Second chance jobs in Iowa
Job counts updated Nov 13, 2026 · Free to print and shareEmployers with public evidence that they hire people with criminal records, graded A to D, and their open jobs in Iowa.
Record-safe jobs open
7,677of 9,025 jobs open at these employers
Open jobs at listed employers that do not require a clean record and are not legally barred to people with records.
- Employers hiring
- 168
- Entry-level jobs
- 1,072
Employers by strength of evidence
- Documented hires
- 14
- Reentry program partner
- 10
- Public commitment
- 96
- Says so in its postings
- 48
629 more listed employers have no open jobs in Iowa today.
Who hires people with records in Iowa?
As of November 13, 2026, 168 employers with public evidence that they hire people with criminal records have 7,677 record-safe jobs open in Iowa, 1,072 of them entry level. By their strongest evidence, 14 have documented hires (grade A), 10 are reentry program partners (grade B), 96 have made a public commitment (grade C) and 48 say so in their postings (grade D). Another 629 listed employers have no open jobs in Iowa today.
What the grades mean
Being listed does not guarantee a job. A grade describes the public evidence about an employer, not a decision on any one application.
- Grade A: Documented hires
- Documented hiresA public record shows the employer has hired people with criminal records.
- Grade B: Reentry program partner
- Reentry program partnerA named hiring partner of a government or funded reentry program, or on a state or city second chance employer list.
- Grade C: Public commitment
- Public commitmentSigned a fair chance pledge, joined a second chance coalition, or published a fair chance hiring policy.
- Grade D: Says so in its postings
- Says so in its postingsIts own job postings invite applicants with records. Notices the law requires every employer to post do not count.
| Employer | Evidence | Record-safe jobs | Entry level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade A: Documented hiresDocumented hires14 employers12 of 14 employers listed here | |||
Bright & Blue Futures: ~12,000 second-chance hires in 2025, 60,000 since 2021, 100+ vetted reentry partners in all 50 states.Source Lowe's 2025 Impact and Culture Reportcorporate.lowes.comChecked 2 more sources
| 126 | 50 | |
 | "Of all the hires at Koch in the last quarter, one-third ended up having a record"; offers to roughly 1,400 individuals with a criminal backgroundSource 3BL/KAKE: Inside Koch's Second-Chance Hiring Strategy3blmedia.comChecked 2 more sources
| 64 | 6 |
| CEO participant Jason was hired by Enterprise Car Rental as a detailer and promoted to car sales inspectorSource Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) - site pages and participant/employer storiesceoworks.orgChecked | 53 | 7 | |
 | Profile of Sherry Reese, hired 2019 after 3 years incarcerated: "I never dreamed I'd actually have a career as a felon. Tyson gave me the chance."Source Tyson Foods blog The Feed, 2022-10-04thefeed.blogChecked 2 more sources
| 48 | 17 |
More than 11 percent of Eaton's 35,000 new hires from 2019 to 2024 had conviction historiesSource SCBC member case studiessecondchancebusinesscoalition.orgChecked 2 more sources
| 31 | 1 | |
 | IN2WORK: "more than 16,000 graduates, 325 interns currently working, and 564 graduates hired post-release"; director: "As a second chance employer..."Source Aramark news release, 2025-10-21aramark.gcs-web.comChecked 2 more sources
| 30 | 0 |
 | "Our Kelly 33 Second Chances Program finds and hires these great candidates" (people with criminal history) for employer clientsSource Kelly 33 Second Chances Programkellyservices.comChecked 2 more sources
| 28 | 3 |
 | In 2020 more than 98% of those flagged pre-onboarding as having a criminal record proceeded to hiring; no automatic across-the-board conviction exclusions in US hiring.Source Microsoft 2021 Proxy Statement (DEF 14A), statement in oppositionsec.govChecked 2 more sources
| 18 | 5 |
 | "In March 2022, Union Pacific began its Second Chance initiative, hiring individuals with criminal records"Source Workplace Staffing: Second Chances - Companies Hiring Formerly Incarcerated Individualsworkplacestaffing.comChecked 2 more sources
| 8 | 0 |
