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If you are a Baby Boomer and are considering getting back into the workplace, there are a couple of things you might want to know, and a couple of things you might want to do. First of all research, research, research. Be prepared to not only do research, but be prepared to tweak your skills a little spacious which means you may have to go to the classroom for a minute. Most importantly know where to go for employment. There are many companies that cater to the over 50 worker. This article will provide a list of the top 10 companies out of 50 for workers over 50, provided by CNNMoney.com and Senior Writer Anne Fisher but will highlight the top companies for workers over 50, of which the top five are all in the healthcare industry.

First of all it appears that healthcare is definitely at the top of the list with Mercy Health System of Janesville Wisconsin coming in as number one. Lee Memorial Health System of Fort Myers Florida came in at number two. Bon SeCours Richmond Health System of Richmond Virginia came in at number three. Leesburg Regional Medical Center and The Villages Regional Hospital in Leesburg Florida come in at number four. The Yale-New Haven Hospitals located in New Haven Connecticut ranks at number five of the top healthcare industries catering to workers over 60.

Number six on the chart is Volkswagen of America, Incorporated located in Auburn Hills Michigan. Number seven on the list of the top companies for workers over 50, is the Massachusetts Institute of Technology located in Cambridge Massachusetts. Number eight on the list is the Oakwood Healthcare System Incorporated located in Dearborn Michigan. Number nine on the top fifty list is First Horizon National Corporation (FHN) located in Memphis Tennessee. And number ten of the top companies for workers over 50 is Hoffman-La Roche Incorporated (Roche) located in Nutley New Jersey.

After reviewing the complete list of the 50 top companies for workers over 50, it appears that approximately 30 of the 50 are tied in to a health care system. Approximately 6 of the 50 in some way are tied into education. The other companies involve primarily finance, transportation, insurance, community, and large equipment sales.

Number 13 on the list as being one of the top companies for workers over 50 by AARP, is Scripps Health Care in San Diego, which is local. This is the third year that Scripps has received the award, which is now in its sixth year. The facility is renown as is the medical attention provided to the community. Based on a press release by Scripps August 2006 (http://www.scripps.org/News.asp? ID=422) some of the main reasons the organization is appealing to workers over fifty are the ability to have flexible scheduling, and phased retirement and health benefits for those considering retirement. The retirement plan is also nice in that Scripps offers a 200 percent match of the retirement savings plan. The hospital groups also cites statistics from 2006 where more than 12 per cent of the workforce hired last year were over 50, and the percentage of their workforce at the time of press release was equal to 31 percent of employees being age 50 or older.

For a complete list of all of the 50 companies that are ranked as the top companies for workers over 50, check out the article at CNNMoney.com. Annie Fisher cites in her article how if none of the companies mentioned are discontinuance in proximity to you to check Retirementjobs.com which is a Web site that provides links to many organization catering to the over 50 job seeker.