Companies That Hire Felons in 2021 (Jobs For Felons)

 

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Finding jobs for felons is one of the most important and difficult tasks once you have been released. Every company has a different stance when it comes to providing jobs for felons and it can be difficult and very time consuming to discover a companies policy.

This list is meant to be used to help identify employers that are more open to hiring those who have a record and provide guidance on how to best approach them.

Below is a list of companies that we have personally contacted for information regarding jobs for felons. This is not a list that was copied from other sources. We contacted each company to get answers to the following questions:

  • What is the companies policy for providing jobs for felons
  • Has the company hired former felons in the past
  • Does the company have a special program to provide jobs for felons
  • Who makes the hiring decisions
  • What is the best way to secure a position with the company
  • Hiring locations
  • Hiring website links

This list will be continuously updated as we contact more and more employers. If you know of a company that provides jobs for felons and should be added to the list please leave a comment below:

Where to find jobs for felons

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High chance of getting hired

High likelihood of being hired with a felony

These companies have stated they will hire former felons, or we have firsthand confirmation that they have before. They are more felon-friendly, and the process is generally easier for those of us with a record. You’ll want to start your job search with:

Ace Hardware

American Airlines

American Express

Apple

Avnet

B&D Enterprises

Bed, Bath & Beyond

Big Boy

Black Angus Steakhouse

Buffalo Wild Wings

Burger King

Burlington Coat Stores

Butterball Farms

Campbell Soup

Caterpillar

C.H. Robinson

Cintas

Clif Bar

Coca-Cola (Coke)

Dot Foods

Express Employment

Frito-Lay

General Mills

Georgia-Pacific

Godfather’s Pizza

Goodwill

Green Dot Stables

Greyston

Hill Brothers Transportation

Homeroom

Home Depot

J & H Family Stores

JSJ Staffing

Jiffy Lube

Johnson Controls

Kelly Services

Koch Industries

Kona Grill

Mary Kay

McDonald’s

McKelvey Trucking

Men’s Wearhouse

Menards

Michaels

Microsoft

MOD Pizza

Navajo Express

Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District

Onin Group Staffing

Oasis Outsourcing

Panera Bread

Paul Johnson Drywall

Precision Castparts

Publix

Quest Diagnostics

RaceTrac

RECAP

Roehl Transport

Rose International

Safeway

Sam’s Club

Services Group of America

Sonic Automotive

Splitz Bowling

Starbucks

Taylor

The Cheesecake Factory

The Giving Keys

The Mosaic Company

The Onin Group

Trader Joe’s

TravelCenters of America (TA-Petro)

TSC (Tractor Supply Co.)

Tyson Foods

Uber

United Supermarkets

Waffle House

Walmart

Waste Management

White Castle

Average chance of getting hired

Average likelihood of being hired with a felony

There’s nothing banning you from getting hired at companies in this section, but there’s nothing helping you, either. Chances are they’ve hired felons before, or strongly promote an equal opportunity culture. The following companies are somewhat open to hiring people with certain felonies:

24 Hour Fitness

3M

AbbVie

ACME Markets

Adecco

ADM (Archer Daniels Midland)

Aerotek

Aldi

Alorica

Alton & Southern Railway Company

ARCO

Asheville Yoga Center

Ashley Furniture

AT&T

AutoZone

Avis Budget Group

Bahama Breeze

Barnes & Noble

Baxter

Ben E. Keith

Best Buy

Big Lots

Braum’s Ice Cream & Dairy

Capital One

Chipotle Mexican Grill

Comcast

Computer Task Group (CTG)

Cracker Barrel

CRC Surface Technologies

CRST International

CSX

Dairy Queen

DaVita

Delta Airlines

Denny’s

Discount Tire

DISH Network

Dollar Car Rental

DoorDash

Dow Chemical

Domino’s Pizza

Duke Energy

Dunkin’ Donuts

Facebook

FedEx

Ford

Gap Inc. (The Gap)

Golden Corral

Goodyear

Google

H-E-B

Hertz Rent-A-Car

Hunt Transportation

Hobby Lobby

HP Hood

Integrity Staffing

Jack in the Box

Jacobs

Jewel-Osco Supermarkets

JCPenney

Jo-Ann

John Deere

Keurig Dr Pepper

Kohl’s

Kroger

Lithia Motors

Lowe’s

Lyft

Magnum Logistics

Manpower

Mark O’s Bar & Grill

Marriott International

McKesson Corporation

Melton Trucking

National Carrier

Office Depot

Olive Garden

Oshkosh Corporation

Peoplelink Staffing

Perkins Restaurant

Prime Inc.