 | Televerde: "clients like SAP, Cisco, Salesforce, and Adobe, who hire Televerde graduates" (women trained in Televerde's prison-to-workforce program)Source Televerde - Our Modelteleverde.comChecked 2 more sources
| 1 | 0 |
 | Televerde: "clients like SAP, Cisco, Salesforce, and Adobe, who hire Televerde graduates" (women trained in Televerde's prison-to-workforce program)Source Televerde - Our Modelteleverde.comChecked | 1 | 0 |
| Televerde: "clients like SAP, Cisco, Salesforce, and Adobe, who hire Televerde graduates" (women trained in Televerde's prison-to-workforce program)Source Televerde - Our Modelteleverde.comChecked | 1 | 0 | |
 | Head of HR: since banning the box in 2018 "[we] have hired consistently 10% — so 23,000 people at our company have low-level records"Source SCBC press releasessecondchancebusinesscoalition.orgChecked 2 more sources
| 0 | 0 |
Homepage section "Next Chapter alumni placed at": graduates (formerly incarcerated builders) placed in technology roles; 67 builders placedSource Next Chapter - alumni placed at (nextchapterproject.org)nextchapterproject.orgChecked 2 more sources
| 0 | 0 | |
| Grade B: Reentry program partnerReentry program partner10 employers10 employers | |||
Confirmed employer at Des Moines job fair focused on people impacted by the criminal justice system (REFORM Alliance + Greater Des Moines Partnership).Source REFORM Alliance + Greater Des Moines Partnership Iowa Job Fair (Iowa Events Center)reformalliance.comChecked 2 more sources
| 661 | 133 | |
| BOOST Re-Entry (BJA Second Chance Act grant to Siouxland Human Investment Partnership) names it as a 'BOOST priority employer' for justice-involved participantsSource BJA Second Chance Act award abstract: SHIP BOOST Re-Entry (15PBJA22GG04601SCAX)usaspending.govChecked | 621 | 90 | |
| Listed as Employer Partner of Safer Foundation's DOL Young Adult Reentry Partnership (YARP-2) grant for justice-involved 18-24 year oldsSource DOL YARP-2 grant abstracts: employer partners (Safer Foundation partnership)dol.govChecked | 95 | 7 | |
 | Confirmed employer at Des Moines job fair focused on people impacted by the criminal justice system (REFORM Alliance + Greater Des Moines Partnership).Source REFORM Alliance + Greater Des Moines Partnership Iowa Job Fair (Iowa Events Center)reformalliance.comChecked 2 more sources
| 58 | 12 |
 | Confirmed employer at Des Moines job fair focused on people impacted by the criminal justice system (REFORM Alliance + Greater Des Moines Partnership).Source REFORM Alliance + Greater Des Moines Partnership Iowa Job Fair (Iowa Events Center)reformalliance.comChecked 1 more source
| 32 | 1 |
 | Employer at Polk County jail-reentry job fair (Des Moines, 2026-09-29); "views itself as a second-chance employer"Source Polk County (IA) reentry job fair - St. Vincent de Paul, Polk County Sheriff, IowaWORKS, Fifth Judicial District DOC (Des Moines Register via Yahoo)yahoo.comChecked | 32 | 20 |
| Farm Bureau Financial ServicesView jobs in Iowa | Confirmed employer at Des Moines job fair focused on people impacted by the criminal justice system (REFORM Alliance + Greater Des Moines Partnership).Source REFORM Alliance + Greater Des Moines Partnership Iowa Job Fair (Iowa Events Center)reformalliance.comChecked 1 more source
| 27 | 2 |
 | Confirmed employer at Des Moines job fair focused on people impacted by the criminal justice system (REFORM Alliance + Greater Des Moines Partnership).Source REFORM Alliance + Greater Des Moines Partnership Iowa Job Fair (Iowa Events Center)reformalliance.comChecked 1 more source
| 12 | 2 |
| Timberline ManufacturingView jobs in Iowa | IPI board approved Marion-based Timberline Manufacturing to hire ~12+ incarcerated women at Mitchellville IPI shops, intending to rehire after release.Source Iowa Public Radio: Two Iowa companies turning to incarcerated individuals (IPI board approvals)iowapublicradio.orgChecked | 9 | 1 |
 | Created its own second chance hiring pilot project with The Manufacturing InstituteSource Jails to Jobs - Second Chance Employers Network (named inside a profile)jailstojobs.orgChecked | 1 | 0 |
| Grade C: Public commitmentPublic commitment96 employers25 of 96 employers listed here | |||
 | Accenture: Second Chance Business Coalition memberSource Second Chance Business Coalitionsecondchancebusinesscoalition.orgChecked | 575 | 3 |
