30 North Dakota Employers That Hire Veterans
30 employers in North Dakota cleared the federal veteran-hiring benchmark in filing cycle 2025, between them hiring 171 protected veterans out of 1,749 new hires — 9.8% overall, against a national benchmark of 5.1%. The largest by veterans hired are CHS Inc, Archer Daniels Midland Co and Nextera Energy Inc..
North Dakota employers
30
met or beat the federal benchmark
Veterans hired
171
of 1,749 total new hires
Combined share
9.8%
against a 5.1% national benchmark
Veteran hiring in North Dakota concentrates in Wholesale Trade (56 hires), Manufacturing (31 hires) and Transportation & Logistics (22 hires).
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| # | Employer | Veterans hired | Total hires | Share | State | Industry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHS Inc | 30 | 309 | 9.7% | North Dakota | Wholesale Trade |
| 2 | Archer Daniels Midland Co | 13 | 178 | 7.3% | North Dakota | Wholesale Trade |
| 3 | Nextera Energy Inc. | 11 | 27 | 40.7% | North Dakota | Utilities |
| 4 | Cargill Inc | 9 | 33 | 27.3% | North Dakota | Manufacturing |
| 5 | Butler Machinery Company | 8 | 132 | 6.1% | North Dakota | Wholesale Trade |
| 6 | HESS Corporation | 8 | 54 | 14.8% | North Dakota | Manufacturing |
| 7 | Worldwide Flight | 8 | 39 | 20.5% | North Dakota | Transportation & Logistics |
| 8 | CW Resources Inc. | 7 | 53 | 13.2% | North Dakota | Healthcare |
| 9 | ONEOK Inc | 6 | 102 | 5.9% | North Dakota | Transportation & Logistics |
| 10 | Ideal Aerosmith Inc. | 6 | 48 | 12.5% | North Dakota | Manufacturing |
| 11 | Exxon Mobil Corporation | 6 | 38 | 15.8% | North Dakota | Mining, Oil & Gas |
| 12 | Johnson Controls Inc | 6 | 29 | 20.7% | North Dakota | Construction |
| 13 | MDU Resources Group Inc | 5 | 79 | 6.3% | North Dakota | Utilities |
| 14 | KMGP Services Company Inc | 5 | 78 | 6.4% | North Dakota | Transportation & Logistics |
| 15 | POST Holdings Inc. | 4 | 56 | 7.1% | North Dakota | Manufacturing |
| 16 | Ulteig Engineers Inc. | 4 | 44 | 9.1% | North Dakota | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 17 | Compass Group | 4 | 28 | 14.3% | North Dakota | Hospitality & Food Service |
| 18 | SLB US | 3 | 49 | 6.1% | North Dakota | Mining, Oil & Gas |
| 19 | Devon Energy Corporation | 3 | 37 | 8.1% | North Dakota | Mining, Oil & Gas |
| 20 | Dairy Farmers of America Inc | 3 | 37 | 8.1% | North Dakota | Wholesale Trade |
| 21 | Braun Intertec Corporation | 3 | 30 | 10.0% | North Dakota | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 22 | Estes Express Lines | 3 | 29 | 10.3% | North Dakota | Transportation & Logistics |
| 23 | ChampionX Corporation | 2 | 37 | 5.4% | North Dakota | Manufacturing |
| 24 | PEC Solutions LLC | 2 | 35 | 5.7% | North Dakota | Construction |
| 25 | EquipmentShare Inc | 2 | 34 | 5.9% | North Dakota | Real Estate |
| 26 | Contitech USA Inc | 2 | 29 | 6.9% | North Dakota | Manufacturing |
| 27 | Harnish Group Inc | 2 | 28 | 7.1% | North Dakota | Wholesale Trade |
| 28 | DFC Company | 2 | 26 | 7.7% | North Dakota | Construction |
| 29 | NACCO Industries Inc | 2 | 26 | 7.7% | North Dakota | Mining, Oil & Gas |
| 30 | Waste Management Inc | 2 | 25 | 8.0% | North Dakota | Administrative & 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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