35 Wisconsin Employers That Hire Veterans
35 employers in Wisconsin cleared the federal veteran-hiring benchmark in filing cycle 2025, between them hiring 1,299 protected veterans out of 18,313 new hires — 7.1% overall, against a national benchmark of 5.1%. The largest by veterans hired are Johnson Controls Inc, Oshkosh Corporation and STS Technical Services LLC.
Wisconsin employers
35
met or beat the federal benchmark
Veterans hired
1,299
of 18,313 total new hires
Combined share
7.1%
against a 5.1% national benchmark
Veteran hiring in Wisconsin concentrates in Construction (694 hires), Manufacturing (386 hires) and Administrative & Support Services (140 hires).
35 employers shown. Click a column heading to sort.
| # | Employer | Veterans hired | Total hires | Share | State | Industry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson Controls Inc | 652 | 9,392 | 6.9% | Wisconsin | Construction |
| 2 | Oshkosh Corporation | 271 | 4,680 | 5.8% | Wisconsin | Manufacturing |
| 3 | STS Technical Services LLC | 110 | 684 | 16.1% | Wisconsin | Administrative & Support Services |
| 4 | Oneida ESC Group | 30 | 143 | 21.0% | Wisconsin | Administrative & Support Services |
| 5 | Hooper Corporation | 26 | 497 | 5.2% | Wisconsin | Construction |
| 6 | JX Enterprises Inc. | 18 | 256 | 7.0% | Wisconsin | Wholesale Trade |
| 7 | SRV Alliant Energy HQ EXEC | 16 | 292 | 5.5% | Wisconsin | Utilities |
| 8 | MetalTek International | 16 | 236 | 6.8% | Wisconsin | Manufacturing |
| 9 | Astronautics Corporation of America | 15 | 219 | 6.8% | Wisconsin | Manufacturing |
| 10 | Voith US Inc. | 12 | 195 | 6.2% | Wisconsin | Manufacturing |
| 11 | Jones Dairy Farm | 12 | 125 | 9.6% | Wisconsin | Manufacturing |
| 12 | Clasen Quality Chocolate | 9 | 164 | 5.5% | Wisconsin | Manufacturing |
| 13 | SWAT Group Inc | 9 | 93 | 9.7% | Wisconsin | Construction |
| 14 | Engineered Components and Systems LLC | 8 | 132 | 6.1% | Wisconsin | Manufacturing |
| 15 | Scott Construction Inc. | 7 | 37 | 18.9% | Wisconsin | Other |
| 16 | Werner Electric Supply | 6 | 98 | 6.1% | Wisconsin | Wholesale Trade |
| 17 | Air Cargo Carriers LLC | 6 | 85 | 7.1% | Wisconsin | Transportation & Logistics |
| 18 | Motis Brands Inc | 6 | 76 | 7.9% | Wisconsin | Manufacturing |
| 19 | Luvata Appleton | 6 | 53 | 11.3% | Wisconsin | Manufacturing |
| 20 | School Specialty LLC | 5 | 92 | 5.4% | Wisconsin | Wholesale Trade |
| 21 | Fisher Barton Inc. | 5 | 70 | 7.1% | Wisconsin | Manufacturing |
| 22 | Alliance Laundry Systems Distribution LLC | 5 | 67 | 7.5% | Wisconsin | Wholesale Trade |
| 23 | Accuray Inc | 5 | 65 | 7.7% | Wisconsin | Manufacturing |
| 24 | In-Place Machining Company | 5 | 57 | 8.8% | Wisconsin | Other Services |
| 25 | LDV Inc | 5 | 42 | 11.9% | Wisconsin | Manufacturing |
| 26 | Michels Energy Group Inc | 4 | 68 | 5.9% | Wisconsin | Construction |
| 27 | Schuette Inc | 4 | 67 | 6.0% | Wisconsin | Manufacturing |
| 28 | Donohue and Associates Inc. | 4 | 52 | 7.7% | Wisconsin | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 29 | Watertronics LLC | 4 | 45 | 8.9% | Wisconsin | Other |
| 30 | Avidity Science LLC | 4 | 29 | 13.8% | Wisconsin | Manufacturing |
| 31 | Nor-Lake Inc | 3 | 54 | 5.6% | Wisconsin | Manufacturing |
| 32 | Waukesha Bearings Corporation | 3 | 53 | 5.7% | Wisconsin | Manufacturing |
| 33 | Heartland Business Systems LLC | 3 | 37 | 8.1% | Wisconsin | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 34 | MICON Group Inc | 3 | 27 | 11.1% | Wisconsin | Construction |
| 35 | Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of La Crosse | 2 | 31 | 6.5% | Wisconsin | 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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