Tennessee · Filing cycle 2025

138 Tennessee Employers That Hire Veterans

138 employers in Tennessee cleared the federal veteran-hiring benchmark in filing cycle 2025, between them hiring 1,824 protected veterans out of 17,486 new hires — 10.4% overall, against a national benchmark of 5.1%. The largest by veterans hired are US Physical Therapy, Corecivic Inc and Metropolitan Security Services dba Walden Security.

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Tennessee employers

138

met or beat the federal benchmark

Veterans hired

1,824

of 17,486 total new hires

Combined share

10.4%

against a 5.1% national benchmark

Veteran hiring in Tennessee concentrates in Administrative & Support Services (340 hires), Manufacturing (309 hires) and Professional, Scientific & Technical (305 hires).

138 employers shown. Click a column heading to sort.

#	Employer	Veterans hired	Total hires	Share	State	Industry
1	US Physical Therapy	210	214	98.1%	Tennessee	Healthcare
2	Corecivic Inc	123	1,303	9.4%	Tennessee	Administrative & Support Services
3	Metropolitan Security Services dba Walden Security	101	1,114	9.1%	Tennessee	Administrative & Support Services
4	Consolidated Nuclear Security	89	1,470	6.1%	Tennessee	Construction
5	UT Battelle LLC	74	817	9.1%	Tennessee	Professional, Scientific & Technical
6	Philips North America LLC	55	509	10.8%	Tennessee	Manufacturing
7	SAIC	53	112	47.3%	Tennessee	Professional, Scientific & Technical
8	Austin Peay State University	42	360	11.7%	Tennessee	Education
9	Tactica Solutions LLC	36	71	50.7%	Tennessee	Professional, Scientific & Technical
10	Waste Management Inc	33	308	10.7%	Tennessee	Administrative & Support Services
11	Johnson Controls Inc	28	228	12.3%	Tennessee	Construction
12	City of Clarksville Gas & Water	28	78	35.9%	Tennessee	Utilities
13	Howmet Aerospace Inc.	27	312	8.7%	Tennessee	Manufacturing
14	Oshkosh Corporation	26	470	5.5%	Tennessee	Manufacturing
15	Commercial Metals Company	26	141	18.4%	Tennessee	Wholesale Trade
16	Amentum Services Inc	23	205	11.2%	Tennessee	Professional, Scientific & Technical
17	West Star Aviation LLC	23	120	19.2%	Tennessee	Transportation & Logistics
18	Bernhard	21	290	7.2%	Tennessee	Construction
19	Global Medical Response	21	173	12.1%	Tennessee	Healthcare
20	Middle Tennessee State University	19	364	5.2%	Tennessee	Education
21	JB Hunt Transport Services Inc.	19	242	7.9%	Tennessee	Transportation & Logistics
22	Charter Communications	19	218	8.7%	Tennessee	Information & Media
23	Contour Airlines	19	118	16.1%	Tennessee	Transportation & Logistics
24	Estes Express Lines	17	294	5.8%	Tennessee	Transportation & Logistics
25	Parker Hannifin Corporation	17	171	9.9%	Tennessee	Manufacturing
26	Graphic Packaging International LLC	16	283	5.7%	Tennessee	Manufacturing
27	MYR Group Inc.	16	154	10.4%	Tennessee	Construction
28	Textron Inc	16	70	22.9%	Tennessee	Manufacturing
29	USIC LLC	15	93	16.1%	Tennessee	Administrative & Support Services
30	Protection Strategies Inc.	15	87	17.2%	Tennessee	Administrative & Support Services
31	DANA Incorporated	14	201	7.0%	Tennessee	Manufacturing
32	Leidos	14	184	7.6%	Tennessee	Professional, Scientific & Technical
33	Lawson Electric Company Inc	14	148	9.5%	Tennessee	Construction
34	Averitt Express	13	199	6.5%	Tennessee	Transportation & Logistics
35	American Residential Services	12	199	6.0%	Tennessee	Construction
36	Dairy Farmers of America Inc	12	193	6.2%	Tennessee	Manufacturing
37	Barnhart Crane and Rigging Co.	12	176	6.8%	Tennessee	Construction
