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Top manufacturing and industrial employers in the Netherlands

ASML leads Dutch manufacturing and industrial with a Visibility score of 82.1 out of 100, level with Philips. DSM-Firmenich is third. The list covers the 60 manufacturing and industrial employers AI recommends to job seekers in the Netherlands.

60 employers · scores out of 100 · Data updated:

  1. 1

    ASML

    #1 in Dutch manufacturing and industrial#1 for Engineering#1 for Maintenance & Reliability#1 for Manufacturing Operations

    Every AI recommends it for job security, innovation and culture, among others. The manufacturing and industrial employer AI recommends most in the Netherlands.

    82.1
  2. 1

    Philips

    #1 in Dutch manufacturing and industrialEvery AI

    Every AI recommends it for pay, purpose and innovation, among others. The manufacturing and industrial employer AI recommends most in the Netherlands.

    82.1
  3. 3

    DSM-Firmenich

    Top 3Every AI

    Every AI recommends it for pay, purpose and innovation, among others.

    74.4
  4. 4

    Unilever

    #1 for Supply ChainEvery AI

    Every AI recommends it for job security and career growth.

    53.8
  5. 5

    AkzoNobel

    Every AI

    Every AI recommends it for leadership.

    43.6
  6. 6

    Heineken

    Every AI

    AI recommends it most for culture, job security and leadership, among others.

    41.0
  7. 7

    Tata Steel

    Every AI

    Every AI recommends it for leadership.

    38.5
  8. 8

    Shell

    #1 for Maintenance & ReliabilityEvery AI

    Every AI recommends it for career growth.

    33.3
  9. 9

    FrieslandCampina

    Every AI

    AI recommends it most for job security, leadership and career growth.

    30.8
  10. 10

    Damen Shipyards

    AI recommends it most for job security. One AI does not mention it yet.

    20.5

Everyone else

11 to 30NXP Semiconductors, Signify, VDL Groep, Boskalis and 46 moreShow
  1. 11NXP Semiconductors15.4
  2. 11Signify15.4
  3. 13VDL Groep12.8
  4. 14Boskalis10.3
  5. 14Royal Philips10.3
  6. 16Dow7.7
  7. 16Siemens7.7
  8. 18ABB5.1
  9. 18Ahold Delhaize5.1
  10. 18Arcadis5.1
  11. 18Bosch5.1
  12. 18Elsevier5.1
  13. 18LyondellBasell5.1
  14. 18Nouryon5.1
  15. 18Royal DSM5.1
  16. 18Siemens Gamesa5.1
  17. 18Thales5.1
  18. 18Tomra5.1
  19. 18Volvo5.1
  20. 30Adyen2.6
  21. 30Airbus2.6
  22. 30ArcelorMittal2.6
  23. 30BP2.6
  24. 30CNH Industrial2.6
  25. 30Daimler2.6
  26. 30DowDuPont2.6
  27. 30Evonik2.6
  28. 30ExxonMobil2.6
  29. 30Fluor2.6
  30. 30GE Aerospace2.6
  31. 30GE Vernova2.6
  32. 30Great Wall Motors2.6
  33. 30Honeywell2.6
  34. 30ING2.6
  35. 30Iveco2.6
  36. 30KLM2.6
  37. 30Koninklijke DSM2.6
  38. 30Mercedes-Benz2.6
  39. 30Orion2.6
  40. 30Rockwell Automation2.6
  41. 30Royal Frieslandcampina2.6
  42. 30Royal HaskoningDHV2.6
  43. 30SABIC2.6
  44. 30Schneider Electric2.6
  45. 30TechnipFMC2.6
  46. 30TenneT2.6
  47. 30Tesla2.6
  48. 30Thermo Fisher Scientific2.6
  49. 30Thyssenkrupp2.6
  50. 30Vestas2.6

Best for what candidates ask about

The Dutch manufacturing and industrial employer AI recommends most when candidates ask about each topic.

By role

Who AI recommends to engineers is not who it recommends to salespeople. Each role has its own ranking.

About this ranking

This is the first measurement of this ranking, so there is no earlier order to compare it with yet.

What separates the top five from the rest is work-life balance and innovation: AI recommends the leaders for these far more often than the employers below them. The gap is smallest on job security, where the rest of the list keeps closer to the leaders.

Across the 23 countries the index covers for manufacturing and industrial, the leader here has the 10th highest score. Elsewhere the lead changes hands: in South Korea, AI recommends Hyundai first.

More than half of the 60 employers score 2.6 or less, while a place in the top ten takes a score of 20.5. The leader's 82.1 shows how far ahead the most recommended employers sit.

Most lists of the best manufacturing and industrial companies to work for come from employee surveys or awards. This one tracks what AI tells job seekers, because many candidates now ask AI where to work before they open a careers page.

Read our article: Top manufacturing and industrial companies to work for

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Questions about this ranking

What are the top manufacturing and industrial companies to work for in the Netherlands?

Going by who AI recommends most to Dutch job seekers right now: ASML, Philips, DSM-Firmenich, Unilever and AkzoNobel.

Which Dutch manufacturing and industrial employers does AI recommend for pay?

Philips and DSM-Firmenich are both named by every AI when candidates ask about pay.

Which Dutch manufacturing and industrial employers does AI recommend for purpose?

Philips and DSM-Firmenich are both named by every AI when candidates ask about purpose.

Which Dutch manufacturing and industrial employers does AI recommend for job security?

ASML and Unilever are both named by every AI when candidates ask about job security.

How does the Employer Visibility Index work?

We ask AI assistants the questions job seekers ask about employers, by industry, country and role. We record which employers they recommend and turn that into a Visibility score out of 100.

How often are rankings 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.

Do I need to be a PerceptionX customer to appear in the index?

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.