27 South Dakota Employers That Hire Veterans
27 employers in South Dakota cleared the federal veteran-hiring benchmark in filing cycle 2025, between them hiring 192 protected veterans out of 1,819 new hires — 10.6% overall, against a national benchmark of 5.1%. The largest by veterans hired are CHS Inc, City of Sioux Falls and System High Corporation.
South Dakota employers
27
met or beat the federal benchmark
Veterans hired
192
of 1,819 total new hires
Combined share
10.6%
against a 5.1% national benchmark
Veteran hiring in South Dakota concentrates in Wholesale Trade (36 hires), Professional, Scientific & Technical (36 hires) and Administrative & Support Services (25 hires).
27 employers shown. Click a column heading to sort.
| # | Employer | Veterans hired | Total hires | Share | State | Industry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHS Inc | 21 | 221 | 9.5% | South Dakota | Wholesale Trade |
| 2 | City of Sioux Falls | 21 | 179 | 11.7% | South Dakota | Public Administration |
| 3 | System High Corporation | 21 | 26 | 80.8% | South Dakota | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 4 | Precision Resources Inc | 13 | 186 | 7.0% | South Dakota | Administrative & Support Services |
| 5 | Worldwide Flight | 12 | 55 | 21.8% | South Dakota | Transportation & Logistics |
| 6 | Black Hills Corp. Headquarters | 9 | 90 | 10.0% | South Dakota | Utilities |
| 7 | Trugreen | 8 | 89 | 9.0% | South Dakota | Administrative & Support Services |
| 8 | Journey Group Companies | 7 | 116 | 6.0% | South Dakota | Construction |
| 9 | Project Solutions Inc. | 7 | 42 | 16.7% | South Dakota | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 10 | Sterling Computers Corporation | 6 | 99 | 6.1% | South Dakota | Wholesale Trade |
| 11 | National Presto Industries Inc | 6 | 70 | 8.6% | South Dakota | Manufacturing |
| 12 | REV Group Inc | 6 | 61 | 9.8% | South Dakota | Manufacturing |
| 13 | Leo Tech | 6 | 30 | 20.0% | South Dakota | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 14 | SONIFI Solutions Inc | 5 | 71 | 7.0% | South Dakota | Manufacturing |
| 15 | Aerostar International | 5 | 36 | 13.9% | South Dakota | Manufacturing |
| 16 | Tower Systems Inc | 5 | 29 | 17.2% | South Dakota | Construction |
| 17 | NorthWestern Corporation | 5 | 25 | 20.0% | South Dakota | Utilities |
| 18 | Waste Connections US Inc | 4 | 58 | 6.9% | South Dakota | Administrative & Support Services |
| 19 | Owens & Minor | 4 | 50 | 8.0% | South Dakota | Wholesale Trade |
| 20 | Essilorluxottica USA Inc. | 4 | 36 | 11.1% | South Dakota | Retail |
| 21 | Builders Firstsource Inc | 3 | 57 | 5.3% | South Dakota | Manufacturing |
| 22 | Interstates Inc. | 3 | 52 | 5.8% | South Dakota | Construction |
| 23 | RDO Equipment Co. | 3 | 26 | 11.5% | South Dakota | Wholesale Trade |
| 24 | GameStop | 2 | 35 | 5.7% | South Dakota | Retail |
| 25 | Fastenal Company | 2 | 28 | 7.1% | South Dakota | Wholesale Trade |
| 26 | Biotest Pharmaceuticals | 2 | 27 | 7.4% | South Dakota | Healthcare |
| 27 | HDR Inc | 2 | 25 | 8.0% | South Dakota | 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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