We invited companies across the U.S. to take part in our rigorous, nearly more-than-90-question survey. Not every company that responded made the cut. Rankings were developed based on the answers that companies provided to questions about their recruiting of people connected to the military; company policies related to veterans, reservists and their families; and the organization's culture. Not everything listed in this chart was considered in the rankings, and many items not listed were considered.
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| Rank | Company | Industry | Total | Military | Total | Military | Percentage of recruiting budget for veterans | Military experience instead of certification | Veterans on-boarding | Company training about military | Military spouse policies | ESGR awards | Medical insurance | Life insurance | Pay raises | Retirement contributions | Sick days | Vacation days | Reservist pay |
| 1 | Verizon | Telecommunications | 162,162 | 11,643 | 16,850 | 1,086 | 7% |  |
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| 2 | Union Pacific Railroad | Transportation | 47,200 | 9,813 | 3,948 | 1,943 | 15% | |
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Training: no pay; activated: full difference, unlimited |
| 3 | USAA [2] | Insurance | 28,681 | 4,758 | 3,922 | 588 | 30% | |
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Training: full difference, 4 weeks; activated: full difference, 23 months | |
| 4 | PwC | Consulting | 1,039 | 128 | 351 | 49 | 10% | |
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Full pay, 30 business days, then full difference, 18 months |
| 5 | BAE Systems | Defense/aerospace | 29,320 | 4,523 | 6,106 | 1,150 | 25% | |
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Training: full difference, 15 business days; activated: full pay, 30 business days, then full difference, 11 months |
| 6 | Booz Allen Hamilton [2] | Consulting | 23,000 | 7,414 | 5,273 | 897 | 70% | |
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| 7 | Intuitive Research and Technology Corp. | Engineering/services | 324 | 102 | 57 | 19 | 46% | |
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Training: full difference, 2 weeks; activated: full difference, 6 months |
| 8 | The Boeing Co. | Defense/aerospace | 142,595 | 22,204 | 8,376 | 1,375 | 1% | |
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Training: full difference, 80 hours; activated: full difference, 90 business days | ||||
| 9 | CACI International [2] | Information technology | 15,742 | 5,572 | 5,572 | no data | 26% | |
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Training: full difference, 3 weeks; activated: full difference, 26 weeks | ||
| 10 | Capital One | Banking/financial services | 46,000 | 2,432 | 10,384 | 544 | 6% | |
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Training: full pay, 11 business days, then full difference, unlimited; activated: full difference, unlimited |
| 11 | Hilton Worldwide | Hotel/resort | 58,002 | 1,874 | 21,423 | 1,227 | 37% | |
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| 12 | Lockheed Martin Corp. [2] | Defense/aerospace | 93,952 | 22,363 | 9,271 | 3,305 | 18% | |
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| 13 | Bank of America | Banking/financial services | 181,475 | no data | 29,626 | no data | no data | |
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Training: full pay, 2 weeks; activated: full pay, 90 business days, then full difference, 5 years |
| 14 | GE | Industrial | 124,347 | 10,553 | 15,460 | 1,170 | 33% | |
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Training: full difference, 21 business days; activated: full difference, 36 months | ||
| 15 | U.S. Bank | Banking/financial services | 65,030 | 2,204 | 11,111 | 412 | 5% | |
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Training: full pay, 2 weeks; activated: full pay, 6 weeks, then full difference, 104 weeks |
| 16 | Prudential Financial | Banking/financial services | 20,235 | 580 | 3,016 | 151 | 15% | |
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Training: full pay, 2 weeks; activated: full pay, unlimited | ||
| 17 | General Motors [2] | Transportation | 91,149 | 6,664 | 14,307 | 1,932 | 1% | |
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Full difference, 20 business days |
| 18 | Express Scripts [2] | Health care/health services | 25,875 | 2,673 | 5,464 | 109 | 1% | |
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| 19 | First Data | Banking/financial services | 15,920 | 1,073 | 4,555 | 446 | no data | |
