North Carolina · Filing cycle 2025

51 North Carolina Employers That Hire Veterans

51 employers in North Carolina cleared the federal veteran-hiring benchmark in filing cycle 2025, between them hiring 1,235 protected veterans out of 12,990 new hires — 9.5% overall, against a national benchmark of 5.1%. The largest by veterans hired are HAECO Americas Corp, Wolfspeed Inc. and Martin Marietta Materials.

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North Carolina employers

51

met or beat the federal benchmark

Veterans hired

1,235

of 12,990 total new hires

Combined share

9.5%

against a 5.1% national benchmark

Veteran hiring in North Carolina concentrates in Manufacturing (361 hires), Professional, Scientific & Technical (253 hires) and Transportation & Logistics (174 hires).

51 employers shown. Click a column heading to sort.

# Employer Veterans hired Total hires Share State Industry
1HAECO Americas Corp16853331.5%North CarolinaTransportation & Logistics
2Wolfspeed Inc.1101,03110.7%North CarolinaManufacturing
3Martin Marietta Materials1051,9395.4%North CarolinaMining, Oil & Gas
4Duke Energy1011,6995.9%North CarolinaUtilities
5Ingersoll RAND Company779488.1%North CarolinaManufacturing
6Curtiss-Wright Corporation728758.2%North CarolinaManufacturing
7VectorCSP LLC5611847.5%North CarolinaProfessional, Scientific & Technical
8Reynolds American Inc478525.5%North CarolinaWholesale Trade
9RED HAT Inc.324517.1%North CarolinaProfessional, Scientific & Technical
10Praetorian Standard Inc319134.1%North CarolinaProfessional, Scientific & Technical
11S2Technologies LLC295651.8%North CarolinaProfessional, Scientific & Technical
12Check Defense LLC256240.3%North CarolinaEducation
13USfalcon Inc.245246.1%North CarolinaProfessional, Scientific & Technical
14Dana Safety Supply Inc223007.3%North CarolinaManufacturing
15LC Industries Inc.2115713.4%North CarolinaRetail
16Directional Services Inc193325.7%North CarolinaUtilities
17Gregory Poole Equipment Company193255.8%North CarolinaOther Services
18Mckim Creed Inc192388.0%North CarolinaProfessional, Scientific & Technical
19IEM International Inc1917410.9%North CarolinaProfessional, Scientific & Technical
20ITG Brands LLC182766.5%North CarolinaManufacturing
21Mechanical Systems and Services Inc182477.3%North CarolinaConstruction
22Watson Electrical Construction1711015.4%North CarolinaConstruction
23Kaimetrix LLC172958.6%North CarolinaProfessional, Scientific & Technical
24Murata Machinery USA Inc128015.0%North CarolinaWholesale Trade
25Epsilon Inc101745.8%North CarolinaProfessional, Scientific & Technical
26Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions101476.8%North CarolinaManufacturing
27Riley Power Group109111.0%North CarolinaManufacturing
28Coastal Enterprises of Jacksonville Inc91695.3%North CarolinaHealthcare
29Attindas Hygiene Partners91486.1%North CarolinaManufacturing
30Alliance of Professionals and Consultants Inc91147.9%North CarolinaProfessional, Scientific & Technical
31Composite Factory9949.6%North CarolinaManufacturing
32Oak Grove Technologies LLC98510.6%North CarolinaEducation
33National Power LLC8988.2%North CarolinaConstruction
34Government Contracting Resources Inc86811.8%North CarolinaAdministrative & Support Services
35Brady Trane Services Inc71026.9%North CarolinaOther Services
36Banknote Corporation of America76111.5%North CarolinaManufacturing
37WeDriveU6926.5%North CarolinaTransportation & Logistics
38Reef Systems Corp.5637.9%North CarolinaProfessional, Scientific & Technical
39Robert E Mason and Associates Inc.5608.3%North CarolinaManufacturing
40Frank L Blum Construction5568.9%North CarolinaConstruction
41CEM Corporation52520.0%North CarolinaManufacturing
42Schaefer Systems International Inc42714.8%North CarolinaConstruction
43THS National LLC3575.3%North CarolinaConstruction
44Roush and Yates Racing Engines LLC3515.9%North CarolinaManufacturing
45Highwoods Realty Ltd Partnership3506.0%North CarolinaReal Estate
46Allbridge LLC3437.0%North CarolinaInformation & Media
47OneH2 Inc2355.7%North CarolinaManufacturing
48WingSwept LLC2296.9%North CarolinaProfessional, Scientific & Technical
49Mechworks Mechanical Contractors Inc.2267.7%North CarolinaConstruction
50Prince Manufacturing Corporation2258.0%North CarolinaManufacturing
51L. L. Brooks Enterprises Inc.2258.0%North CarolinaAdministrative & Support Services
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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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