Military
Veterans – with their teamwork and safety-first mentality – continue to acclimate seamlessly into BNSF positions and our culture.
It is exciting to see the ranks of veterans employed by BNSF grow as we continue to receive accolades from military industry
publications and organizations. In 2013, more than 1,200 or 26 percent of all new employees were veterans. Since 2005, BNSF
has hired more than 6,500 veterans and currently employs more than 7,500 veterans, close to 17 percent of our total workforce.
Diversity
We continue to pursue opportunities and support organizations that encourage diversity in our workforce. Today, BNSF’s total
workforce is about 20 percent minority and more than 6 percent female. Females comprise close to 20 percent of our
salaried workforce.
For the seventh year in a row, BNSF was named a “Best Diversity Company” by the readers of
Diversity/Careers in Engineering
& Information Technology
. Our commitment to diversity includes scholarship programs that benefit minority students as well as
BNSF Railway Foundation donations to colleges, universities and other organizations, including the American Indian Science and
Engineering Society, the Hispanic College Fund and the United Negro College Fund.
