44 Missouri Employers That Hire Veterans
44 employers in Missouri cleared the federal veteran-hiring benchmark in filing cycle 2025, between them hiring 880 protected veterans out of 11,465 new hires — 7.7% overall, against a national benchmark of 5.1%. The largest by veterans hired are Nestle Purina Petcare Company, Ferrellgas and World Wide Technology Inc..
Missouri employers
44
met or beat the federal benchmark
Veterans hired
880
of 11,465 total new hires
Combined share
7.7%
against a 5.1% national benchmark
Veteran hiring in Missouri concentrates in Manufacturing (329 hires), Construction (123 hires) and Professional, Scientific & Technical (102 hires).
44 employers shown. Click a column heading to sort.
| # | Employer | Veterans hired | Total hires | Share | State | Industry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nestle Purina Petcare Company | 223 | 2,270 | 9.8% | Missouri | Manufacturing |
| 2 | Ferrellgas | 81 | 1,439 | 5.6% | Missouri | Retail |
| 3 | World Wide Technology Inc. | 67 | 1,142 | 5.9% | Missouri | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 4 | Central Power Systems and Services LLC | 40 | 472 | 8.5% | Missouri | Other Services |
| 5 | Electrical Corporation of America Inc | 38 | 633 | 6.0% | Missouri | Construction |
| 6 | Evergy Inc | 32 | 363 | 8.8% | Missouri | Utilities |
| 7 | Hussmann Corporation | 31 | 563 | 5.5% | Missouri | Other Services |
| 8 | PrimeTech International Inc | 31 | 144 | 21.5% | Missouri | Administrative & Support Services |
| 9 | Spartech LLC | 29 | 544 | 5.3% | Missouri | Manufacturing |
| 10 | Castle Contracting LLC. | 26 | 455 | 5.7% | Missouri | Construction |
| 11 | LMI Aerospace Inc. | 24 | 257 | 9.3% | Missouri | Manufacturing |
| 12 | John Fabick Tractor Company | 21 | 243 | 8.6% | Missouri | Other Services |
| 13 | Spectrum Healthcare Resources | 19 | 274 | 6.9% | Missouri | Administrative & Support Services |
| 14 | ECCO Select | 17 | 196 | 8.7% | Missouri | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 15 | OATS Transit | 16 | 148 | 10.8% | Missouri | Transportation & Logistics |
| 16 | US Tool Grinding Inc | 14 | 169 | 8.3% | Missouri | Manufacturing |
| 17 | KCI Construction Company | 12 | 179 | 6.7% | Missouri | Construction |
| 18 | Fike Corporation | 10 | 124 | 8.1% | Missouri | Construction |
| 19 | Unitech Consulting LLC | 10 | 117 | 8.6% | Missouri | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 20 | MC Industrial Inc | 9 | 175 | 5.1% | Missouri | Construction |
| 21 | Hillyard | 9 | 129 | 7.0% | Missouri | Wholesale Trade |
| 22 | Penn Enterprises Inc | 9 | 102 | 8.8% | Missouri | Other Services |
| 23 | Bradken | 9 | 96 | 9.4% | Missouri | Manufacturing |
| 24 | Associated Electric Cooperative Inc | 9 | 85 | 10.6% | Missouri | Utilities |
| 25 | Vazquez Commercial Contracting LLC | 8 | 90 | 8.9% | Missouri | Construction |
| 26 | A Zahner Company | 8 | 74 | 10.8% | Missouri | Construction |
| 27 | Midcon Cables Company | 7 | 79 | 8.9% | Missouri | Other |
| 28 | MULTIVAC Inc | 6 | 80 | 7.5% | Missouri | Manufacturing |
| 29 | St. Patrick Center | 6 | 42 | 14.3% | Missouri | Healthcare |
| 30 | Helping Hands of Goodwill Industries | 6 | 32 | 18.8% | Missouri | Healthcare |
| 31 | Curium US LLC | 5 | 97 | 5.2% | Missouri | Manufacturing |
| 32 | Semo Milling LLC | 5 | 85 | 5.9% | Missouri | Manufacturing |
| 33 | Digital Monitoring Products Inc | 5 | 75 | 6.7% | Missouri | Manufacturing |
| 34 | Craftsmen Industries Inc. | 5 | 69 | 7.2% | Missouri | Manufacturing |
| 35 | MRIGlobal | 4 | 59 | 6.8% | Missouri | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 36 | OCCI Inc. | 4 | 53 | 7.5% | Missouri | Construction |
| 37 | SCI Engineering Inc | 4 | 48 | 8.3% | Missouri | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 38 | BOB'S Rentals Inc | 4 | 45 | 8.9% | Missouri | Real Estate |
| 39 | Patriot Machine Incorporated | 4 | 29 | 13.8% | Missouri | Manufacturing |
| 40 | Jay Henges Enterprises Inc | 3 | 47 | 6.4% | Missouri | Construction |
| 41 | Brockmiller Construction Inc | 3 | 43 | 7.0% | Missouri | Construction |
| 42 | AllCom Global Services | 3 | 27 | 11.1% | Missouri | Information & Media |
| 43 | Community Blood Center of the Ozarks | 2 | 37 | 5.4% | Missouri | Healthcare |
| 44 | Korte Construction Company | 2 | 35 | 5.7% | Missouri | Construction |
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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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