values

Cons of working at Tyson Foods

Production schedule can change weekly

Tyson Foods benefits

The company store

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A zippia user wrote a review on May 2020
Pros of working at Tyson Foods

Good place to work. They care about employees and have good pay with Benefits. Close to home.

Cons of working at Tyson Foods

Cold and hard on body.

Tyson Foods benefits

Free lunch, shirts and bonuses

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A zippia user wrote a review on Feb 2020
Pros of working at Tyson Foods

The people that I worked with on a daily basis

Cons of working at Tyson Foods

Politics, people who were not qualified telling you how to do your job

Tyson Foods benefits

Pay Was above average

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A zippia user wrote a review on Dec 2019
Pros of working at Tyson Foods

The time off and training program they have to advanced

Cons of working at Tyson Foods

Maintenance in certain department more like a machine operator. Stuck in one area

Tyson Foods benefits

Insurance benefits

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The team at Tyson Foods

  • The founders of Tyson Foods is John R. Tyson.
  • The key people at Tyson Foods are Donnie D. King and John R. Tyson.
Key people
Donnie D. King
John R. Tyson

Tyson Foods rankings

Tyson Foods is ranked #10 on the Best companies to work for in Arkansas 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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Tyson Foods salaries

Average Tyson Foods salary
$39,706
yearly
$19.09 hourly
Updated March 14, 2024

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Tyson Foods diversity

9.8
Diversity score
We calculated Tyson Foods’s diversity score by measuring multiple factors, including the ethnic background, gender identity, and language skills of Tyson Foods’s workforce.
Tyson Foods diversity summary. Zippia estimates Tyson Foods'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 Tyson Foods's diversity score by measuring multiple factors, including the ethnic background, gender identity, and language skills of Tyson Foods's workforce.
  • Tyson Foods has 139,000 employees.
  • 40% of Tyson Foods employees are women, while 60% are men.
  • The most common ethnicity at Tyson Foods is White (63%).
  • 14% of Tyson Foods employees are Hispanic or Latino.
  • 14% of Tyson Foods employees are Black or African American.
  • The average employee at Tyson Foods makes $39,706 per year.
  • Tyson Foods employees are most likely to be members of the republican party.
  • Employees at Tyson Foods stay with the company for 4.1 years on average.

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Tyson Foods office locations

Tyson Foods is headquartered in Springdale, AR

Biggest Tyson Foods locations

RankCityJob countAvg. salary
1Amarillo, TX15$37,042
2Cincinnati, OH14$40,778
3Warren, MI9$40,143
4Omaha, NE7$38,799
5Kansas City, KS6$38,902
6Columbia, SC6$37,951
7Fort Smith, AR4$36,049
8Houston, TX3$36,469
9Philadelphia, PA3$40,922
10Olathe, KS3$38,808

Tyson Foods financial performance

9.9
Performance score

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

Tyson Foods currently has 52.9B in revenue. Tyson Foods's most recent quarter produced 13.1b (q3'2023).

Tyson Foods annual revenue

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Highest paying Tyson Foods competitors

Compare Tyson Foods salaries to competitors, including Vudu, Lear, and General Mills. Employees at Vudu earn the highest average yearly salary of $67,887. The salaries at Lear average $52,365 per year, and the salaries at General Mills come in at $51,370 per year.
RankCompanyAverage salaryJobs
1$67,8870
2$52,3650
3$51,3700
4$49,3820
5$49,2490
6$48,5110
7$47,7740
8$46,7950
9$45,9660
10$45,2530

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Tyson Foods may also be known as or be related to Tyson Bros., Inc., Tyson Foods, Tyson Foods Inc and Tyson Foods, Inc.