11 South Dakota Employers That Hire Veterans
11 employers in South Dakota cleared the federal veteran-hiring benchmark in filing cycle 2025, between them hiring 123 protected veterans out of 1,413 new hires — 8.7% overall, against a national benchmark of 5.1%. The largest by veterans hired are Black Hills Corp. Headquarters, City of Sioux Falls and Rosenbauer America.
South Dakota employers
11
met or beat the federal benchmark
Veterans hired
123
of 1,413 total new hires
Combined share
8.7%
against a 5.1% national benchmark
Veteran hiring in South Dakota concentrates in Utilities (38 hires), Manufacturing (32 hires) and Public Administration (21 hires).
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| # | Employer | Veterans hired | Total hires | Share | State | Industry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Black Hills Corp. Headquarters | 27 | 318 | 8.5% | South Dakota | Utilities |
| 2 | City of Sioux Falls | 21 | 179 | 11.7% | South Dakota | Public Administration |
| 3 | Rosenbauer America | 18 | 249 | 7.2% | South Dakota | Manufacturing |
| 4 | NorthWestern Corporation | 11 | 154 | 7.1% | South Dakota | Utilities |
| 5 | Aerostar International | 9 | 44 | 20.4% | South Dakota | Manufacturing |
| 6 | Journey Group Companies | 7 | 116 | 6.0% | South Dakota | Construction |
| 7 | RE-SPEC Inc. | 7 | 112 | 6.2% | South Dakota | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 8 | Project Solutions Inc. | 7 | 42 | 16.7% | South Dakota | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 9 | Sterling Computers Corporation | 6 | 99 | 6.1% | South Dakota | Wholesale Trade |
| 10 | SONIFI Solutions Inc | 5 | 71 | 7.0% | South Dakota | Manufacturing |
| 11 | Tower Systems Inc | 5 | 29 | 17.2% | South Dakota | Construction |
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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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