 | Community Action of Southeast Iowa "Felon Friendly Employers List" (Apr 2025); marked * = located in Southeast IowaSource Community Action of Southeast Iowa (Reentry/RA) - Felon Friendly Employers Listcaofseia.orgChecked 1 more source
| 345 | 0 |
 | Community Action of Southeast Iowa "Felon Friendly Employers List" (Apr 2025); marked * = located in Southeast IowaSource Community Action of Southeast Iowa (Reentry/RA) - Felon Friendly Employers Listcaofseia.orgChecked 2 more sources
| 254 | 25 |
 | Community Action of Southeast Iowa "Felon Friendly Employers List" (Apr 2025); marked * = located in Southeast IowaSource Community Action of Southeast Iowa (Reentry/RA) - Felon Friendly Employers Listcaofseia.orgChecked 1 more source
| 236 | 1 |
 | Community Action of Southeast Iowa "Felon Friendly Employers List" (Apr 2025); marked * = located in Southeast IowaSource Community Action of Southeast Iowa (Reentry/RA) - Felon Friendly Employers Listcaofseia.orgChecked 1 more source
| 194 | 47 |
| Community Action of Southeast Iowa "Felon Friendly Employers List" (Apr 2025); marked * = located in Southeast IowaSource Community Action of Southeast Iowa (Reentry/RA) - Felon Friendly Employers Listcaofseia.orgChecked | 189 | 38 | |
 | Deloitte: Second Chance Business Coalition memberSource Second Chance Business Coalitionsecondchancebusinesscoalition.orgChecked | 188 | 9 |
| Under $6M EEOC settlement, Dollar General will not discourage applicants with criminal histories and will reconsider those whose offers were rescinded over records.Source HR Dive, 2019-11-06hrdive.comChecked | 173 | 40 | |
Community Action of Southeast Iowa "Felon Friendly Employers List" (Apr 2025); marked * = located in Southeast IowaSource Community Action of Southeast Iowa (Reentry/RA) - Felon Friendly Employers Listcaofseia.orgChecked 1 more source
| 168 | 0 | |
 | Community Action of Southeast Iowa "Felon Friendly Employers List" (Apr 2025); marked * = located in Southeast IowaSource Community Action of Southeast Iowa (Reentry/RA) - Felon Friendly Employers Listcaofseia.orgChecked 2 more sources
| 164 | 0 |
If checking a criminal-record "yes" box means automatic disqualification "it does a disservice to everyone"; franchise owner says Express educates employers so the candidate pool is deeper.Source Express Employment Professionals white paper "Roadblocks to Opportunity" (battle of the barriers), 2018expresspros.comChecked 1 more source
| 152 | 10 | |
 | Community Action of Southeast Iowa "Felon Friendly Employers List" (Apr 2025); marked * = located in Southeast IowaSource Community Action of Southeast Iowa (Reentry/RA) - Felon Friendly Employers Listcaofseia.orgChecked 2 more sources
| 146 | 57 |
| Deloitte USView jobs in Iowa | Deloitte: Second Chance Business Coalition memberSource Second Chance Business Coalitionsecondchancebusinesscoalition.orgChecked | 144 | 7 |
 | Community Action of Southeast Iowa "Felon Friendly Employers List" (Apr 2025); marked * = located in Southeast IowaSource Community Action of Southeast Iowa (Reentry/RA) - Felon Friendly Employers Listcaofseia.orgChecked 2 more sources
| 124 | 66 |
NRRC Reentry Essentials (SCA 10th anniversary): prominent employers that 'have promoted hiring people who have criminal records as sensible business practice'.Source National Reentry Resource Center (CSG Justice Center) - grantee highlight + Reentry Essentialsnationalreentryresourcecenter.orgChecked 2 more sources
| 103 | 6 | |
 | N.D. Ill. U.S. Probation PDF 'List of Felon Friendly Employers (Companies that hire felons)': companies 'known to also offer jobs for felons'Source U.S. Probation Office N.D. Illinois - List of Felon Friendly Employersilnp.uscourts.govChecked | 101 | 0 |
 | NRRC Reentry Essentials (SCA 10th anniversary): prominent employers that 'have promoted hiring people who have criminal records as sensible business practice'.Source National Reentry Resource Center (CSG Justice Center) - grantee highlight + Reentry Essentialsnationalreentryresourcecenter.orgChecked 2 more sources
| 99 | 16 |
 | Community Action of Southeast Iowa "Felon Friendly Employers List" (Apr 2025); marked * = located in Southeast IowaSource Community Action of Southeast Iowa (Reentry/RA) - Felon Friendly Employers Listcaofseia.orgChecked 1 more source