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Training: full difference, 90 business days; activated: full pay, 2 years |
| 20 | Comcast NBCUniversal [2] | Media/technology/entertainment | 140,000 | 7,389 | 32,030 | 2,389 | 15% | |
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Training: full pay, 15 business days, then full difference, 3 years; activated: full difference, 3 years | |
| 21 | Devon Energy Corp. | Oil refining/petroleum/drilling | 5,700 | 325 | 487 | 27 | 30% | |
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Full pay, 3 months, then full difference, 9 months |
| 22 | Concurrent Technologies Corp. [3] | Research/development | 740 | 107 | 94 | 35 | 20% | |
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| 23 | ManTech International Corp. [2] | Defense/aerospace | 7,175 | 3,158 | 2,047 | 741 | 75% | |
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Training: full difference, 20 business days; activated: full difference, 9 months | ||||
| 24 | Pratt & Whitney | Airline/aviation | 16,000 | 1,879 | 1,425 | 247 | 15% | |
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Training: full difference, unlimited; activated: full difference, 5 years | |||
| 25 | Charles Schwab & Co. | Banking/financial services | 14,500 | 637 | 2,126 | no data | 10% | |
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Training: full pay, unlimited; activated: full difference, 104 weeks | ||
| 26 | Marsh & McLennan Cos. | Insurance/consulting | 57,000 | 691 | 4,156 | 178 | 5% | |
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| 27 | Humana | Health care/health services | 50,090 | 2,200 | 12,909 | no data | 3% | |
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| 28 | CDW | Science/technology | 7,080 | 336 | 1,263 | 90 | 8% | |
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| 29 | Walmart [2] | Retail | 2,200,000 | 100,000 | 500,000 | 43,415 | 15% | |
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| 30 | Travelers | Insurance | 28,000 | 1,081 | 3,069 | 145 | 20% | |
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Training: full difference, 2 weeks; activated: full difference, 260 weeks |
| 31 | JPMorgan Chase & Co. [2] | Banking/financial services | 230,000 | 6,017 | 43,000 | 1,757 | 15% | |
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Training: full pay, 2 weeks; activated: full pay, unlimited | |
| 32 | Deloitte [4] | Consulting/professional services | 49,181 | 1,517 | 13,801 | 345 | no data | |
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Training: full pay, unlimited; activated: full difference, 18 months | |
| 33 | Eaton | Manufacturing | 30,586 | 1,539 | 3,503 | 332 | 20% | |
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Training: full pay, 2 weeks; activated: full pay, 1 year |
| 34 | Accenture | Consulting | 50,000 | 1,000 | no data | 511 | no data | |
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Training: full difference, 2 weeks; activated: full difference, unlimited | |
| 35 | Citigroup Inc. [2] | Banking/financial services | 85,000 | 2,500 | 8,000 | 650 | no data | |
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Training: full pay, 4 weeks, then full difference, unlimited; activated: full pay, 4 weeks, then full difference, 256 weeks |
| 36 | Cigna [2] | Health care/health services | 37,000 | 944 | 9,218 | 26 | 10% | |
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| 37 | Shell Oil Co. | Oil refining/petroleum/drilling | 20,847 | 1,132 | 990 | 125 | 10% | |
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Training: full difference, 17 business days; activated: full difference, 12 months | ||
| 38 | Exelon Corp. | Energy/utilities/gas/electric | 29,764 | 3,638 | 3,074 | 382 | 33% | |
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| 39 | Dominion Resources | Energy/utilities/gas/electric | 14,743 | 1,611 | 959 | 191 | 25% | |
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| 40 | Performance Contractors | Construction | 7,800 | 523 | 2,884 | 238 | 33% | |
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| 41 | Pacific Gas and Electric | Energy/utilities/gas/electric | 23,874 | no data | 1,515 | no data | 12% | |
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| 42 | Ingenuity IEQ | Environmental | 25 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 25% | |
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| 43 | Leidos [2] | Information technology | 18,000 | 3,086 | 3,643 | 649 | 15% | |
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| 44 | AT&T | Telecommunications | 254,039 | 10,843 | 25,692 | 3,445 | 1% | |
