40 South Carolina Employers That Hire Veterans
40 employers in South Carolina cleared the federal veteran-hiring benchmark in filing cycle 2025, between them hiring 1,471 protected veterans out of 12,889 new hires — 11.4% overall, against a national benchmark of 5.1%. The largest by veterans hired are Sunbelt Rentals Inc, Continental TIRE North America Inc and Savannah River Nuclear Solutions LLC.
South Carolina employers
40
met or beat the federal benchmark
Veterans hired
1,471
of 12,889 total new hires
Combined share
11.4%
against a 5.1% national benchmark
Veteran hiring in South Carolina concentrates in Manufacturing (344 hires), Real Estate (318 hires) and Professional, Scientific & Technical (314 hires).
40 employers shown. Click a column heading to sort.
| # | Employer | Veterans hired | Total hires | Share | State | Industry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunbelt Rentals Inc | 318 | 4,717 | 6.7% | South Carolina | Real Estate |
| 2 | Continental TIRE North America Inc | 195 | 1,756 | 11.1% | South Carolina | Manufacturing |
| 3 | Savannah River Nuclear Solutions LLC | 129 | 796 | 16.2% | South Carolina | Public Administration |
| 4 | Domtar | 122 | 945 | 12.9% | South Carolina | Manufacturing |
| 5 | Orbis Sibro Inc | 94 | 172 | 54.6% | South Carolina | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 6 | Technica LLC | 84 | 208 | 40.4% | South Carolina | Administrative & Support Services |
| 7 | ITC Defense Corp | 55 | 115 | 47.8% | South Carolina | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 8 | Diversified Protection Corporation | 53 | 211 | 25.1% | South Carolina | Administrative & Support Services |
| 9 | Integrated Power Services LLC | 48 | 640 | 7.5% | South Carolina | Other Services |
| 10 | Life Cycle Engineering | 39 | 106 | 36.8% | South Carolina | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 11 | University of South Carolina | 38 | 736 | 5.2% | South Carolina | Other |
| 12 | Atlas Technologies Inc | 31 | 120 | 25.8% | South Carolina | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 13 | Commit Enterprises Inc. | 27 | 58 | 46.5% | South Carolina | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 14 | Security Management of South Carolina LLC | 22 | 263 | 8.4% | South Carolina | Administrative & Support Services |
| 15 | Landmark Construction | 21 | 391 | 5.4% | South Carolina | Construction |
| 16 | Battelle Savannah River Alliance LLC | 17 | 184 | 9.2% | South Carolina | Other |
| 17 | Chipton-Ross Staffing Inc | 17 | 115 | 14.8% | South Carolina | Manufacturing |
| 18 | Blanchard Machinery Co | 16 | 203 | 7.9% | South Carolina | Wholesale Trade |
| 19 | NexGen Data Systems Inc | 14 | 48 | 29.2% | South Carolina | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 20 | EnviroSmart Inc. | 11 | 126 | 8.7% | South Carolina | Construction |
| 21 | George Consulting Ltd | 10 | 48 | 20.8% | South Carolina | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 22 | Allserv Inc | 9 | 91 | 9.9% | South Carolina | Administrative & Support Services |
| 23 | Ink to Think LLC | 9 | 35 | 25.7% | South Carolina | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 24 | Advanced Technology International | 8 | 79 | 10.1% | South Carolina | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 25 | Beaufort Jasper Water and Sewer Authority | 7 | 57 | 12.3% | South Carolina | Utilities |
| 26 | DP Professionals Inc | 7 | 47 | 14.9% | South Carolina | Administrative & Support Services |
| 27 | ESP Associates Inc | 6 | 81 | 7.4% | South Carolina | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 28 | The GEL Group Inc. | 6 | 57 | 10.5% | South Carolina | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 29 | The Greenery Inc | 6 | 54 | 11.1% | South Carolina | Administrative & Support Services |
| 30 | City of Spartanburg | 6 | 45 | 13.3% | South Carolina | Other |
| 31 | Liberty Business Associates LLC | 6 | 34 | 17.6% | South Carolina | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 32 | Altron Inc. | 6 | 31 | 19.4% | South Carolina | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 33 | North American Rescue LLC | 6 | 28 | 21.4% | South Carolina | Company Management |
| 34 | Metal Trades Inc. | 5 | 63 | 7.9% | South Carolina | Manufacturing |
| 35 | Detyens Shipyards Inc | 5 | 31 | 16.1% | South Carolina | Manufacturing |
| 36 | The Citadel | 4 | 58 | 6.9% | South Carolina | Education |
| 37 | SJ Hamill Construction LLC | 4 | 51 | 7.8% | South Carolina | Construction |
| 38 | Selectric LLC | 4 | 25 | 16.0% | South Carolina | Construction |
| 39 | Marinex Construction Inc | 3 | 37 | 8.1% | South Carolina | Construction |
| 40 | SkyIO INC | 3 | 27 | 11.1% | South Carolina | 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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