NORTH CAROLINA -- Are you on the lookout for a new job? How does having benefits like Fridays off in the summer, pets at work, in-office group fitness classes, paid sabbaticals and office Olympics sound?

  • 35 companies were named 2017's Best Employers in North Carolina by Business NC
  • Bernard, Robinson & Co. LLP and Davenport & Co. LLC took the top spots overall

Business NC recently released their list of 2017's Best Employers in North Carolina. A total of 35 companies, 18 small to medium-sized and 17 large, made the list, boasting impressive and unusual office perks.

Top rated for small to medium-sized companies is Greensboro accounting company Bernard, Robinson & Co. LLP, which employs roughly 113 people. Though the average annual salary is $40,092, the company offers enticing benefits such as Fridays off in the summer, omelet and ice cream stations in the office during the busy tax season, bonuses for those who pass their CPA exams and company parties thrown for every employee who celebrates a first marriage or new baby.

Other small to medium-sized companies recognized on the list:

2. Hill, Chesson & Woody

3.HireNetworks Inc.

4. Visionpoint Marketing

5.Epes Logistics Services Inc.

6. Heat Transfer Sales of the Carolinas 

7. Johnson Price Sprinkle PA

8. Wildlands Engineering Inc.

9. N2 Publishing

10. Bulk TV & Internet

11. Electric Supply & Equipment Co.

12. MMI Public Relations

13. Practicon

14. SignUpGenius

15. Martin Starnes & Associates CPAS PA

16. CCS Construction Staffing 

17. Verigent LLC

18. Capital Investment Co.

Coming in number one for large companies is Davenport & Co. LLC. Though the financial services company is based in Richmond, 32 employees work in North Carolina and enjoy benefits such as early release in the summer, access to the company's financial services, contributions to a health-savings account, a group to help women rise in the company and a vacation to a resort for the top producers. 

Other large companies recognized on the list:

2. Edward Jones

3. Insperity

4. Freese and Nichols

5. Burns & McDonnell

6. Total Quality Logistics

7. PCL Civil Constructors Inc.

8. Williams Mullen

9. Coastal Federal Credit Union

10. Sheetz Inc.

11. Full Creative

12. Alston & Bird LLP

13. Terminix Service Inc.

14. Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates 

15. South State Bank

16. CPI Security

17. McAngus Goudelock & Courie LLC