Best Companies That Actively Hire Veterans (2025)
The companies with the strongest veteran hiring programs, ERGs, and on-ramps in 2025 — across tech, defense, logistics, and energy.
Veteran-friendly is more than a banner on careers.com.
Tech
- Amazon (Military Pathways)
- Microsoft (MSSA)
- Google (Cloud certs program)
- Salesforce (VetForce)
Defense / Aerospace
- Lockheed Martin
- Northrop Grumman
- Raytheon
- Boeing
- Leidos
Logistics / Industrial
- UPS
- FedEx
- Caterpillar
- John Deere
- Union Pacific
Financial Services
- USAA
- JPMorgan Chase (Veteran Jobs Mission)
- Capital One
Energy / Utilities
- Southern Company
- Duke Energy
- ExxonMobil (Veterans Initiative)
How to use this list
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