30 Massachusetts Employers That Hire Veterans
30 employers in Massachusetts cleared the federal veteran-hiring benchmark in filing cycle 2025, between them hiring 1,082 protected veterans out of 13,505 new hires — 8.0% overall, against a national benchmark of 5.1%. The largest by veterans hired are Keolis Commuter Services, GE Vernova Inc. and Veolia North America Inc.
Massachusetts employers
30
met or beat the federal benchmark
Veterans hired
1,082
of 13,505 total new hires
Combined share
8.0%
against a 5.1% national benchmark
Veteran hiring in Massachusetts concentrates in Manufacturing (327 hires), Transportation & Logistics (269 hires) and Professional, Scientific & Technical (197 hires).
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| # | Employer | Veterans hired | Total hires | Share | State | Industry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keolis Commuter Services | 246 | 3,656 | 6.7% | Massachusetts | Transportation & Logistics |
| 2 | GE Vernova Inc. | 160 | 2,833 | 5.7% | Massachusetts | Manufacturing |
| 3 | Veolia North America Inc | 124 | 1,697 | 7.3% | Massachusetts | Utilities |
| 4 | Philips North America LLC | 112 | 1,965 | 5.7% | Massachusetts | Manufacturing |
| 5 | The MITRE Corporation | 91 | 529 | 17.2% | Massachusetts | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 6 | Sumaria Systems LLC | 66 | 113 | 58.4% | Massachusetts | Other |
| 7 | Mercury System Inc. | 36 | 320 | 11.2% | Massachusetts | Manufacturing |
| 8 | American Tower Corporation | 29 | 270 | 10.7% | Massachusetts | Other |
| 9 | Charles Stark Draper Laboratory | 26 | 410 | 6.3% | Massachusetts | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 10 | Ameresco Inc. | 24 | 240 | 10.0% | Massachusetts | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 11 | CIRCOR International | 24 | 221 | 10.9% | Massachusetts | Company Management |
| 12 | Systems & Technology Research LLC | 18 | 161 | 11.2% | Massachusetts | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 13 | T K & K Services LLC | 18 | 35 | 51.4% | Massachusetts | Transportation & Logistics |
| 14 | Knowledge Management Inc | 16 | 47 | 34.0% | Massachusetts | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 15 | Elevate Group LLC | 15 | 28 | 53.6% | Massachusetts | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 16 | Nova Biomedical | 12 | 223 | 5.4% | Massachusetts | Other |
| 17 | R H White Companies and Construction Company Inc | 9 | 101 | 8.9% | Massachusetts | Construction |
| 18 | Evident Scientific | 9 | 67 | 13.4% | Massachusetts | Manufacturing |
| 19 | New England Center and Home for Veterans | 7 | 50 | 14.0% | Massachusetts | Healthcare |
| 20 | Manafort Transit LLC | 6 | 57 | 10.5% | Massachusetts | Construction |
| 21 | Sirtex Medical Inc. | 6 | 43 | 13.9% | Massachusetts | Wholesale Trade |
| 22 | Morsecorp Inc | 5 | 88 | 5.7% | Massachusetts | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 23 | Sonepar Distribution New England | 5 | 77 | 6.5% | Massachusetts | Transportation & Logistics |
| 24 | American Superconductor Corporation | 3 | 56 | 5.4% | Massachusetts | Utilities |
| 25 | National Telecommuting Institute Inc. | 3 | 53 | 5.7% | Massachusetts | Administrative & Support Services |
| 26 | 908 Devices Inc | 3 | 38 | 7.9% | Massachusetts | Manufacturing |
| 27 | Advance Mfg. Co. Inc. | 3 | 32 | 9.4% | Massachusetts | Manufacturing |
| 28 | Magellan Aerospace Haverhill Inc. | 2 | 39 | 5.1% | Massachusetts | Manufacturing |
| 29 | Autonodyne | 2 | 29 | 6.9% | Massachusetts | Manufacturing |
| 30 | Assurance Technology Corporation | 2 | 27 | 7.4% | Massachusetts | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
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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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