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Training: full difference, 2 weeks; activated: full difference, 24 weeks | ||||
| 45 | KPMG | Accounting/finance | 28,512 | 490 | 7,004 | 142 | no data | |
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| 46 | Drexel Hamilton | Banking/financial services | 105 | 41 | 15 | 10 | no data | |
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| 47 | Southern Co. | Energy/utilities/gas/electric | 26,000 | 2,421 | 1,533 | 238 | 10% | |
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| 48 | La Quinta Inns & Suites | Hotel/resort | 9,000 | 322 | 8,000 | 264 | 40% | |
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| 49 | Werner Enterprises [2] | Transportation | 12,862 | 1,856 | 14,443 | 1,935 | 20% | |
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| 50 | Merck & Co. | Pharmaceutical | 23,075 | 354 | 1,626 | 49 | 10% | |
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| 51 | Intel Corp. [5] | Semiconductor | 53,636 | 3,885 | 4,815 | no data | 15% | |
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Training: full difference, 104 weeks; activated: full difference, 2 years | |||
| 52 | Zurich North America | Insurance | 9,000 | 144 | 1,800 | 14 | 27% | |
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| 53 | DynCorp International [2] | Defense/aerospace | 11,922 | 7,638 | 2,694 | 1,730 | 50% | |
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| 54 | The Exchange (Army & Air Force Exchange Service) [2] | Government/civil service | 35,500 | 3,968 | 14,746 | 1,844 | 20% | |
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| 55 | CBRE | Real estate/property managementt | 29,299 | 1,617 | 9,611 | 403 | 7% | |
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| 56 | EMC | Computer software | 25,000 | 350 | 5,800 | no data | no data | |
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| 57 | United Rentals | Construction | 11,094 | 1,467 | 1,765 | 347 | 25% | |
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| 58 | BNSF Railway | Transportation | 48,000 | 7,890 | 3,158 | 883 | no data | |
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Training: full difference, 15 business days; activated: full difference, 12 months | |
| 59 | Xcel Energy | Energy/utilities/gas/electric | 11,910 | no data | 930 | no data | 20% | |
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| 60 | LMI [2] | Consulting | 1,154 | 396 | 319 | no data | 40% | |
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| 61 | DaVita HealthCare Partners, DaVita Kidney Care | Health care/health services | 50,806 | 2,100 | 12,374 | 494 | 9% | |
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| 62 | Waste Management | Environmental | 40,000 | 3,000 | 8,000 | 1,065 | 10% | |
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| 63 | FDM Group | Science/technology | 519 | 50 | 348 | 16 | 30% | |
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| 64 | Defense Mobile | Telecommunications | 34 | 18 | 10 | no data | 100% | |
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| 65 | Precise Systems | Government contracting | 220 | 61 | 96 | 36 | no data | |
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| 66 | TSYS [2] | Computer software | 10,000 | no data | 1,300 | 125 | 5% | |
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| 67 | Level 3 Communications | Telecommunications | 9,191 | no data | 908 | no data | 10% | |
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| 68 | Alion Science and Technology [2] | Science/technology | 2,644 | 949 | 657 | 243 | 40% | |
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| 69 | Amazon.com [2] | Retail | no data | no data | no data | no data | no data | |
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| 70 | Hormel Foods Corp. [6] | Food | 12,800 | 525 | 2,918 | 58 | 20% | |
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| 71 | Progressive Insurance | Insurance | 27,000 | 1,266 | 4,895 | 253 | 5% | |
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| 72 | FMC Technologies | Energy/utilities/gas/electric | 18,000 | 395 | no data | no data | 5% | |
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| 73 | ProSol [2] | Government contracting | 85 | 45 | 32 | 13 | 30% | |
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| 74 | CSC | Services/corporate business to business | 37,000 | 5,000 | no data | 902 | 5% | |
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| 75 | The Home Depot [2] | Retail | 370,000 | 36,000 | 192,300 | 19,000 | 10% | |
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