13 Nebraska Employers That Hire Veterans
13 employers in Nebraska cleared the federal veteran-hiring benchmark in filing cycle 2025, between them hiring 342 protected veterans out of 3,752 new hires — 9.1% overall, against a national benchmark of 5.1%. The largest by veterans hired are Union Pacific Corporation 943, Tabor Street Group LLC and Goodwill Industries of Greater Nebraska Inc..
Nebraska employers
13
met or beat the federal benchmark
Veterans hired
342
of 3,752 total new hires
Combined share
9.1%
against a 5.1% national benchmark
Veteran hiring in Nebraska concentrates in Transportation & Logistics (251 hires), Wholesale Trade (21 hires) and Professional, Scientific & Technical (21 hires).
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| # | Employer | Veterans hired | Total hires | Share | State | Industry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific Corporation 943 | 251 | 2,676 | 9.4% | Nebraska | Transportation & Logistics |
| 2 | Tabor Street Group LLC | 21 | 206 | 10.2% | Nebraska | Wholesale Trade |
| 3 | Goodwill Industries of Greater Nebraska Inc. | 13 | 146 | 8.9% | Nebraska | Healthcare |
| 4 | Nebraska Public Power District | 12 | 179 | 6.7% | Nebraska | Other |
| 5 | LEO A DALY Co | 11 | 160 | 6.9% | Nebraska | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 6 | Ho-Chunk Inc. | 9 | 76 | 11.8% | Nebraska | Construction |
| 7 | Spiral Solutions and Technologies Inc. | 6 | 28 | 21.4% | Nebraska | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 8 | Secur SERV | 4 | 69 | 5.8% | Nebraska | Company Management |
| 9 | The Schemmer Associates Inc. | 4 | 47 | 8.5% | Nebraska | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 10 | Johnson County Hospital | 3 | 47 | 6.4% | Nebraska | Healthcare |
| 11 | Lincoln Electric System | 3 | 45 | 6.7% | Nebraska | Utilities |
| 12 | Electronic Contracting Company | 3 | 44 | 6.8% | Nebraska | Administrative & Support Services |
| 13 | Pen Link LTD | 2 | 29 | 6.9% | Nebraska | Information & Media |
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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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