84 Minnesota Employers That Hire Veterans
84 employers in Minnesota cleared the federal veteran-hiring benchmark in filing cycle 2025, between them hiring 861 protected veterans out of 10,153 new hires — 8.5% overall, against a national benchmark of 5.1%. The largest by veterans hired are HUNT Electric Corp, Worldwide Flight and Cargill Inc.
Minnesota employers
84
met or beat the federal benchmark
Veterans hired
861
of 10,153 total new hires
Combined share
8.5%
against a 5.1% national benchmark
Veteran hiring in Minnesota concentrates in Transportation & Logistics (192 hires), Manufacturing (171 hires) and Construction (117 hires).
84 employers shown. Click a column heading to sort.
| # | Employer | Veterans hired | Total hires | Share | State | Industry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HUNT Electric Corp | 91 | 1,307 | 7.0% | Minnesota | Construction |
| 2 | Worldwide Flight | 78 | 427 | 18.3% | Minnesota | Transportation & Logistics |
| 3 | Cargill Inc | 73 | 513 | 14.2% | Minnesota | Company Management |
| 4 | CHS Inc | 47 | 649 | 7.2% | Minnesota | Wholesale Trade |
| 5 | Endeavor AIR | 27 | 259 | 10.4% | Minnesota | Transportation & Logistics |
| 6 | Delta AIR Lines Inc. | 26 | 351 | 7.4% | Minnesota | Transportation & Logistics |
| 7 | EGAN Company | 26 | 344 | 7.6% | Minnesota | Company Management |
| 8 | SkyWest Airlines | 24 | 278 | 8.6% | Minnesota | Transportation & Logistics |
| 9 | American Security LLC | 23 | 354 | 6.5% | Minnesota | Administrative & Support Services |
| 10 | Loram Maintenance of Way | 21 | 299 | 7.0% | Minnesota | Manufacturing |
| 11 | Ever-Green Energy Inc | 20 | 82 | 24.4% | Minnesota | Utilities |
| 12 | USIC LLC | 18 | 262 | 6.9% | Minnesota | Administrative & Support Services |
| 13 | Vail Resorts | 16 | 202 | 7.9% | Minnesota | Arts & Recreation |
| 14 | Centerpoint Energy Inc | 16 | 102 | 15.7% | Minnesota | Utilities |
| 15 | Tennant Company | 14 | 201 | 7.0% | Minnesota | Manufacturing |
| 16 | Anderson Trucking Service Inc | 13 | 238 | 5.5% | Minnesota | Transportation & Logistics |
| 17 | Constellis Holdings LLC | 13 | 41 | 31.7% | Minnesota | Administrative & Support Services |
| 18 | Union Pacific Corporation 943 | 12 | 203 | 5.9% | Minnesota | Transportation & Logistics |
| 19 | Veit & Company Inc | 11 | 182 | 6.0% | Minnesota | Construction |
| 20 | SkyWater Technology Foundry Inc | 11 | 136 | 8.1% | Minnesota | Manufacturing |
| 21 | Rosenbauer America | 10 | 128 | 7.8% | Minnesota | Manufacturing |
| 22 | Strom Aviation Inc | 10 | 69 | 14.5% | Minnesota | Administrative & Support Services |
| 23 | Jamf Software LLC | 9 | 127 | 7.1% | Minnesota | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 24 | Northrop Grumman Corporation | 9 | 108 | 8.3% | Minnesota | Manufacturing |
| 25 | Arvig Enterprises Inc | 8 | 155 | 5.2% | Minnesota | Information & Media |
| 26 | The Kinetic Group Operations LLC | 8 | 146 | 5.5% | Minnesota | Manufacturing |
| 27 | Waste Management Inc | 8 | 135 | 5.9% | Minnesota | Administrative & Support Services |
| 28 | PAR Systems | 8 | 58 | 13.8% | Minnesota | Manufacturing |
| 29 | Unifirst Corporation | 7 | 101 | 6.9% | Minnesota | Other Services |
| 30 | Diasorin Inc. | 7 | 95 | 7.4% | Minnesota | Manufacturing |
| 31 | Teleflex Incorporated | 7 | 89 | 7.9% | Minnesota | Manufacturing |
| 32 | Johnson Controls Inc | 7 | 41 | 17.1% | Minnesota | Construction |
| 33 | Keurig DR Pepper | 6 | 113 | 5.3% | Minnesota | Manufacturing |
| 34 | Granicus LLC | 6 | 94 | 6.4% | Minnesota | Information & Media |
| 35 | Altec Inc | 6 | 87 | 6.9% | Minnesota | Manufacturing |
| 36 | Boyer Trucks dba Transwest | 6 | 67 | 9.0% | Minnesota | Wholesale Trade |
| 37 | Ardent Mills LLC | 5 | 79 | 6.3% | Minnesota | Manufacturing |
| 38 | Bay West LLC | 5 | 79 | 6.3% | Minnesota | Administrative & Support Services |