Red Lobster

Redner’s Market

Remedy Staffing

ResCare

Shinola

Spinx

Star Market

Subway

Target

The Salvation Army

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

The Peery Foundation

The United States Army

The United States Marine Corps

The United States National Guard

The United States Navy

The United States Postal Services (USPS)

Tim Hortons

TransAm Trucking

UnitedHealth Group

US Steel

Visa

Weigel’s

Whirlpool

Whole Foods

Winn-Dixie

Xerox

Uncertain chance of getting hired

Uncertain likelihood of being hired with a felony

Companies in this category are a bit of a mystery. It could be we have yet to get a straight answer from the company, or that we are getting conflicting information about them. In any event, it’s hard for us to tell you what your odds are. If you’re interested in these companies, make sure you are fully prepared when you apply:

7-Eleven

Albertsons

Amazon

American Family Insurance Company (AmFam)

Amway

Arthrex

Avon

Baja Fresh Mexican Grill

Baskin Robbins

Berkeley Labs

Bloomberg

Bose

Brookshire’s

Cargill

CarMax

CenturyLink

CBS

Chevron

Chick-fil-A

Chuck E. Cheese’s

Circle K

Conair

Concord Pet

ConocoPhillips

Costco

CVS

Dayton Freight

Deloitte

Dell

DHL

Disney

Dollar Tree

Danaher

Dollar General

DuPont

eBay

Emerson

EMCOR

Estée Lauder

Exelon

Expedia

Family Dollar

Foot Locker

GameStop

General Electric (GE)

General Motors (GM)

GMC

Harley-Davidson

HD Supply

Hershey’s (The Hershey Corporation)

High’s

Honeywell

Houchens Industries

IBM

IGA

iHeartMedia

Instacart

Intel Corporation

Ikea

J.Crew

Johnson & Johnson

Kellogg’s

KNF&T

LaRosa’s Pizzeria

Lear Corporation

Lennar

LKQ

Macy’s

Marie Callender’s

Market Basket

Mastercard

MasterCuts

Meijer

Menchie’s

Merry Maids

Monsanto

NCR

Newegg

New Balance

NFI

Nucor

O’Reilly Auto Parts

Orange Julius

Payless

PetSmart

Pepperidge Farm

Penske Automotive

Pilot Flying J

Portland Bottling Co.

QuikTrip

Randstad

Raytheon

Regis Salons

Rexall

Rita’s

Robert Half Staffing

Ryder

Shaw’s Supermarket

Subway

Sunoco

Supercuts

SmartStyle

Southwest Airlines

State Farm

Staples

Steak n Shake

T-Mobile

Taco Bell

Thrifty Car Rental

Travelers Indemnity Company

TravelZoo

United Rentals

UPS

USA Truck

U.S. Bank

USAA

Voya

Wawa

Wendy’s

Which Wich

Yelp

Low chance of getting hired

Low likelihood of being hired with a felony

Unfortunately, some companies have out-right told us they don’t hire felons. While we know nothing is universal, getting a job at one of the following companies will be very tough:

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Allstate

Bank of America

Bass Pro Shops

Boeing

Break Time

Casey’s General Store

Citigroup

Crown Holdings

Dick’s Sporting Goods

Eastridge Workforce Solutions

Edward Jones

ExxonMobil

Finn Partners

Freedom Oil & Gas

Genworth

Hewlett-Packard (HP)

KLLM Transport Services

Krispy Kreme

Life Care Centers of America

Lockheed Martin

Mellow Mushroom

Mirabito

Procter & Gamble

Progressive

Rite Aid

Royal Farms

UGI Corporation

Univision

The Las Vegas Sands

The Mighty Guild

The United States Air Force

The United States Coast Guard

Toys “R” Us

TruGreen

Veritude Staffing

Volkswagen

World Wide Technology

23 Comments

  1. By Kandi Posted on December 22, 2014

    Awesome content you post here!

  2. By PatriciaKt web traffic guru Posted on January 14, 2015

    There’s definately a great deal to know about this topic. I love all of the points you’ve made.

  3. By trina Posted on March 27, 2015

    Not enough information…

  4. By Tod Posted on September 24, 2015

    I like that you do more than publish a list. You contact the company and ask specific questions. However, one of the companies you list is Veritude Staffing. Yet when I look at the details, the employer all but says they do not hire felons. They basically say that it would be unlikely that they’d ever hire a felon. I think the list would have more integrity if companies with this kind of attitude toward felony applicants were not lists.

  5. By Jonathan Palumbo Posted on November 17, 2016

    I think any information that is posted pertaining to this topic is very helpful! I am personally a felon who has just been released from prison in July of this year, so far i have yet to find a job that will hire me, i’ve been turned down numerous times and it gets very discouraging! I dont give up and i put in atleast 10-15 apps every week.. Please keep posting information to help people like myself, it is much appreciated!! thank you!

