Best Employers and Companies That Hire Veterans, 2021

Discover who leads the way in attracting and retaining veterans and military families.

By Carl Germann, Monster staff

For the past seven years, Monster and Military.com have surveyed companies that hire veterans to come up with a list of top employers. We review their veteran hiring programs to see what makes them so good at attracting and retaining veterans and military families.

The past year has been rough for the jobs market, with the spikes in the Delta variant, an increase in people quitting their jobs, and a labor shortage across all sectors. Yet, there remains one bright spot even in the worst labor market: Veterans continue to transition to civilian jobs at a rate of about 200,000 a year and bring with them high-demand skills, mission focus, and a level of commitment and dedication that employers are desperately seeking.

Monster once again teamed up with Military.com to identify 10 top veteran-friendly employers with strong track records of not only hiring but retaining veterans and military families. After all, we're living through the Great Resignation, and employee retention is critical to business success.

We repeatedly find that what makes military-friendly employers and companies that hire veterans stand out are the following features:

  • having hiring teams dedicated to veteran recruitment
  • including veterans on those teams
  • accepting military training in place of civilian employment credentials
  • offering some of the best-in-class onboarding and veteran support services such as
    • employee resource groups for veterans and families
    • skills translators
    • paid time off for military duty for Guard members and reservists

Below is this year's list of the 10 best employers and companies that hire veterans. It features a variety of employers and federal agencies that excel at veteran and military family hiring in industries ranging from information technology to defense to energy to government administration. This year's list is truly top-notch:

  • 93% are employers and companies with veteran hiring programs
  • 51% have between one and five veterans on its recruitment team
  • nearly a quarter (23%) have more than 10

We also spotlight another 20 companies hiring veterans now that may not have made it to the top of the list but still stand out for their dedication to hiring and retaining veterans. We've also created a guide to help you find the best places that hire veterans and how you can use your military skills and training to stand out in the civilian workforce. You made the ultimate commitment to our country, and we are proud to say thank you and assist you in your transition.

2021 Top Employers and Companies that Hire Veterans

ManTech International

This is the third time ManTech has topped our list.

What they do: ManTech provides cybersecurity, data collection and analysis, enterprise IT, and systems and software engineering for government and military clients.

Industry: Information technology

Percentage of 2020 veteran hires who have stayed for longer than 12 months: 80

Veteran support services:

  • Employee Resource Group for veterans and families
  • Skills translators/civilian job equivalents
  • Veteran mentorship program
  • Military certification transferability programs
  • Partnerships with veteran and military family organizations
  • Military-focused family leave programs
  • Paid time off for military duty for Guard members and reservists

Find jobs at ManTech on Monster.

Chevron

What they do: Chevron is an integrated energy company that produces crude oil and natural gas, fuels, lubricants, petrochemicals, and additives.

Industry: Oil and energy

Percentage of 2020 veteran hires who have stayed for longer than 12 months: 75

Veteran support services:

  • Employee Resource Group for veterans and families
  • Skills translators/civilian job equivalents
  • Veteran mentorship program
  • Partnerships with veteran and military family organizations
  • Military-focused family leave programs
  • Paid time off for military duty for Guard members and reservists

Find jobs at Chevron on Monster.

American Systems

What they do: One of the largest employee-owned companies in the United States, American Systems is a government services contractor focused on delivering strategic IT and engineering solutions to complex national priority programs.

Industry: Information technology and consulting

Percentage of 2020 veteran hires who have stayed for longer than 12 months: 77

Veteran support services:

  • Employee Resource Group for veterans and families
  • Skills translators/civilian job equivalents
  • Veteran mentorship program
  • Partnerships with veteran and military family organizations
  • Paid time off for military duty for Guard members and reservists

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

What they do: U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control, and protection of the U.S. borders, and facilitating lawful trade and travel.

