Illinois · Filing cycle 2025

105 Illinois Employers That Hire Veterans

105 employers in Illinois cleared the federal veteran-hiring benchmark in filing cycle 2025, between them hiring 1,469 protected veterans out of 14,531 new hires — 10.1% overall, against a national benchmark of 5.1%. The largest by veterans hired are Continental TIRE North America Inc, Waste Management Inc and General Dynamics Corporation.

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Illinois employers

105

met or beat the federal benchmark

Veterans hired

1,469

of 14,531 total new hires

Combined share

10.1%

against a 5.1% national benchmark

Veteran hiring in Illinois concentrates in Professional, Scientific & Technical (307 hires), Manufacturing (274 hires) and Transportation & Logistics (255 hires).

105 employers shown. Click a column heading to sort.

# Employer Veterans hired Total hires Share State Industry
1Continental TIRE North America Inc10494411.0%IllinoisManufacturing
2Waste Management Inc9179111.5%IllinoisAdministrative & Support Services
3General Dynamics Corporation8035222.7%IllinoisTransportation & Logistics
4Constellation Energy Generation LLC7260711.9%IllinoisUtilities
5Computer World Services Corp6012747.2%IllinoisProfessional, Scientific & Technical
6Motorola Solutions Inc.537607.0%IllinoisInformation & Media
7Worldwide Flight505039.9%IllinoisTransportation & Logistics
8Archer Daniels Midland Co488355.7%IllinoisManufacturing
9Helm Group Inc.488285.8%IllinoisConstruction
10SAIC4811641.4%IllinoisProfessional, Scientific & Technical
11Advanced Technology Services Inc.434739.1%IllinoisOther Services
12Agile Defense LLC408845.5%IllinoisProfessional, Scientific & Technical
1310 Roads Express344278.0%IllinoisTransportation & Logistics
14JB Hunt Transport Services Inc.335336.2%IllinoisTransportation & Logistics
15USIC LLC304257.1%IllinoisAdministrative & Support Services
16Leidos3011027.3%IllinoisProfessional, Scientific & Technical
17Cushman & Wakefield Global Inc234485.1%IllinoisReal Estate
18MYR Group Inc.2116412.8%IllinoisConstruction
19Uncomn LLC217129.6%IllinoisProfessional, Scientific & Technical
20Lawson Products183545.1%IllinoisWholesale Trade
21Coalfire Systems Inc181869.7%IllinoisProfessional, Scientific & Technical
22Amentum Services Inc188920.2%IllinoisProfessional, Scientific & Technical
23Union Pacific Corporation 9431716610.2%IllinoisTransportation & Logistics
24Cargill Inc178919.1%IllinoisWholesale Trade
25BOOZ Allen Hamilton165628.6%IllinoisProfessional, Scientific & Technical
26Sevan Multi Site Solutions Inc.1413610.3%IllinoisConstruction
27WEC Energy Group131827.1%IllinoisProfessional, Scientific & Technical
28CHS Inc1310612.3%IllinoisWholesale Trade
29Siemens Corporation121786.7%IllinoisManufacturing
30Global Medical Response117115.5%IllinoisHealthcare
31Parker Hannifin Corporation101327.6%IllinoisTransportation & Logistics
32Controlled F.O.R.C.E.107713.0%IllinoisEducation
33Richard Group LLC106116.4%IllinoisConstruction
34Delaware Resource Group of Oklahoma LLC103033.3%IllinoisManufacturing
35Mt Carmel Stabilization Group Inc91197.6%IllinoisConstruction
36Johnson Controls Inc91068.5%IllinoisConstruction
37Northrop Grumman Corporation96513.8%IllinoisProfessional, Scientific & Technical
38Commercial Metals Company94719.1%IllinoisManufacturing
39Huntington Ingalls Industries92536.0%IllinoisProfessional, Scientific & Technical
40FORD Motor Company81445.6%IllinoisManufacturing
41Altorfer Inc.86911.6%IllinoisOther Services
42Signature Aviation U.S. Holdings Inc85514.5%IllinoisTransportation & Logistics
43Woodforest Financial Group Inc71345.2%IllinoisFinance & Insurance
44Walsh Construction Group LLC71345.2%IllinoisConstruction
45CN71235.7%IllinoisTransportation & Logistics
46Springfield Electric DBA ECHO Electric A Sonepar Company71116.3%IllinoisWholesale Trade
47Collins Engineers Inc.71046.7%IllinoisProfessional, Scientific & Technical
48The GEO Group7977.2%IllinoisProfessional, Scientific & Technical
49MC Machinery Systems Inc75413.0%IllinoisWholesale Trade
50Arjo Inc74316.3%IllinoisWholesale Trade
51Standard AERO Holdings Inc72924.1%IllinoisManufacturing
52Donaldson Company Inc.6916.6%IllinoisManufacturing