| 86 | 22 |
 | Community Action of Southeast Iowa "Felon Friendly Employers List" (Apr 2025); marked * = located in Southeast IowaSource Community Action of Southeast Iowa (Reentry/RA) - Felon Friendly Employers Listcaofseia.orgChecked 1 more source
| 86 | 1 |
"Google has banned the box in its hiring process since 2011."Source White House Fair Chance Business Pledge fact sheet (company's own pledge statement), 2016-04-11obamawhitehouse.archives.govChecked 2 more sources
| 79 | 0 | |
 | N.D. Ill. U.S. Probation PDF 'List of Felon Friendly Employers (Companies that hire felons)': companies 'known to also offer jobs for felons'Source U.S. Probation Office N.D. Illinois - List of Felon Friendly Employersilnp.uscourts.govChecked | 72 | 0 |
Listed as a member of the Second Chance Business Coalition: "companies committed to expanding opportunities to employment ... for people with criminal records"Source Second Chance Business Coalition memberssecondchancebusinesscoalition.orgChecked 2 more sources
| 56 | 13 | |
| The Salvation Army Central TerritoryView jobs in Iowa | Community Action of Southeast Iowa "Felon Friendly Employers List" (Apr 2025); marked * = located in Southeast IowaSource Community Action of Southeast Iowa (Reentry/RA) - Felon Friendly Employers Listcaofseia.orgChecked 1 more source
| 55 | 7 |
Community Action of Southeast Iowa "Felon Friendly Employers List" (Apr 2025); marked * = located in Southeast IowaSource Community Action of Southeast Iowa (Reentry/RA) - Felon Friendly Employers Listcaofseia.orgChecked 1 more source
| 54 | 9 | |
 | Community Action of Southeast Iowa "Felon Friendly Employers List" (Apr 2025); marked * = located in Southeast IowaSource Community Action of Southeast Iowa (Reentry/RA) - Felon Friendly Employers Listcaofseia.orgChecked 1 more source
| 52 | 6 |
 | Community Action of Southeast Iowa "Felon Friendly Employers List" (Apr 2025); marked * = located in Southeast IowaSource Community Action of Southeast Iowa (Reentry/RA) - Felon Friendly Employers Listcaofseia.orgChecked | 51 | 1 |
 | Community Action of Southeast Iowa "Felon Friendly Employers List" (Apr 2025); marked * = located in Southeast IowaSource Community Action of Southeast Iowa (Reentry/RA) - Felon Friendly Employers Listcaofseia.orgChecked | 49 | 4 |
| Tractor SupplyView jobs in Iowa | Community Action of Southeast Iowa "Felon Friendly Employers List" (Apr 2025); marked * = located in Southeast IowaSource Community Action of Southeast Iowa (Reentry/RA) - Felon Friendly Employers Listcaofseia.orgChecked | 48 | 22 |
 | Named among 34 companies that completed DKB Foundation's Second Chance Corporate Cohort fair-chance hiring program.Source JFF press release - DKB Foundation Second Chance Corporate Cohort alumniprnewswire.comChecked 2 more sources
| 45 | 2 |
 | Community Action of Southeast Iowa "Felon Friendly Employers List" (Apr 2025); marked * = located in Southeast IowaSource Community Action of Southeast Iowa (Reentry/RA) - Felon Friendly Employers Listcaofseia.orgChecked | 44 | 3 |
| N.D. Ill. U.S. Probation PDF 'List of Felon Friendly Employers (Companies that hire felons)': companies 'known to also offer jobs for felons'Source U.S. Probation Office N.D. Illinois - List of Felon Friendly Employersilnp.uscourts.govChecked | 38 | 6 | |
 | Listed under Staffing Companies on Community Action of Southeast Iowa "Felon Friendly Employers List" (Apr 2025), Burlington/Fort Madison/KeokukSource Community Action of Southeast Iowa (Reentry/RA) - Felon Friendly Employers Listcaofseia.orgChecked | 36 | 0 |
 | N.D. Ill. U.S. Probation PDF 'List of Felon Friendly Employers (Companies that hire felons)': companies 'known to also offer jobs for felons'Source U.S. Probation Office N.D. Illinois - List of Felon Friendly Employersilnp.uscourts.govChecked | 34 | 6 |
 | Community Action of Southeast Iowa "Felon Friendly Employers List" (Apr 2025); marked * = located in Southeast IowaSource Community Action of Southeast Iowa (Reentry/RA) - Felon Friendly Employers Listcaofseia.orgChecked 1 more source
| 33 | 3 |
| Community Action of Southeast Iowa "Felon Friendly Employers List" (Apr 2025); marked * = located in Southeast IowaSource Community Action of Southeast Iowa (Reentry/RA) - Felon Friendly Employers Listcaofseia.orgChecked | 30 | 0 | |