38	Comcast Corporation	12	171	7.0%	Tennessee	Retail
39	Office Support Services LLC	12	55	21.8%	Tennessee	Manufacturing
40	SIMS Inc	12	29	41.4%	Tennessee	Professional, Scientific & Technical
41	Deloitte LLP	11	190	5.8%	Tennessee	Professional, Scientific & Technical
42	Envoy Air Inc.	10	176	5.7%	Tennessee	Transportation & Logistics
43	United Rentals Inc.	10	112	8.9%	Tennessee	Real Estate
44	CSX Transportation Inc.	9	97	9.3%	Tennessee	Transportation & Logistics
45	Solotech US Corporation	9	29	31.0%	Tennessee	Construction
46	Republic Services Inc	8	156	5.1%	Tennessee	Administrative & Support Services
47	Goodyear TIRE and Rubber Co	8	142	5.6%	Tennessee	Manufacturing
48	Domtar	8	139	5.8%	Tennessee	Manufacturing
49	Thompson Machinery	8	123	6.5%	Tennessee	Wholesale Trade
50	Fastenal Company	8	117	6.8%	Tennessee	Wholesale Trade
51	Brink's Holding Company	8	115	7.0%	Tennessee	Administrative & Support Services
52	Bristol Bay Native Corporation	8	97	8.2%	Tennessee	Professional, Scientific & Technical
53	Designed Conveyor Systems	8	81	9.9%	Tennessee	Manufacturing
54	CHG Group Inc. Chemring North America	8	79	10.1%	Tennessee	Manufacturing
55	BryMak & Associates Inc	8	65	12.3%	Tennessee	Construction
56	Perimeter Security Partners LLC	8	60	13.3%	Tennessee	Construction
57	Barrett Firearms MFG Inc	8	42	19.0%	Tennessee	Manufacturing
58	Faith Technologies Inc.	7	73	9.6%	Tennessee	Construction
59	Aersale Inc	7	66	10.6%	Tennessee	Wholesale Trade
60	Eagle FIRE Inc.	7	65	10.8%	Tennessee	Administrative & Support Services
61	Signature Aviation U.S. Holdings Inc	7	49	14.3%	Tennessee	Transportation & Logistics
62	CGS	6	116	5.2%	Tennessee	Finance & Insurance
63	Unifirst Corporation	6	114	5.3%	Tennessee	Other Services
64	RSI EnTech LLC	6	111	5.4%	Tennessee	Administrative & Support Services
65	EMCOR Group Inc	6	53	11.3%	Tennessee	Construction
66	Akima LLC	6	48	12.5%	Tennessee	Administrative & Support Services
67	Limbach Facility Services LLC	6	47	12.8%	Tennessee	Construction
68	Reynolds American Inc	6	41	14.6%	Tennessee	Manufacturing
69	Strata-G	6	36	16.7%	Tennessee	Professional, Scientific & Technical
70	Cadre 5	6	27	22.2%	Tennessee	Professional, Scientific & Technical
71	Sargent and Lundy LLC	5	89	5.6%	Tennessee	Professional, Scientific & Technical
72	Norfolk Southern Corporation	5	79	6.3%	Tennessee	Transportation & Logistics
73	Asplundh TREE Expert LLC	5	72	6.9%	Tennessee	Administrative & Support Services
74	Accurate Energetic Systems	5	71	7.0%	Tennessee	Manufacturing
75	Thunder Ridge Transport Inc	5	70	7.1%	Tennessee	Transportation & Logistics
76	Wells Concrete	5	67	7.5%	Tennessee	Manufacturing
77	SSR	5	66	7.6%	Tennessee	Professional, Scientific & Technical
78	Boston Government Services LLC	5	62	8.1%	Tennessee	Professional, Scientific & Technical
79	Gray Inc	5	60	8.3%	Tennessee	Construction
80	Hoar Holdings LLC	5	55	9.1%	Tennessee	Construction
81	Cummins Inc	5	51	9.8%	Tennessee	Manufacturing
82	Google LLC	5	48	10.4%	Tennessee	Information & Media
83	Delek US Holdings Inc	5	45	11.1%	Tennessee	Professional, Scientific & Technical
84	Boston Consulting Group	5	39	12.8%	Tennessee	Professional, Scientific & Technical
85	GFL Environmental Holdings US Inc.	5	31	16.1%	Tennessee	Administrative & Support Services
86	Amerigas	5	30	16.7%	Tennessee	Retail
87	Polymer Enterprises Inc	5	30	16.7%	Tennessee	Manufacturing
88	Oak Ridge Associated Universities	5	29	17.2%	Tennessee	Professional, Scientific & Technical