53The Walsh Group6817.4%IllinoisConstruction
54Sphera Solutions Inc.6669.1%IllinoisInformation & Media
55SUN Chemical Corporation64314.0%IllinoisManufacturing
56Contour Airlines63218.8%IllinoisTransportation & Logistics
57Viking Electric Supply5816.2%IllinoisWholesale Trade
58Wieland Engineered Products NA LLC5816.2%IllinoisManufacturing
59Red Bull Distribution Company5806.2%IllinoisWholesale Trade
60Keller Management Services5786.4%IllinoisConstruction
61Phillips 665697.2%IllinoisManufacturing
62Life Fitness LLC5687.4%IllinoisManufacturing
63The Davey TREE Expert Company5598.5%IllinoisAdministrative & Support Services
64RAPP Worldwide Inc.5578.8%IllinoisProfessional, Scientific & Technical
65The Sedona Group LTD53912.8%IllinoisCompany Management
66CVR Energy INC.53414.7%IllinoisManufacturing
67Trustwave Holdings Inc53315.2%IllinoisInformation & Media
68Georgia Pacific LLC4755.3%IllinoisAdministrative & Support Services
69Leopardo Construction Inc4685.9%IllinoisConstruction
70Heidelberg Materials4676.0%IllinoisMining, Oil & Gas
71Agiliti Health Inc.4666.1%IllinoisReal Estate
72Volunteers of America of Illinois4626.5%IllinoisHealthcare
73Norfolk Southern Corporation4537.5%IllinoisTransportation & Logistics
74Planmeca USA Inc.4517.8%IllinoisManufacturing
75Poettker Construction Company4517.8%IllinoisConstruction
76Stalworth Underground LLC4478.5%IllinoisConstruction
77Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc43810.5%IllinoisWholesale Trade
78Lewis Machine and Tool Company43013.3%IllinoisManufacturing
79Tetra TECH Inc42814.3%IllinoisProfessional, Scientific & Technical
80Harger Inc3575.3%IllinoisManufacturing
81Network Innovations LLC3565.4%IllinoisInformation & Media
82CSX Transportation Inc.3555.5%IllinoisTransportation & Logistics
83Auto Truck Group LLC3496.1%IllinoisManufacturing
84Fujifilm Holdings America Corporation3496.1%IllinoisWholesale Trade
85Metronet Associates LLC3496.1%IllinoisInformation & Media
86Patterson Companies Inc3378.1%IllinoisWholesale Trade
87Wells Concrete3368.3%IllinoisManufacturing
88Altorfer Industries Inc3358.6%IllinoisManufacturing
89WS Darley and Co3329.4%IllinoisManufacturing
90The Boeing Company3319.7%IllinoisManufacturing
91Sterigenics U.S. LLC33010.0%IllinoisManufacturing
92Hickory Point Bank and Trust32910.3%IllinoisFinance & Insurance
93British Airways32810.7%IllinoisTransportation & Logistics
94Universal Technical Institute Inc32711.1%IllinoisEducation
95EPIQ Design Solutions Inc DBA EPIQ Solutions32512.0%IllinoisManufacturing
96Veritiv Operating Company2385.3%IllinoisManufacturing
97The Clorox Company2365.6%IllinoisManufacturing
98Richardson Electronics2355.7%IllinoisWholesale Trade
99Dentons US LLP2326.2%IllinoisProfessional, Scientific & Technical
100Siemer Milling Company2306.7%IllinoisManufacturing
101Schindler Elevator Corporation2296.9%IllinoisConstruction
102UCC Holdings2277.4%IllinoisManufacturing
103Hydac Technology Corp2267.7%IllinoisManufacturing
104Hyster-Yale Materials Handling Inc2267.7%IllinoisManufacturing
105Hussmann Corporation2258.0%IllinoisOther Services
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What this list is not. It is a track record, not a job board — the data describes a past filing cycle, so an employer here may or may not be hiring today. Check their careers page. It is also not a ranking of who treats veterans best; it counts hires, which is one honest signal among several.

Self-identification is voluntary. Employees choose whether to disclose protected-veteran status, so these figures generally understate how many veterans an employer really has. That cuts one way only: everyone on this list is at least as good as the number shown.

We filtered out obvious filing errors. Some filings report a veteran hire rate wildly out of step with the same employer's overall veteran workforce — a column filled in wrong, not a recruiting record. Those are excluded rather than celebrated.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor VETS-4212 filings, cycle 2025, and the OFCCP national hiring benchmark of 5.1% effective 30 July 2025. LockLeed International is not affiliated with the Department of Labor or OFCCP.

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