  6. By anonymous Posted on March 18, 2017

    When applying for a job either skip the question about felonies or simply put will explain in interview. Then after the interview, when you call to follow up ask them if it was the felony that is the reason they won’t hire you. If it is ask to get that in writing, then you can prove to the judge that your trying but being on probation isn’t helping and ask for termination of probation. Either way you can’t lose.

  7. By Daves Posted on January 12, 2019

    Thank you for compiling the list of companies that accept people with felony. It will go a long way to help.

  8. By Erica L Roskos Posted on August 21, 2019

    I currently work at Dunkin Donuts, and on their online application they include the Work Opportunity Tax Credit form. I was honest on my application, and then followed up in person regarding the position. I was hired on the spot, and the manager who hired me did not conduct a background check. I started June 10th, and have since been promoted to Shift Leader.
    Also, prior to this I applied at Chipotle online, and then followed up in person. I was honest with the manager when I followed up and told him I was just released from prison, and about my felony. He proceeded to tell me that Chipotle does not conduct background checks. Needless to say my honesty did not get me the job.
    I have a phone interview today with Cintas for an outside assistant sales representative and I will post an update regarding this company as well.

  9. By Sarah Allmack Posted on September 17, 2019

    I wonder if this list applies to someone with a spotty job history? Or if there is a list out there for those with a poor job history?

  10. By Kelly Posted on September 22, 2019

    Sally Beauty, Dollar Tree & Firehouse subs do not conduct background checks, also most 7-11 franchisee stores do not conduct background checks either. Walmart & Racetrac do conduct background checks & regardless if how much they want you & tell you that they will over ride the results due to your honesty unfortunately they cannot. They both said the decision is up to the background check company. Yet when you go to the background check company website they state that they are simply a third party contracted by companies for only conducting the checks accurately & that they have no say in whether you get the job. Do these companies are not bring forthcoming at all. It is actually illegal to not hire you based on your criminal history without first offering you the position. Hence, the background check & bring given the run around. So to go off the comment of someone here about getting that put in writing would be ideal for your probation getting terminated, you will have a very difficult time getting any company to put in writing that they are commiting discrimination. I may be mistaken but look into it to be certain. I hope my info helps.

  11. By Angela Kay Adkins Posted on November 10, 2019

    Actually Kelly, its not illegal to not hire u bc of ur background check. But, if that is the reason, they’ve got to give u a copy of it & ur rights. And also, its kinda like the credit check…if ur turned down u can get a copy of thr in-depth check they performed within a certain amount of time. Oh, and its free

  12. By steven diver Posted on February 11, 2020

    McDonalds has a company policy where they no longer hire felons

  13. By steven diver Posted on February 11, 2020

    Walmart around Raleigh will not hire felons

  14. By Eric Posted on February 13, 2020

    I live in Massachusetts, Keep up with the new laws in your state. I was available to seal my CORI in 7 different court houses and now l am a hireable candidate. I went from 6 pages to 2 pages. It looks a lot better Don’t give up it’s a lot of work.

  15. By Natalie Brandt Posted on March 2, 2020

    I went to interview for Amazon but because of background check I didn’t get hired

  16. By Matthew Posted on June 16, 2020

    I got a job at Golf Galaxy which is owned by Dick’s Sporting Goods. I have a violent felony and they still hired me. I’m not sure they even did a background check.

  17. By Sara Posted on September 4, 2020

    FYI i was hired then had it rescinded at Starbucks even though I was upfront about my DUI felony. So I’d take them off your “hire felon” list.

  18. By Nicole Baynes Posted on November 10, 2020

    Got hired on by ProLogistix, staffing agency with HSN. Was hired, worked for 5 days, and then terminated for my background.

  19. By laura medina Posted on January 20, 2021

    This is very helpful, I am not a felon but work helping people find jobs many who have felonies. I applaud and appreciate your effort, thank you.

  20. By Kiesha Posted on April 8, 2021

    JP Morgan Chase hired me with a felony from 10 years ago, but required a court doc explaining one of the charges that was not supposed to be on my record as it was dismissed but never updated in the Federal system. It was a charge for fraud. so they wont hire people with charges like that. but small non violent or non sexual crimes they may still consider.

  21. By John Cook Posted on April 23, 2021

    Krispy Kreme hired me with a non violent felony on my record so your claim that they don’t fire felons is false unless your talking about the corporate rather then the locations themselves

  22. By Max Posted on May 17, 2021

    I worked at 7eleven franchise. Those hire felons but corporate stores don’t. I currently work at Pizza Hut so they hire felons. At least here in my town. And from what I’ve found out, any cleaners will hire felons. So if you’re fresh out, that’s a quick job to get at least till something better is found. Also , any local business rarely does a BC. Hope that helps someone.

  23. By Jason P Regulski Posted on July 20, 2021

    I applied for a job at Walmart. I was turned down because of my criminal record. So I’d say no. They don’t hire felons.

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