| 39 | Johnson Screens Inc | 5 | 79 | 6.3% | Minnesota | Manufacturing |
| 40 | Cencora Inc. | 5 | 70 | 7.1% | Minnesota | Wholesale Trade |
| 41 | Viking Electric Supply | 5 | 69 | 7.2% | Minnesota | Wholesale Trade |
| 42 | Converge Technology Solutions US LLC | 5 | 64 | 7.8% | Minnesota | Company Management |
| 43 | Safety Rail Company LLC | 5 | 63 | 7.9% | Minnesota | Manufacturing |
| 44 | Archer Daniels Midland Co | 5 | 60 | 8.3% | Minnesota | Manufacturing |
| 45 | BNSF Railway | 5 | 58 | 8.6% | Minnesota | Transportation & Logistics |
| 46 | General Dynamics Corporation | 5 | 51 | 9.8% | Minnesota | Company Management |
| 47 | Curtiss-Wright Corporation | 5 | 40 | 12.5% | Minnesota | Manufacturing |
| 48 | Oracle America Inc | 4 | 61 | 6.6% | Minnesota | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 49 | Insight Enterprises | 4 | 59 | 6.8% | Minnesota | Wholesale Trade |
| 50 | Demmer Holdings Inc | 4 | 52 | 7.7% | Minnesota | Company Management |
| 51 | Border States Industries Inc | 4 | 50 | 8.0% | Minnesota | Wholesale Trade |
| 52 | Caterpillar Inc. | 4 | 49 | 8.2% | Minnesota | Manufacturing |
| 53 | Wipaire Inc. | 4 | 38 | 10.5% | Minnesota | Other |
| 54 | Signature Aviation U.S. Holdings Inc | 4 | 37 | 10.8% | Minnesota | Transportation & Logistics |
| 55 | Marotta Controls Inc. | 4 | 29 | 13.8% | Minnesota | Manufacturing |
| 56 | Entrans International LLC | 4 | 27 | 14.8% | Minnesota | Manufacturing |
| 57 | BRP US Inc | 3 | 56 | 5.4% | Minnesota | Manufacturing |
| 58 | RailWorks Corporation | 3 | 56 | 5.4% | Minnesota | Construction |
| 59 | Marathon Petroleum Corporation | 3 | 53 | 5.7% | Minnesota | Manufacturing |
| 60 | BAE Systems Inc | 3 | 49 | 6.1% | Minnesota | Manufacturing |
| 61 | Celestica | 3 | 45 | 6.7% | Minnesota | Manufacturing |
| 62 | Education and Training Resources LLC | 3 | 45 | 6.7% | Minnesota | Education |
| 63 | United Rentals Inc. | 3 | 36 | 8.3% | Minnesota | Real Estate |
| 64 | Calspan LLC | 3 | 34 | 8.8% | Minnesota | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 65 | CN | 3 | 33 | 9.1% | Minnesota | Transportation & Logistics |
| 66 | Linde Inc | 3 | 27 | 11.1% | Minnesota | Manufacturing |
| 67 | The Povolny Group Inc. | 3 | 27 | 11.1% | Minnesota | Construction |
| 68 | Product Development Associates | 3 | 25 | 12.0% | Minnesota | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 69 | TKC Holdings Inc. | 2 | 39 | 5.1% | Minnesota | Hospitality & Food Service |
| 70 | Clarity Telecom LLC | 2 | 38 | 5.3% | Minnesota | Information & Media |
| 71 | MTU Onsite Energy Corp | 2 | 37 | 5.4% | Minnesota | Manufacturing |
| 72 | Midcontinent Communications | 2 | 35 | 5.7% | Minnesota | Information & Media |
| 73 | Contech Engineered Solutions LLC | 2 | 34 | 5.9% | Minnesota | Manufacturing |
| 74 | Saputo Cheese USA Inc. | 2 | 34 | 5.9% | Minnesota | Wholesale Trade |
| 75 | Broadcom | 2 | 33 | 6.1% | Minnesota | Manufacturing |
| 76 | Namsa | 2 | 33 | 6.1% | Minnesota | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 77 | Pratt Industries - USA - Inc. | 2 | 31 | 6.5% | Minnesota | Manufacturing |
| 78 | Red Bull Distribution Company | 2 | 31 | 6.5% | Minnesota | Wholesale Trade |
| 79 | L.S. Black Constructors LLC | 2 | 29 | 6.9% | Minnesota | Construction |
| 80 | Valero Services Inc | 2 | 29 | 6.9% | Minnesota | Manufacturing |
| 81 | Airgas Inc. | 2 | 28 | 7.1% | Minnesota | Mining, Oil & Gas |
| 82 | Baptist Home Association of the Rocky Mountains Inc | 2 | 27 | 7.4% | Minnesota | Healthcare |
| 83 | Connexus Energy | 2 | 26 | 7.7% | Minnesota | Utilities |
| 84 | MGC Diagnostics | 2 | 26 | 7.7% | Minnesota | Manufacturing |
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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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