17 Rhode Island Employers That Hire Veterans
17 employers in Rhode Island cleared the federal veteran-hiring benchmark in filing cycle 2025, between them hiring 157 protected veterans out of 1,244 new hires — 12.6% overall, against a national benchmark of 5.1%. The largest by veterans hired are PURVIS Systems Incorporated, Seacorp LLC and SAIC.
Rhode Island employers
17
met or beat the federal benchmark
Veterans hired
157
of 1,244 total new hires
Combined share
12.6%
against a 5.1% national benchmark
Veteran hiring in Rhode Island concentrates in Professional, Scientific & Technical (94 hires), Manufacturing (22 hires) and Real Estate (20 hires).
17 employers shown. Click a column heading to sort.
| # | Employer | Veterans hired | Total hires | Share | State | Industry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PURVIS Systems Incorporated | 28 | 97 | 28.9% | Rhode Island | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 2 | Seacorp LLC | 20 | 107 | 18.7% | Rhode Island | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 3 | SAIC | 18 | 98 | 18.4% | Rhode Island | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 4 | Mclaughlin Research Corporation | 16 | 98 | 16.3% | Rhode Island | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 5 | Cushman & Wakefield Global Inc | 14 | 192 | 7.3% | Rhode Island | Real Estate |
| 6 | Cargill Inc | 13 | 80 | 16.2% | Rhode Island | Manufacturing |
| 7 | Manafort Brothers Incorporated | 7 | 129 | 5.4% | Rhode Island | Construction |
| 8 | Vatn Systems | 7 | 38 | 18.4% | Rhode Island | Manufacturing |
| 9 | KMS Solutions LLC | 7 | 31 | 22.6% | Rhode Island | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 10 | Corvias Corporate Services LLC | 6 | 57 | 10.5% | Rhode Island | Real Estate |
| 11 | Leidos | 5 | 46 | 10.9% | Rhode Island | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 12 | Textron Inc | 4 | 77 | 5.2% | Rhode Island | Company Management |
| 13 | BP America Inc | 3 | 50 | 6.0% | Rhode Island | Retail |
| 14 | Verizon Wireline | 3 | 32 | 9.4% | Rhode Island | Information & Media |
| 15 | Brink's Holding Company | 2 | 39 | 5.1% | Rhode Island | Administrative & Support Services |
| 16 | Nordam | 2 | 37 | 5.4% | Rhode Island | Manufacturing |
| 17 | Adams and Associates Inc. | 2 | 36 | 5.6% | Rhode Island | Education |
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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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