 | Community Action of Southeast Iowa "Felon Friendly Employers List" (Apr 2025); marked * = located in Southeast IowaSource Community Action of Southeast Iowa (Reentry/RA) - Felon Friendly Employers Listcaofseia.orgChecked 1 more source
| 29 | 2 |
 | Community Action of Southeast Iowa "Felon Friendly Employers List" (Apr 2025); marked * = located in Southeast IowaSource Community Action of Southeast Iowa (Reentry/RA) - Felon Friendly Employers Listcaofseia.orgChecked 1 more source
| 29 | 0 |
 | N.D. Ill. U.S. Probation PDF 'List of Felon Friendly Employers (Companies that hire felons)': companies 'known to also offer jobs for felons'Source U.S. Probation Office N.D. Illinois - List of Felon Friendly Employersilnp.uscourts.govChecked 1 more source
| 26 | 6 |
 | Community Action of Southeast Iowa "Felon Friendly Employers List" (Apr 2025); marked * = located in Southeast IowaSource Community Action of Southeast Iowa (Reentry/RA) - Felon Friendly Employers Listcaofseia.orgChecked 1 more source
| 26 | 20 |
| N.D. Ill. U.S. Probation PDF 'List of Felon Friendly Employers (Companies that hire felons)': companies 'known to also offer jobs for felons'Source U.S. Probation Office N.D. Illinois - List of Felon Friendly Employersilnp.uscourts.govChecked | 24 | 1 | |
 | N.D. Ill. U.S. Probation PDF 'List of Felon Friendly Employers (Companies that hire felons)': companies 'known to also offer jobs for felons'Source U.S. Probation Office N.D. Illinois - List of Felon Friendly Employersilnp.uscourts.govChecked | 23 | 1 |
Named among large employers that fair-chance staffing platform 70 Million Jobs "has worked with" to place people with criminal backgroundsSource Prison Fellowship second-chance-hiring storiesprisonfellowship.orgChecked 1 more source
| 20 | 4 | |
| N.D. Ill. U.S. Probation PDF 'List of Felon Friendly Employers (Companies that hire felons)': companies 'known to also offer jobs for felons'Source U.S. Probation Office N.D. Illinois - List of Felon Friendly Employersilnp.uscourts.govChecked | 19 | 0 | |
| Prudential Ins Co of AmericaView jobs in Iowa | Listed as a member of the Second Chance Business Coalition: "companies committed to expanding opportunities to employment ... for people with criminal records"Source Second Chance Business Coalition memberssecondchancebusinesscoalition.orgChecked 2 more sources
| 18 | 0 |
| Pet Supplies Plus: Signed the 2016 White House Fair Chance Business PledgeSource Fair Chance Business Pledgeobamawhitehouse.archives.govChecked | 18 | 5 | |
 | Lists Second Chance Business Coalition among organizations that help further its community commitments (Diversity Alliances).Source The Home Depot 2022 ESG Reportcorporate.homedepot.comChecked 2 more sources
| 18 | 0 |
 | N.D. Ill. U.S. Probation PDF 'List of Felon Friendly Employers (Companies that hire felons)': companies 'known to also offer jobs for felons'Source U.S. Probation Office N.D. Illinois - List of Felon Friendly Employersilnp.uscourts.govChecked | 16 | 3 |
| N.D. Ill. U.S. Probation PDF 'List of Felon Friendly Employers (Companies that hire felons)': companies 'known to also offer jobs for felons'Source U.S. Probation Office N.D. Illinois - List of Felon Friendly Employersilnp.uscourts.govChecked | 15 | 6 | |
 | NRRC Reentry Essentials (SCA 10th anniversary): prominent employers that 'have promoted hiring people who have criminal records as sensible business practice'.Source National Reentry Resource Center (CSG Justice Center) - grantee highlight + Reentry Essentialsnationalreentryresourcecenter.orgChecked 2 more sources
| 15 | 0 |
 | N.D. Ill. U.S. Probation PDF 'List of Felon Friendly Employers (Companies that hire felons)': companies 'known to also offer jobs for felons'Source U.S. Probation Office N.D. Illinois - List of Felon Friendly Employersilnp.uscourts.govChecked | 15 | 2 |
 | Community Action of Southeast Iowa "Felon Friendly Employers List" (Apr 2025); marked * = located in Southeast IowaSource Community Action of Southeast Iowa (Reentry/RA) - Felon Friendly Employers Listcaofseia.orgChecked 2 more sources
| 14 | 4 |
| N.D. Ill. U.S. Probation PDF 'List of Felon Friendly Employers (Companies that hire felons)': companies 'known to also offer jobs for felons'Source U.S. Probation Office N.D. Illinois - List of Felon Friendly Employersilnp.uscourts.govChecked | 14 | 0 | |