89	Schenker Inc	5	29	17.2%	Tennessee	Professional, Scientific & Technical
90	Cargill Inc	5	27	18.5%	Tennessee	Transportation & Logistics
91	SMSI LLC	5	27	18.5%	Tennessee	Professional, Scientific & Technical
92	Stratas Foods	4	79	5.1%	Tennessee	Manufacturing
93	Mativ Holdings Inc.	4	70	5.7%	Tennessee	Manufacturing
94	Heavy Machines LLC	4	64	6.2%	Tennessee	Other Services
95	GEM Technologies	4	55	7.3%	Tennessee	Administrative & Support Services
96	Valero Services Inc	4	52	7.7%	Tennessee	Manufacturing
97	Paulo Products Company	4	46	8.7%	Tennessee	Manufacturing
98	Altria Group Inc	4	44	9.1%	Tennessee	Manufacturing
99	Cubic Corporation	4	38	10.5%	Tennessee	Manufacturing
100	Beretta USA	4	29	13.8%	Tennessee	Manufacturing
101	The EOSYS Group Inc.	4	29	13.8%	Tennessee	Professional, Scientific & Technical
102	Memphis Goodwill Industries Inc.	4	28	14.3%	Tennessee	Other
103	N Harris Computer Corporation	4	28	14.3%	Tennessee	Professional, Scientific & Technical
104	The GEO Group	4	28	14.3%	Tennessee	Professional, Scientific & Technical
105	CG Model Tek LLC	4	25	16.0%	Tennessee	Manufacturing
106	BAE Systems Inc	3	59	5.1%	Tennessee	Professional, Scientific & Technical
107	The Hertz Corporation	3	56	5.4%	Tennessee	Real Estate
108	TK Elevator	3	56	5.4%	Tennessee	Construction
109	Flowers Foods Inc	3	55	5.5%	Tennessee	Manufacturing
110	CRH Americas Inc	3	50	6.0%	Tennessee	Manufacturing
111	Unaka Company Inc	3	46	6.5%	Tennessee	Company Management
112	Maymead Inc.	3	44	6.8%	Tennessee	Construction
113	Chromalox Inc	3	43	7.0%	Tennessee	Manufacturing
114	KONE Inc	3	37	8.1%	Tennessee	Construction
115	Flexial Corporation	3	35	8.6%	Tennessee	Manufacturing
116	H&E Equipment Services Inc.	3	33	9.1%	Tennessee	Real Estate
117	Crawford Electric Supply a sonepar op co	3	32	9.4%	Tennessee	Wholesale Trade
118	Tetra TECH Inc	3	32	9.4%	Tennessee	Professional, Scientific & Technical
119	CN	3	31	9.7%	Tennessee	Transportation & Logistics
120	Airgas Inc.	3	29	10.3%	Tennessee	Mining, Oil & Gas
121	Daimler Trucks & Buses US Holdings LLC	3	29	10.3%	Tennessee	Transportation & Logistics
122	WESCO Distribution Inc.	2	39	5.1%	Tennessee	Wholesale Trade
123	AI FIRE LLC	2	37	5.4%	Tennessee	Administrative & Support Services
124	WK Kellogg Co	2	37	5.4%	Tennessee	Manufacturing
125	Fortive Corporation	2	33	6.1%	Tennessee	Information & Media
126	Delta AIR Lines Inc.	2	32	6.2%	Tennessee	Transportation & Logistics
127	W W Grainger Inc Corp	2	31	6.5%	Tennessee	Wholesale Trade
128	Epiq Systems Inc	2	30	6.7%	Tennessee	Professional, Scientific & Technical
129	Option CARE Inc	2	30	6.7%	Tennessee	Healthcare
130	Skanska USA Building Inc	2	30	6.7%	Tennessee	Construction
131	Aecom	2	29	6.9%	Tennessee	Professional, Scientific & Technical
132	Ferrellgas	2	29	6.9%	Tennessee	Retail
133	Mersen USA Holding Corp	2	29	6.9%	Tennessee	Manufacturing
134	Diverse Staffing Services Inc.	2	28	7.1%	Tennessee	Administrative & Support Services
135	Southern Foodservice Management Inc.	2	27	7.4%	Tennessee	Hospitality & Food Service
136	IES Holdings INC	2	26	7.7%	Tennessee	Construction
137	Binswanger Enterprises LLC	2	25	8.0%	Tennessee	Construction
138	Power & Telephone Supply Company	2	25	8.0%	Tennessee	Wholesale Trade

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Virginia 581 Texas 429 Florida 323 California 265 Maryland 228 Colorado 211

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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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