Illinois · Filing cycle 2025

56 Illinois Employers That Hire Veterans

56 employers in Illinois cleared the federal veteran-hiring benchmark in filing cycle 2025, between them hiring 1,681 protected veterans out of 19,950 new hires — 8.4% overall, against a national benchmark of 5.1%. The largest by veterans hired are AAR Corp., Archer Daniels Midland Co and KAY and Associates Inc..

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Illinois employers

56

met or beat the federal benchmark

Veterans hired

1,681

of 19,950 total new hires

Combined share

8.4%

against a 5.1% national benchmark

Veteran hiring in Illinois concentrates in Manufacturing (587 hires), Professional, Scientific & Technical (288 hires) and Wholesale Trade (245 hires).

56 employers shown. Click a column heading to sort.

# Employer Veterans hired Total hires Share State Industry
1AAR Corp.2151,10919.4%IllinoisWholesale Trade
2Archer Daniels Midland Co1883,3805.6%IllinoisManufacturing
3KAY and Associates Inc.13919471.7%IllinoisProfessional, Scientific & Technical
4GE Healthcare Technologies Inc1382,4365.7%IllinoisManufacturing
5Molson Coors Brewing Company1261,8716.7%IllinoisManufacturing
6Motorola Solutions Inc.1121,7106.5%IllinoisInformation & Media
7Convergint Technologies LLC981,3157.5%IllinoisAdministrative & Support Services
8KONE Inc608637.0%IllinoisConstruction
9Computer World Services Corp6012747.2%IllinoisProfessional, Scientific & Technical
10Helm Group Inc.488285.8%IllinoisConstruction
11Advanced Technology Services Inc.445068.7%IllinoisOther Services
12Zebra Technologies396825.7%IllinoisManufacturing
13CN324587.0%IllinoisTransportation & Logistics
14Military Deli and Bakery Services Inc.295505.3%IllinoisHospitality & Food Service
15Challenge Unlimited Inc274266.3%IllinoisHealthcare
16Controlled F.O.R.C.E.2611921.9%IllinoisEducation
17Auto Truck Group LLC252599.7%IllinoisManufacturing
18Coalfire Systems Inc2521111.8%IllinoisProfessional, Scientific & Technical
19Uncomn LLC217129.6%IllinoisProfessional, Scientific & Technical
20Sterigenics U.S. LLC182238.1%IllinoisManufacturing
21Sevan Multi Site Solutions Inc.1413610.3%IllinoisConstruction
22Critical MASS121617.5%IllinoisProfessional, Scientific & Technical
23HW Lochner Inc111527.2%IllinoisProfessional, Scientific & Technical
24Century Aluminum Company101686.0%IllinoisManufacturing
25Arjo Inc101606.2%IllinoisWholesale Trade
26Richard Group LLC106116.4%IllinoisConstruction
27RLS USA Inc91267.1%IllinoisManufacturing
28The Walsh Group91227.4%IllinoisConstruction
29Mt Carmel Stabilization Group Inc91197.6%IllinoisConstruction
30Springfield Electric DBA ECHO Electric A Sonepar Company71116.3%IllinoisWholesale Trade
31Collins Engineers Inc.71046.7%IllinoisProfessional, Scientific & Technical
32MC Machinery Systems Inc75413.0%IllinoisWholesale Trade
33Hagerty Consulting Inc6906.7%IllinoisProfessional, Scientific & Technical
34Sphera Solutions Inc.6669.1%IllinoisInformation & Media
35Altorfer Industries Inc64613.0%IllinoisManufacturing
36Methode Electronics5647.8%IllinoisManufacturing
37Poettker Construction Company5559.1%IllinoisConstruction
38Ipsen Inc.54910.2%IllinoisManufacturing
39The Sedona Group LTD53912.8%IllinoisCompany Management
40EPIQ Design Solutions Inc DBA EPIQ Solutions53813.2%IllinoisProfessional, Scientific & Technical
41Trustwave Holdings Inc53315.2%IllinoisInformation & Media
42Leopardo Construction Inc4685.9%IllinoisConstruction
43Volunteers of America of Illinois4626.5%IllinoisHealthcare
44Planmeca USA Inc.4517.8%IllinoisManufacturing
45Stalworth Underground LLC4478.5%IllinoisConstruction
46HS Government Partners LLC DBA Mayroad44010.0%IllinoisReal Estate
47Hitachi High-Tech America Inc.43112.9%IllinoisWholesale Trade
48Lewis Machine and Tool Company43013.3%IllinoisManufacturing
49Harger Inc3575.3%IllinoisManufacturing
50Network Innovations LLC3565.4%IllinoisInformation & Media
51WS Darley and Co3515.9%IllinoisManufacturing
52Hickory Point Bank and Trust32910.3%IllinoisFinance & Insurance
53Trivium Aluminum Packaging USA Corporation2395.1%IllinoisManufacturing
54Richardson Electronics2355.7%IllinoisWholesale Trade
55Prairie Engineers P.C.2326.2%IllinoisProfessional, Scientific & Technical
56UCC Holdings2306.7%IllinoisManufacturing
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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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