15 New Mexico Employers That Hire Veterans
15 employers in New Mexico cleared the federal veteran-hiring benchmark in filing cycle 2025, between them hiring 293 protected veterans out of 2,096 new hires — 14.0% overall, against a national benchmark of 5.1%. The largest by veterans hired are Applied Research Associates Inc., TXNM Energy Inc. and CSI Aviation Inc.
New Mexico employers
15
met or beat the federal benchmark
Veterans hired
293
of 2,096 total new hires
Combined share
14.0%
against a 5.1% national benchmark
Veteran hiring in New Mexico concentrates in Professional, Scientific & Technical (140 hires), Transportation & Logistics (49 hires) and Utilities (44 hires).
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| # | Employer | Veterans hired | Total hires | Share | State | Industry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Applied Research Associates Inc. | 78 | 500 | 15.6% | New Mexico | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 2 | TXNM Energy Inc. | 44 | 251 | 17.5% | New Mexico | Utilities |
| 3 | CSI Aviation Inc | 37 | 103 | 35.9% | New Mexico | Transportation & Logistics |
| 4 | B and D Industries Inc. | 29 | 394 | 7.4% | New Mexico | Construction |
| 5 | Techsource Inc. | 21 | 100 | 21.0% | New Mexico | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 6 | Fiore Industries Inc. | 17 | 117 | 14.5% | New Mexico | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 7 | Salado Isolation Mining Contractors SIMCO | 14 | 149 | 9.4% | New Mexico | Administrative & Support Services |
| 8 | Rinchem Company Inc. and Affiliates | 12 | 118 | 10.2% | New Mexico | Transportation & Logistics |
| 9 | SMSI LLC | 9 | 43 | 20.9% | New Mexico | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 10 | Tresco Inc. | 7 | 96 | 7.3% | New Mexico | Healthcare |
| 11 | ADC Ltd NM | 6 | 66 | 9.1% | New Mexico | Administrative & Support Services |
| 12 | Metis Technology Solutions Inc. | 6 | 31 | 19.4% | New Mexico | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 13 | Souder Miller Associates | 5 | 68 | 7.3% | New Mexico | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 14 | Louisiana Energy Services LLC | 4 | 33 | 12.1% | New Mexico | Manufacturing |
| 15 | XL Scientific dba Verus Research | 4 | 27 | 14.8% | New Mexico | 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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