72 Kentucky Employers That Hire Veterans
72 employers in Kentucky cleared the federal veteran-hiring benchmark in filing cycle 2025, between them hiring 1,021 protected veterans out of 8,115 new hires — 12.6% overall, against a national benchmark of 5.1%. The largest by veterans hired are Akima LLC, Atlas AIR Inc and Amentum Services Inc.
Kentucky employers
72
met or beat the federal benchmark
Veterans hired
1,021
of 8,115 total new hires
Combined share
12.6%
against a 5.1% national benchmark
Veteran hiring in Kentucky concentrates in Administrative & Support Services (321 hires), Manufacturing (230 hires) and Transportation & Logistics (166 hires).
72 employers shown. Click a column heading to sort.
| # | Employer | Veterans hired | Total hires | Share | State | Industry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akima LLC | 233 | 293 | 79.5% | Kentucky | Administrative & Support Services |
| 2 | Atlas AIR Inc | 71 | 140 | 50.7% | Kentucky | Transportation & Logistics |
| 3 | Amentum Services Inc | 43 | 51 | 84.3% | Kentucky | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 4 | North South Consulting Group LLC | 38 | 134 | 28.4% | Kentucky | Administrative & Support Services |
| 5 | Metalsa Structural Products Inc. | 35 | 578 | 6.1% | Kentucky | Manufacturing |
| 6 | Ryder System Inc | 32 | 447 | 7.2% | Kentucky | Real Estate |
| 7 | Schwans Company | 30 | 534 | 5.6% | Kentucky | Wholesale Trade |
| 8 | Gray Inc | 27 | 438 | 6.2% | Kentucky | Construction |
| 9 | Johnson Controls Inc | 24 | 153 | 15.7% | Kentucky | Manufacturing |
| 10 | Parker Hannifin Corporation | 23 | 287 | 8.0% | Kentucky | Manufacturing |
| 11 | Yulista Holding LLC | 23 | 95 | 24.2% | Kentucky | Transportation & Logistics |
| 12 | Pepsico Inc | 21 | 410 | 5.1% | Kentucky | Manufacturing |
| 13 | Worldwide Flight | 19 | 170 | 11.2% | Kentucky | Transportation & Logistics |
| 14 | Air Transport Services Group | 16 | 142 | 11.3% | Kentucky | Transportation & Logistics |
| 15 | Dismas Charities Inc | 16 | 105 | 15.2% | Kentucky | Healthcare |
| 16 | Algood Food Company | 15 | 191 | 7.9% | Kentucky | Manufacturing |
| 17 | Peraton Corp | 15 | 30 | 50.0% | Kentucky | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 18 | General Dynamics Corporation | 14 | 88 | 15.9% | Kentucky | Manufacturing |
| 19 | Altria Group Inc | 13 | 196 | 6.6% | Kentucky | Manufacturing |
| 20 | Metropolitan Security Services dba Walden Security | 13 | 121 | 10.7% | Kentucky | Administrative & Support Services |
| 21 | MYR Group Inc. | 13 | 91 | 14.3% | Kentucky | Construction |
| 22 | Southern Foodservice Management Inc. | 12 | 211 | 5.7% | Kentucky | Hospitality & Food Service |
| 23 | Trugreen | 10 | 167 | 6.0% | Kentucky | Administrative & Support Services |
| 24 | Suntory Global Spirits Inc | 10 | 102 | 9.8% | Kentucky | Manufacturing |
| 25 | Heidelberg Materials | 10 | 90 | 11.1% | Kentucky | Mining, Oil & Gas |
| 26 | Lockheed Martin Corporation | 10 | 53 | 18.9% | Kentucky | Manufacturing |
| 27 | BOYD Company | 9 | 150 | 6.0% | Kentucky | Wholesale Trade |
| 28 | Kenton County Airport Board | 8 | 139 | 5.8% | Kentucky | Transportation & Logistics |
| 29 | Keurig DR Pepper | 8 | 126 | 6.3% | Kentucky | Manufacturing |
| 30 | Communicare Inc | 8 | 105 | 7.6% | Kentucky | Healthcare |
| 31 | Belcan LLC | 8 | 62 | 12.9% | Kentucky | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 32 | Archer Daniels Midland Co | 7 | 107 | 6.5% | Kentucky | Manufacturing |