 | Verizon committed to hiring formerly incarcerated applicants in 2015 when it banned the box; CEO Hans Vestberg calls these hires very loyal, fantastically good workers.Source SHRM, 2023-04-11shrm.orgChecked 2 more sources
| 14 | 11 |
 | N.D. Ill. U.S. Probation PDF 'List of Felon Friendly Employers (Companies that hire felons)': companies 'known to also offer jobs for felons'Source U.S. Probation Office N.D. Illinois - List of Felon Friendly Employersilnp.uscourts.govChecked | 13 | 5 |
| P&G: Second Chance Business Coalition memberSource Second Chance Business Coalitionsecondchancebusinesscoalition.orgChecked | 13 | 2 | |
| N.D. Ill. U.S. Probation PDF 'List of Felon Friendly Employers (Companies that hire felons)': companies 'known to also offer jobs for felons'Source U.S. Probation Office N.D. Illinois - List of Felon Friendly Employersilnp.uscourts.govChecked | 12 | 0 | |
| N.D. Ill. U.S. Probation PDF 'List of Felon Friendly Employers (Companies that hire felons)': companies 'known to also offer jobs for felons'Source U.S. Probation Office N.D. Illinois - List of Felon Friendly Employersilnp.uscourts.govChecked | 11 | 2 | |
"Rebuild US is our Second Chance Program, designed to provide meaningful employment... to individuals who've faced barriers to work"Source US LBM Rebuild US second chance programuslbm.comChecked 1 more source
| 9 | 1 | |
 | N.D. Ill. U.S. Probation PDF 'List of Felon Friendly Employers (Companies that hire felons)': companies 'known to also offer jobs for felons'Source U.S. Probation Office N.D. Illinois - List of Felon Friendly Employersilnp.uscourts.govChecked | 9 | 0 |
Community Action of Southeast Iowa "Felon Friendly Employers List" (Apr 2025); marked * = located in Southeast IowaSource Community Action of Southeast Iowa (Reentry/RA) - Felon Friendly Employers Listcaofseia.orgChecked 1 more source
| 8 | 5 | |
 | Community Action of Southeast Iowa "Felon Friendly Employers List" (Apr 2025); marked * = located in Southeast IowaSource Community Action of Southeast Iowa (Reentry/RA) - Felon Friendly Employers Listcaofseia.orgChecked 1 more source
| 8 | 0 |
| N.D. Ill. U.S. Probation PDF 'List of Felon Friendly Employers (Companies that hire felons)': companies 'known to also offer jobs for felons'Source U.S. Probation Office N.D. Illinois - List of Felon Friendly Employersilnp.uscourts.govChecked | 8 | 0 | |
 | SCBC "announced its 55th member, Jordan Brand at Nike" at the fourth annual Second Chance ForumSource SCBC press releasessecondchancebusinesscoalition.orgChecked | 8 | 0 |
 | N.D. Ill. U.S. Probation PDF 'List of Felon Friendly Employers (Companies that hire felons)': companies 'known to also offer jobs for felons'Source U.S. Probation Office N.D. Illinois - List of Felon Friendly Employersilnp.uscourts.govChecked | 7 | 0 |
 | Community Action of Southeast Iowa "Felon Friendly Employers List" (Apr 2025); marked * = located in Southeast IowaSource Community Action of Southeast Iowa (Reentry/RA) - Felon Friendly Employers Listcaofseia.orgChecked | 7 | 7 |
| Staples: Signed the 2016 White House Fair Chance Business PledgeSource Fair Chance Business Pledgeobamawhitehouse.archives.govChecked | 7 | 2 | |
| Community Action of Southeast Iowa "Felon Friendly Employers List" (Apr 2025); marked * = located in Southeast IowaSource Community Action of Southeast Iowa (Reentry/RA) - Felon Friendly Employers Listcaofseia.orgChecked | 6 | 0 | |
| N.D. Ill. U.S. Probation PDF 'List of Felon Friendly Employers (Companies that hire felons)': companies 'known to also offer jobs for felons'Source U.S. Probation Office N.D. Illinois - List of Felon Friendly Employersilnp.uscourts.govChecked | 6 | 0 | |
Community Action of Southeast Iowa "Felon Friendly Employers List" (Apr 2025); marked * = located in Southeast IowaSource Community Action of Southeast Iowa (Reentry/RA) - Felon Friendly Employers Listcaofseia.orgChecked 1 more source
| 5 | 0 | |
| panerabreadView jobs in Iowa | Community Action of Southeast Iowa "Felon Friendly Employers List" (Apr 2025); marked * = located in Southeast IowaSource Community Action of Southeast Iowa (Reentry/RA) - Felon Friendly Employers Listcaofseia.orgChecked | 5 | 0 |
