Dollar General
Dollar General ranks joint 25th of 64 in US retail, with a Visibility score of 7.7 out of 100. It was not in this ranking in April 2026, when the list had 57 employers. AI recommends it most for career growth, job security and interviews. Target leads the ranking, 69.2 points ahead of Dollar General. The next employer above it is Sephora, 2.6 points ahead.
Rank by job function
Overall in US retail: joint 25thDollar General is outside the top 10 for every job function in US retail. Open a job to see who else AI recommends.
- AI's top picksWalmartTargetAmazon
- AI's top picksTargetCostcoThe Home Depot
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- AI's top picksTargetWalmartAmazon
- AI's top picksTargetWalmartAmazon
Score: the share of AI answers that name Dollar General when candidates in that job ask about employers.
What candidates ask about
Dollar General is not AI's top pick in US retail for any topic yet. AI does not recommend Dollar General at all for pay, innovation, leadership, purpose, hiring process, culture, work-life balance, inclusion and onboarding.
| Topic | Does AI recommend Dollar General? | Who AI recommends most | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pay | Not mentioned | CostcoAmazonApple+1 more | |
| Innovation | Not mentioned | TargetWalmartBest Buy+1 more | |
| Leadership | Not mentioned | TargetCostcoThe Home Depot+1 more | |
| Purpose | Not mentioned | REIPatagonia | |
| Hiring process | Not mentioned | Target | |
| Career growth | Yes | TargetWalmartAmazon | |
| Culture | Not mentioned | CostcoTrader Joe's | |
| Work-life balance | Not mentioned | TargetCostcoThe Home Depot+4 more | |
| Inclusion | Not mentioned | TargetWalmartBest Buy+1 more | |
| Interviews | Yes | TargetCostcoNordstrom | |
| Onboarding | Not mentioned | CostcoTrader Joe'sNordstrom | |
| Job security | Yes | Costco |
Take control of how AI presents Dollar General
Visibility is only the start. PerceptionX shows how AI describes Dollar General next to its rivals, the themes and sources behind it, and exactly what to change to win the candidates you want.
Top five in US retail
- 1Target76.9
- 2Costco71.8
- 3The Home Depot53.8
- 4Walmart51.3
- 5Best Buy43.6
Employers near Dollar General in US retail
- 25Dollar Tree7.7
- 25Etsy7.7
- 25IKEA7.7
- 25Lululemon7.7
- 25TJX7.7
Questions about Dollar General
What is Dollar General's reputation as an employer, according to AI?
It is joint 25th of 64 retail employers in the US. AI recommends it most for career growth, job security and interviews.
What does Dollar General's Visibility score mean?
It is how often AI recommends Dollar General when job seekers ask about retail employers in the US, out of 100. A higher score means candidates are more likely to hear about Dollar General when they ask AI where to work.
How does Dollar General compare to its competitors?
Target and Costco are recommended more often overall.
Why are Sentiment and Relevance locked?
They are part of the full picture. This page shows how often AI recommends Dollar General. Sentiment shows how positively AI describes it, and Relevance shows whether AI recommends it to the people Dollar General wants to hire.
How can Dollar General improve its score?
AI learns about employers from what is written about them: careers pages, reviews, press and what employees share. PerceptionX shows which topics and sources are holding an employer back, and what to change first.
How often is Dollar General's data updated?
Rankings refresh with each new round of AI answers. Each page shows the date its data was updated, and the arrows next to each score show how an employer has moved since the previous measurement.
Does Dollar General need to be a PerceptionX customer to appear here?
No. Any employer AI recommends often enough appears automatically. Customers get the full picture behind their Visibility score and well beyond it: how positively AI describes them (Sentiment), the themes it links them with, the sources it relies on, custom reports by country and role, and clear steps to improve how candidates see them.
What does the full picture include?
Visibility is one of several metrics. Customers also see Sentiment (how positively AI describes them) and Relevance (whether AI recommends them to the people they hire), the themes AI links them with, the sources AI relies on, custom reports built around their own countries, roles and rivals, and specific recommendations for improving how candidates see them.