| 33 | Corecivic Inc | 7 | 100 | 7.0% | Kentucky | Administrative & Support Services |
| 34 | Waste Management Inc | 7 | 87 | 8.0% | Kentucky | Administrative & Support Services |
| 35 | Sunbelt Rentals Inc | 7 | 60 | 11.7% | Kentucky | Real Estate |
| 36 | Contech Engineered Solutions LLC | 7 | 51 | 13.7% | Kentucky | Manufacturing |
| 37 | Cargill Inc | 7 | 36 | 19.4% | Kentucky | Manufacturing |
| 38 | Strategic Communications | 7 | 35 | 20.0% | Kentucky | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 39 | Management and Training Corp | 6 | 104 | 5.8% | Kentucky | Education |
| 40 | Essity North America Inc | 6 | 82 | 7.3% | Kentucky | Manufacturing |
| 41 | Flowers Foods Inc | 6 | 72 | 8.3% | Kentucky | Manufacturing |
| 42 | Estes Express Lines | 6 | 69 | 8.7% | Kentucky | Transportation & Logistics |
| 43 | Endeavor AIR | 6 | 67 | 9.0% | Kentucky | Transportation & Logistics |
| 44 | Meyer Tool Inc | 6 | 65 | 9.2% | Kentucky | Manufacturing |
| 45 | Six Continents Hotels | 6 | 64 | 9.4% | Kentucky | Hospitality & Food Service |
| 46 | Deep South Crane and Rigging LLC | 6 | 58 | 10.3% | Kentucky | Construction |
| 47 | The Murphy Elevator Company | 6 | 46 | 13.0% | Kentucky | Construction |
| 48 | The DOW Chemical Company | 5 | 92 | 5.4% | Kentucky | Manufacturing |
| 49 | Global Medical Response | 5 | 77 | 6.5% | Kentucky | Healthcare |
| 50 | Rentokil North America Inc. | 5 | 55 | 9.1% | Kentucky | Administrative & Support Services |
| 51 | Ledcor Contractors Group Inc. | 5 | 42 | 11.9% | Kentucky | Construction |
| 52 | Taylor Motors Inc | 5 | 28 | 17.9% | Kentucky | Transportation & Logistics |
| 53 | Caldwell Tanks Inc | 4 | 70 | 5.7% | Kentucky | Other |
| 54 | American National RED Cross | 4 | 67 | 6.0% | Kentucky | Healthcare |
| 55 | Wabash National Corporation | 4 | 56 | 7.1% | Kentucky | Manufacturing |
| 56 | CDR Companies | 4 | 55 | 7.3% | Kentucky | Healthcare |
| 57 | JB Hunt Transport Services Inc. | 4 | 45 | 8.9% | Kentucky | Transportation & Logistics |
| 58 | East Kentucky Power Cooperative | 4 | 42 | 9.5% | Kentucky | Utilities |
| 59 | Enterprise Technical Assistance Services Inc | 4 | 41 | 9.8% | Kentucky | Administrative & Support Services |
| 60 | Fibrotex USA Inc. | 4 | 41 | 9.8% | Kentucky | Manufacturing |
| 61 | CMC Inc | 4 | 30 | 13.3% | Kentucky | Administrative & Support Services |
| 62 | Southeast Power Corporation | 4 | 30 | 13.3% | Kentucky | Construction |
| 63 | Elior North America | 3 | 43 | 7.0% | Kentucky | Hospitality & Food Service |
| 64 | RXO Inc | 3 | 37 | 8.1% | Kentucky | Transportation & Logistics |
| 65 | Red Bull Distribution Company | 3 | 37 | 8.1% | Kentucky | Wholesale Trade |
| 66 | Airgas Inc. | 3 | 34 | 8.8% | Kentucky | Mining, Oil & Gas |
| 67 | Saputo Cheese USA Inc. | 3 | 33 | 9.1% | Kentucky | Manufacturing |
| 68 | CRST Expedited Inc. | 3 | 30 | 10.0% | Kentucky | Transportation & Logistics |
| 69 | Haydon Holdings LLC | 2 | 35 | 5.7% | Kentucky | Company Management |
| 70 | Nestle USA | 2 | 34 | 5.9% | Kentucky | Manufacturing |
| 71 | Big Ass Fans | 2 | 32 | 6.2% | Kentucky | Wholesale Trade |
| 72 | Integrity Express Logistics | 2 | 27 | 7.4% | Kentucky | Transportation & Logistics |
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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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