60 Washington Employers That Hire Veterans
60 employers in Washington cleared the federal veteran-hiring benchmark in filing cycle 2025, between them hiring 1,522 protected veterans out of 16,166 new hires — 9.4% overall, against a national benchmark of 5.1%. The largest by veterans hired are Blue Origin Enterprises, Saltchuk Resources Inc and Hermanson Company LLP.
Washington employers
60
met or beat the federal benchmark
Veterans hired
1,522
of 16,166 total new hires
Combined share
9.4%
against a 5.1% national benchmark
Veteran hiring in Washington concentrates in Manufacturing (621 hires), Construction (243 hires) and Administrative & Support Services (209 hires).
60 employers shown. Click a column heading to sort.
| # | Employer | Veterans hired | Total hires | Share | State | Industry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Origin Enterprises | 474 | 3,717 | 12.8% | Washington | Manufacturing |
| 2 | Saltchuk Resources Inc | 115 | 2,017 | 5.7% | Washington | Transportation & Logistics |
| 3 | Hermanson Company LLP | 85 | 765 | 11.1% | Washington | Construction |
| 4 | Janicki Industries Inc | 69 | 682 | 10.1% | Washington | Manufacturing |
| 5 | Skookum Educational Programs | 69 | 250 | 27.6% | Washington | Administrative & Support Services |
| 6 | McKinstry CO | 55 | 913 | 6.0% | Washington | Construction |
| 7 | Horizon AIR Industries Inc | 45 | 878 | 5.1% | Washington | Transportation & Logistics |
| 8 | Oatridge Security Group Inc | 40 | 214 | 18.7% | Washington | Administrative & Support Services |
| 9 | Waste Treatment Completion Company | 34 | 440 | 7.7% | Washington | Administrative & Support Services |
| 10 | BGIS | 32 | 295 | 10.8% | Washington | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 11 | TerraPower LLC | 28 | 186 | 15.1% | Washington | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 12 | Spokane County | 26 | 281 | 9.2% | Washington | Public Administration |
| 13 | International Aerospace Coatings Inc | 25 | 436 | 5.7% | Washington | Transportation & Logistics |
| 14 | Harnish Group Inc | 24 | 261 | 9.2% | Washington | Wholesale Trade |
| 15 | Hanford Mission Integration Solutions | 24 | 162 | 14.8% | Washington | Administrative & Support Services |
| 16 | Eldec Aerospace Corp. | 23 | 388 | 5.9% | Washington | Manufacturing |
| 17 | Northwest Cascade Inc | 22 | 422 | 5.2% | Washington | Construction |
| 18 | Energy Northwest | 21 | 147 | 14.3% | Washington | Utilities |
| 19 | Garco Constrcution Inc | 19 | 216 | 8.8% | Washington | Construction |
| 20 | Jubilant HollisterStier LLC | 17 | 262 | 6.5% | Washington | Other |
| 21 | Kitsap Mental Health Services | 15 | 247 | 6.1% | Washington | Other |
| 22 | PORT of Seattle HRD | 15 | 213 | 7.0% | Washington | Transportation & Logistics |
| 23 | LifePort | 14 | 94 | 14.9% | Washington | Manufacturing |
| 24 | Hughes Group LLC | 13 | 148 | 8.8% | Washington | Administrative & Support Services |
| 25 | Aero-Flite Inc | 12 | 42 | 28.6% | Washington | Agriculture & Forestry |
| 26 | Evergreen Fire and Security | 12 | 35 | 34.3% | Washington | Construction |
| 27 | Cascade Drilling LP | 11 | 188 | 5.8% | Washington | Administrative & Support Services |
| 28 | Doyon Government contracting Inc. | 11 | 108 | 10.2% | Washington | Construction |
| 29 | New Leaf Inc | 10 | 67 | 14.9% | Washington | Healthcare |
| 30 | North West Handling Systems Inc | 10 | 65 | 15.4% | Washington | Wholesale Trade |
| 31 | Avalon Contracting Inc | 10 | 38 | 26.3% | Washington | Administrative & Support Services |
| 32 | Manson Construction Co. | 9 | 120 | 7.5% | Washington | Construction |
| 33 | Northwest Center | 8 | 154 | 5.2% | Washington | Administrative & Support Services |
| 34 | Puget Sound Energy | 8 | 150 | 5.3% | Washington | Utilities |
| 35 | Compass Housing Alliance | 8 | 109 | 7.3% | Washington | Healthcare |
| 36 | ACME Concrete Paving Inc | 8 | 105 | 7.6% | Washington | Construction |
| 37 | Central Plateau Cleanup Company | 8 | 99 | 8.1% | Washington | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 38 | North Coast Electric | 7 | 129 | 5.4% | Washington | Wholesale Trade |
| 39 | Toray Composite Materials America | 7 | 129 | 5.4% | Washington | Manufacturing |
| 40 | Global Diving and Salvage Inc | 7 | 83 | 8.4% | Washington | Construction |
| 41 | Pacific Tech Construction Inc | 7 | 35 | 20.0% | Washington | Construction |
| 42 | Everett Ship Repair LLC | 5 | 94 | 5.3% | Washington | Manufacturing |
| 43 | Wagstaff | 5 | 54 | 9.3% | Washington | Manufacturing |
| 44 | Columbia Energy and Environmental Services Inc. | 5 | 48 | 10.4% | Washington | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 45 | Echodyne Corp | 5 | 42 | 11.9% | Washington | Manufacturing |
| 46 | Western Marine Construction Inc | 5 | 31 | 16.1% | Washington | Construction |
| 47 | Chelan County PUD | 4 | 74 | 5.4% | Washington | Transportation & Logistics |
| 48 | OXARC Inc | 4 | 69 | 5.8% | Washington | Manufacturing |
| 49 | CH2O Inc | 4 | 60 | 6.7% | Washington | Manufacturing |
| 50 | Rohner Finishing Systems | 3 | 48 | 6.2% | Washington | Manufacturing |
| 51 | Kitsap Bank | 3 | 44 | 6.8% | Washington | Finance & Insurance |
| 52 | Knight Construction and Supply Inc | 3 | 43 | 7.0% | Washington | Construction |
| 53 | Eurofins Environment Testing Northwest LLC | 3 | 39 | 7.7% | Washington | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 54 | United Grain Corporation | 3 | 39 | 7.7% | Washington | Transportation & Logistics |
| 55 | Multifab Inc | 3 | 26 | 11.5% | Washington | Wholesale Trade |
| 56 | Machinists Inc | 2 | 38 | 5.3% | Washington | Manufacturing |
| 57 | All American Marine Inc | 2 | 35 | 5.7% | Washington | Manufacturing |
| 58 | Cascade Designs Nevada LLC | 2 | 33 | 6.1% | Washington | Manufacturing |
| 59 | Concord III LLC | 2 | 30 | 6.7% | Washington | Information & Media |
| 60 | Flow International Corporation | 2 | 29 | 6.9% | Washington | Manufacturing |
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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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