Industry: Government agency

Percentage of 2020 veteran hires who have stayed for longer than 12 months: 90

Veteran support services:

  • Employee Resource Group for veterans and families
  • Skills translators/civilian job equivalents
  • Veteran mentorship program
  • Partnerships with veteran and military family organizations
  • Military-focused family leave programs
  • Paid time off for military duty for Guard members and reservists

CACI International Inc

What they do: CACI provides expertise and technology to enterprise and mission customers in support of national security missions and government transformation for defense, intelligence, and civilian customers.

Industry: Information technology

Percentage of 2020 veteran hires who have stayed for longer than 12 months: 73

Veteran support services:

  • Employee Resource Group for veterans and families
  • Skills translators/civilian job equivalents
  • Veteran mentorship program
  • Partnerships with veteran and military family organizations
  • Paid time off for military duty for Guard members and reservists

Find jobs at CACI International on Monster.

General Dynamics Mission Systems

What they do: General Dynamics Mission Systems provides defense, intelligence, and cyber-security solutions across all domains.

Industry: Defense and space

Percentage of 2020 veteran hires who have stayed for longer than 12 months: 90

Veteran support services:

  • Employee Resource Group for veterans and families
  • Skills translators/civilian job equivalents
  • Veteran mentorship program
  • Partnerships with veteran and military family organizations
  • Military-focused family leave programs
  • Paid time off for military duty for Guard members and reservists

Find jobs at General Dynamics on Monster.

PKL Services, Inc.

This is PKL Services first time on the list of top employers and companies that hire veterans. They are the highest-ranking medium-size business, with fewer than 750 employees, and they have the highest percentage of workforce veterans (90%), which helped position them at number 7.

What they do: PKL Services provides aerospace maintenance, training, and logistics services.

Industry: Aviation and aerospace

Percentage of 2020 veteran hires who have stayed for longer than 12 months: 16

Veteran support services:

  • Paid time off for military duty for Guard members and reservists

Advanced Technology Services

What they do: Advanced Technology Services specializes in outsourced industrial maintenance services and MRO (maintenance, repair, and operations) asset management.

Industry: Industrial maintenance

Percentage of 2020 veteran hires who have stayed for longer than 12 months: 85

Veteran support services:

  • Employee Resource Group for veterans and families
  • Paid time off for military duty for Guard members and reservists

Find jobs at Advanced Technology Services on Monster.

U.S. Transportation Security Administration

What they do: U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) was created to protect the nation's transportation systems.

Industry: Government agency

Percentage of 2020 veteran hires who have stayed for longer than 12 months: 85

Veteran support services:

  • Employee Resource Group for veterans and families
  • Skills translators/civilian job equivalents
  • Veteran mentorship program
  • Partnerships with veteran and military family organizations

Find jobs at the U.S. Transportation Security Administration on Monster.

Leidos

What they do: Leidos provides technology, engineering, and science solutions and services to clients in the defense, intelligence, civil, and healthcare markets.

Industry: Information technology and services

Percentage of 2020 veteran hires who have stayed for longer than 12 months: 75

Veteran support services:

  • Employee Resource Group for veterans and families
  • Skills translators/civilian job equivalents
  • Veteran mentorship program
  • Partnerships with veteran and military family organizations
  • Military-focused family leave programs
  • Paid time off for military duty for Guard members and reservists

Find jobs at Leidos on Monster.

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About the Survey

Monster and Military.com identified companies we thought were standouts for their veteran hiring and retention programs. We then reached out to each company for the following information: what percentage of the company’s 2020 hires, year to date, were veterans; what percentage of the total workforce is veterans; what percentage of the total workforce is military spouses; what the retention rate was for 2020 hires; what 2022 recruitment plans it had for veterans; whether it has a dedicated veteran-recruitment team and if any of that team are veterans; what kind of special programs it offers for onboarding, development, and retention; whether they accept military training in place of civilian credentials; and if the company’s leadership is updated on the value of hiring veterans, military culture, and veteran’s issues.

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