| Community Action of Southeast Iowa "Felon Friendly Employers List" (Apr 2025); marked * = located in Southeast IowaSource Community Action of Southeast Iowa (Reentry/RA) - Felon Friendly Employers Listcaofseia.orgChecked | 4 | 1 | |
| N.D. Ill. U.S. Probation PDF 'List of Felon Friendly Employers (Companies that hire felons)': companies 'known to also offer jobs for felons'Source U.S. Probation Office N.D. Illinois - List of Felon Friendly Employersilnp.uscourts.govChecked | 4 | 0 | |
 | N.D. Ill. U.S. Probation PDF 'List of Felon Friendly Employers (Companies that hire felons)': companies 'known to also offer jobs for felons'Source U.S. Probation Office N.D. Illinois - List of Felon Friendly Employersilnp.uscourts.govChecked | 4 | 4 |
 | N.D. Ill. U.S. Probation PDF 'List of Felon Friendly Employers (Companies that hire felons)': companies 'known to also offer jobs for felons'Source U.S. Probation Office N.D. Illinois - List of Felon Friendly Employersilnp.uscourts.govChecked | 3 | 1 |
 | N.D. Ill. U.S. Probation PDF 'List of Felon Friendly Employers (Companies that hire felons)': companies 'known to also offer jobs for felons'Source U.S. Probation Office N.D. Illinois - List of Felon Friendly Employersilnp.uscourts.govChecked | 3 | 0 |
| N.D. Ill. U.S. Probation PDF 'List of Felon Friendly Employers (Companies that hire felons)': companies 'known to also offer jobs for felons'Source U.S. Probation Office N.D. Illinois - List of Felon Friendly Employersilnp.uscourts.govChecked | 3 | 0 | |
| LKQ: Second Chance Business Coalition memberSource Second Chance Business Coalitionsecondchancebusinesscoalition.orgChecked | 3 | 0 | |
| Newell BrandsView jobs in Iowa | N.D. Ill. U.S. Probation PDF 'List of Felon Friendly Employers (Companies that hire felons)': companies 'known to also offer jobs for felons'Source U.S. Probation Office N.D. Illinois - List of Felon Friendly Employersilnp.uscourts.govChecked | 2 | 2 |
 | N.D. Ill. U.S. Probation PDF 'List of Felon Friendly Employers (Companies that hire felons)': companies 'known to also offer jobs for felons'Source U.S. Probation Office N.D. Illinois - List of Felon Friendly Employersilnp.uscourts.govChecked | 2 | 0 |
 | Listed as a member of the Second Chance Business Coalition: "companies committed to expanding opportunities to employment ... for people with criminal records"Source Second Chance Business Coalition memberssecondchancebusinesscoalition.orgChecked 1 more source
| 2 | 1 |
 | "we are working to hire veterans and military spouses, refugees, Opportunity Youth and those formerly incarcerated"Source Starbucks Stories: 2018 Social Impact Report, 2019stories.starbucks.comChecked 2 more sources
| 2 | 0 |
| Vistra Nuclear Operations CompanyView jobs in Iowa | Named among 34 companies that completed DKB Foundation's Second Chance Corporate Cohort fair-chance hiring program.Source JFF press release - DKB Foundation Second Chance Corporate Cohort alumniprnewswire.comChecked 2 more sources
| 2 | 0 |
 | Listed under WJA Founding Members/WJA Members in RBIJ Workforce & Justice Alliance member bookletSource RBIJ Workforce & Justice Alliance Business Member Booklet (2024)static1.squarespace.comChecked | 1 | 0 |
| Community Action of Southeast Iowa "Felon Friendly Employers List" (Apr 2025); marked * = located in Southeast IowaSource Community Action of Southeast Iowa (Reentry/RA) - Felon Friendly Employers Listcaofseia.orgChecked | 1 | 0 | |
 | N.D. Ill. U.S. Probation PDF 'List of Felon Friendly Employers (Companies that hire felons)': companies 'known to also offer jobs for felons'Source U.S. Probation Office N.D. Illinois - List of Felon Friendly Employersilnp.uscourts.govChecked | 1 | 0 |
 | N.D. Ill. U.S. Probation PDF 'List of Felon Friendly Employers (Companies that hire felons)': companies 'known to also offer jobs for felons'Source U.S. Probation Office N.D. Illinois - List of Felon Friendly Employersilnp.uscourts.govChecked | 1 | 0 |
 | Named among 34 companies that completed DKB Foundation's Second Chance Corporate Cohort fair-chance hiring program.Source JFF press release - DKB Foundation Second Chance Corporate Cohort alumniprnewswire.comChecked 2 more sources
| 1 | 0 |
