19 Kentucky Employers That Hire Veterans
19 employers in Kentucky cleared the federal veteran-hiring benchmark in filing cycle 2025, between them hiring 247 protected veterans out of 2,955 new hires — 8.4% overall, against a national benchmark of 5.1%. The largest by veterans hired are North South Consulting Group LLC, Dismas Charities Inc and Gray Inc.
Kentucky employers
19
met or beat the federal benchmark
Veterans hired
247
of 2,955 total new hires
Combined share
8.4%
against a 5.1% national benchmark
Veteran hiring in Kentucky concentrates in Manufacturing (54 hires), Administrative & Support Services (51 hires) and Healthcare (44 hires).
19 employers shown. Click a column heading to sort.
| # | Employer | Veterans hired | Total hires | Share | State | Industry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North South Consulting Group LLC | 38 | 134 | 28.4% | Kentucky | Administrative & Support Services |
| 2 | Dismas Charities Inc | 36 | 466 | 7.7% | Kentucky | Healthcare |
| 3 | Gray Inc | 35 | 607 | 5.8% | Kentucky | Construction |
| 4 | Metalsa Structural Products Inc. | 35 | 583 | 6.0% | Kentucky | Manufacturing |
| 5 | Algood Food Company | 15 | 191 | 7.8% | Kentucky | Manufacturing |
| 6 | Taylor Motors Inc | 15 | 132 | 11.4% | Kentucky | Transportation & Logistics |
| 7 | BOYD Company | 13 | 200 | 6.5% | Kentucky | Wholesale Trade |
| 8 | Mainstream Commercial Divers Inc | 9 | 37 | 24.3% | Kentucky | Administrative & Support Services |
| 9 | Kenton County Airport Board | 8 | 139 | 5.8% | Kentucky | Transportation & Logistics |
| 10 | Communicare Inc | 8 | 105 | 7.6% | Kentucky | Healthcare |
| 11 | Strategic Communications | 7 | 35 | 20.0% | Kentucky | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 12 | The Murphy Elevator Company | 6 | 46 | 13.0% | Kentucky | Construction |
| 13 | Caldwell Tanks Inc | 4 | 70 | 5.7% | Kentucky | Other |
| 14 | East Kentucky Power Cooperative | 4 | 42 | 9.5% | Kentucky | Utilities |
| 15 | Fibrotex USA Inc. | 4 | 41 | 9.8% | Kentucky | Manufacturing |
| 16 | CMC Inc | 4 | 30 | 13.3% | Kentucky | Administrative & Support Services |
| 17 | Big Ass Fans | 2 | 37 | 5.4% | Kentucky | Wholesale Trade |
| 18 | Haydon Holdings LLC | 2 | 35 | 5.7% | Kentucky | Company Management |
| 19 | Lockmasters Inc | 2 | 25 | 8.0% | Kentucky | Wholesale Trade |
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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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