Alcon Overview

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Medical Equipment and Supplies
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Alcon is a healthcare company focusing on eye care, innovative medicines, and medical devices. Serving the full life cycle of eye care needs, Alcon develops and manufactures products to cater to diverse demographic backgrounds. Founded in 1945,  the company boasts impressive employee retention, as staff members usually stay for 5.4 years. Alcon also has a diverse workforce that is 41.1% female and 48.4% ethnic minorities

Headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, Alcon has grown into an industry leader with 20,001 employees and an annual revenue of $7.4 billion. Under the leadership of CEO David J. Endicott, the company remains committed to providing quality eye care solutions to its customers while fostering a positive, inclusive work environment for its employees.

Alcon's Mission Statement

To provide innovative products that enhance quality of life by helping people see better. Together with novartis, we offer the widest spectrum of products in eye care.

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Average salary at Alcon
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A zippia user wrote a review on Sep 2022
Pros of working at Alcon

The opportunities to grow. The pay was great.

Cons of working at Alcon

The speak up culture. You could speak up, but not without repercussions

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A zippia user wrote a review on Feb 2022
Pros of working at Alcon

i created my department and i know all the in and out the people her are a great team to work for

Cons of working at Alcon

n/a has none

Alcon Benefits

they let you move as you see fit

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

Work life-balance, weekends off, 9/80 shift, healthcare benefits, school tuition

Cons of working at Alcon

No opportunities to excel and low annual raises

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5.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Apr 2019
Pros of working at Alcon

The mission of helping people to see better through innovative products

Cons of working at Alcon

None

Alcon Benefits

Car, health benefits

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The team at Alcon

  • The founders of Alcon are Robert Alexander and William Conner.
  • The key people at Alcon are David J. Endicott, Robert Alexander and William Conner.
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The Inside Scoop
Alcon helps people see brilliantly. As the global leader in eye care with a heritage spanning more than seven decades, they offer the broadest portfolio of products to enhance sight and improve people's lives. Their surgical and vision care products ...touch the lives of more than 260 million people in over 140 countries each year living with conditions like cataracts, glaucoma, retinal diseases and refractive errors
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Alcon Rankings

Alcon is ranked #9 on the Best Health Care Companies to Work For in Texas 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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Alcon salaries

8.8
Salary Score
The average an Alcon salary in the United States is $60,684 per year. Alcon employees in the top 10 percent can make over $106,000 per year, while Alcon employees at the bottom 10 percent earn less than $34,000 per year.
Average Alcon Salary
$60,684
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$29.18 hourly
Updated March 14, 2024

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Alcon diversity

9.9
Diversity Score
We calculated Alcon’s diversity score by measuring multiple factors, including the ethnic background, gender identity, and language skills of Alcon’s workforce.
Alcon diversity summary. Zippia estimates Alcon'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 Alcon's diversity score by measuring multiple factors, including the ethnic background, gender identity, and language skills of Alcon's workforce.
  • Alcon has 20,001 employees.
  • 41% of Alcon employees are women, while 59% are men.
  • The most common ethnicity at Alcon is White (52%).
  • 20% of Alcon employees are Hispanic or Latino.
  • 13% of Alcon employees are Black or African American.
  • The average employee at Alcon makes $60,684 per year.
  • Alcon employees are most likely to be members of the democratic party.
  • Employees at Alcon stay with the company for 5.4 years on average.
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Alcon Financial Performance

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Alcon may also be known as or be related to Alcon, Alcon Inc, Alcon Inc., Alcon Laboratories, Inc. and Alcon Vision LLC.