30 Minnesota Employers That Hire Veterans
30 employers in Minnesota cleared the federal veteran-hiring benchmark in filing cycle 2025, between them hiring 2,138 protected veterans out of 19,620 new hires — 10.9% overall, against a national benchmark of 5.1%. The largest by veterans hired are Cargill Inc, CHS Inc and HUNT Electric Corp.
Minnesota employers
30
met or beat the federal benchmark
Veterans hired
2,138
of 19,620 total new hires
Combined share
10.9%
against a 5.1% national benchmark
Veteran hiring in Minnesota concentrates in Manufacturing (1,510 hires), Wholesale Trade (235 hires) and Transportation & Logistics (126 hires).
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| # | Employer | Veterans hired | Total hires | Share | State | Industry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cargill Inc | 1,444 | 10,490 | 13.8% | Minnesota | Manufacturing |
| 2 | CHS Inc | 217 | 2,377 | 9.1% | Minnesota | Wholesale Trade |
| 3 | HUNT Electric Corp | 91 | 1,307 | 7.0% | Minnesota | Construction |
| 4 | Anderson Trucking Service Inc | 64 | 810 | 7.9% | Minnesota | Transportation & Logistics |
| 5 | American Security LLC | 63 | 1,161 | 5.4% | Minnesota | Administrative & Support Services |
| 6 | Endeavor AIR | 62 | 977 | 6.3% | Minnesota | Transportation & Logistics |
| 7 | EGAN Company | 26 | 356 | 7.3% | Minnesota | Company Management |
| 8 | Loram Maintenance of Way | 21 | 299 | 7.0% | Minnesota | Manufacturing |
| 9 | Ever-Green Energy Inc | 20 | 86 | 23.3% | Minnesota | Utilities |
| 10 | SkyWater Technology Foundry Inc | 14 | 166 | 8.4% | Minnesota | Manufacturing |
| 11 | Viking Electric Supply | 12 | 209 | 5.7% | Minnesota | Wholesale Trade |
| 12 | Jamf Software LLC | 12 | 184 | 6.5% | Minnesota | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 13 | Bolton and Menk Inc | 11 | 197 | 5.6% | Minnesota | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 14 | Strom Aviation Inc | 10 | 69 | 14.5% | Minnesota | Administrative & Support Services |
| 15 | Diasorin Inc. | 9 | 132 | 6.8% | Minnesota | Manufacturing |
| 16 | PAR Systems | 8 | 58 | 13.8% | Minnesota | Manufacturing |
| 17 | Granicus LLC | 7 | 136 | 5.2% | Minnesota | Information & Media |
| 18 | The Jamar Company | 6 | 68 | 8.8% | Minnesota | Construction |
| 19 | Boyer Trucks dba Transwest | 6 | 67 | 9.0% | Minnesota | Wholesale Trade |
| 20 | Johnson Screens Inc | 5 | 94 | 5.3% | Minnesota | Manufacturing |
| 21 | Bay West LLC | 5 | 79 | 6.3% | Minnesota | Administrative & Support Services |
| 22 | Safety Rail Company LLC | 5 | 63 | 7.9% | Minnesota | Manufacturing |
| 23 | Wipaire Inc. | 4 | 38 | 10.5% | Minnesota | Other |
| 24 | The Povolny Group Inc. | 3 | 27 | 11.1% | Minnesota | Construction |
| 25 | Product Development Associates | 3 | 25 | 12.0% | Minnesota | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 26 | MTU Onsite Energy Corp | 2 | 37 | 5.4% | Minnesota | Manufacturing |
| 27 | L.S. Black Constructors LLC | 2 | 29 | 6.9% | Minnesota | Construction |
| 28 | Baptist Home Association of the Rocky Mountains Inc | 2 | 27 | 7.4% | Minnesota | Healthcare |
| 29 | Connexus Energy | 2 | 26 | 7.7% | Minnesota | Utilities |
| 30 | 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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