| Goodwill of Central and Southern IndianaView jobs in Iowa | Goodwill Industries of Central Indiana, Inc.: Signed the 2016 White House Fair Chance Business PledgeSource Fair Chance Business Pledgeobamawhitehouse.archives.govChecked | 1 | 0 |
 | CEO Michele Buck: "in 2016, we supported three White House initiatives: the White House Equal Pay Pledge, the First Job Compact Pledge and the Fair Chance Pledge."Source Korn Ferry Institute Briefings CEO interview "The Hershey Company: Beyond Chocolate" (reposted by SHRM Puerto Rico, 2018-07-16)shrmpr.orgChecked 2 more sources
| 1 | 0 |
| N.D. Ill. U.S. Probation PDF 'List of Felon Friendly Employers (Companies that hire felons)': companies 'known to also offer jobs for felons'Source U.S. Probation Office N.D. Illinois - List of Felon Friendly Employersilnp.uscourts.govChecked | 1 | 0 | |
 | N.D. Ill. U.S. Probation PDF 'List of Felon Friendly Employers (Companies that hire felons)': companies 'known to also offer jobs for felons'Source U.S. Probation Office N.D. Illinois - List of Felon Friendly Employersilnp.uscourts.govChecked | 1 | 0 |
| "At Adecco, we believe there is a job for everyone"; many clients now include individuals with criminal histories; Adecco Aspire Academy upskilling sets "second-chance hires" up for success.Source Adecco USA employer resources article "Why consider second-chance hiring?"adecco.comChecked | 1 | 1 | |
 | N.D. Ill. U.S. Probation PDF 'List of Felon Friendly Employers (Companies that hire felons)': companies 'known to also offer jobs for felons'Source U.S. Probation Office N.D. Illinois - List of Felon Friendly Employersilnp.uscourts.govChecked | 1 | 0 |
| UnderArmour: Signed the 2016 White House Fair Chance Business PledgeSource Fair Chance Business Pledgeobamawhitehouse.archives.govChecked | 1 | 0 | |
| Bank of America, National AssociationView jobs in Iowa | Bank of America: Second Chance Business Coalition memberSource Second Chance Business Coalitionsecondchancebusinesscoalition.orgChecked | 0 | 0 |
Community Action of Southeast Iowa "Felon Friendly Employers List" (Apr 2025)Source Community Action of Southeast Iowa (Reentry/RA) - Felon Friendly Employers Listcaofseia.orgChecked 1 more source
| 0 | 0 | |
| Show all 96 employers graded C | |||
| Grade D: Says so in its postingsSays so in its postings48 employers25 of 48 employers listed here | |||
 | Posting says: “Applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment.”Source Metaintro reading of the employer's own job postingswd1.myworkdaysite.comChecked | 308 | 82 |
 | Posting says: “Openness to second-chance employment opportunities and commitment to maintaining workplace standards.”Source Metaintro reading of the employer's own job postingsjobs.aerotek.comChecked | 147 | 44 |
| Posting says: “We encourage applicants with a criminal history (and driving history) to apply.”Source Metaintro reading of the employer's own job postingsjobs.compassgroupcareers.comChecked | 79 | 12 | |
| Spencer Gifts - Spirit HalloweenView jobs in Iowa | Posting says: “Spencer Gifts – Spirit Halloween will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories.”Source Metaintro reading of the employer's own job postingsapply.jobappnetwork.comChecked | 75 | 0 |
| XKIGView jobs in Iowa | Posting says: “A criminal history does not automatically disqualify an applicant.”Source Metaintro reading of the employer's own job postingsxk001.rec.pro.ukg.netChecked | 38 | 0 |
| PLUNJView jobs in Iowa | Posting says: “(Note-A conviction alone will not automatically bar you from employment).”Source Metaintro reading of the employer's own job postingsapp.joinhomebase.comChecked | 34 | 14 |
| PARFOISView jobs in Iowa | Posting says: “Second Chance Initiative”Source Metaintro reading of the employer's own job postingsphg.tbe.taleo.netChecked | 18 | 7 |
| RSM US SV, Ltda. De C.V. (El Salvador)View jobs in Iowa | Posting says: “RSM will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records.”Source Metaintro reading of the employer's own job postingsrsm.wd1.myworkdayjobs.comChecked | 17 | 2 |
| Posting says: “RSM will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records.”Source Metaintro reading of the employer's own job postingsrsm.wd1.myworkdayjobs.comChecked | 14 | 1 | |
 | Posting says: “Leadpoint prides itself on being a second-chance employer.”Source Metaintro reading of the employer's own job postingsmyjobs.adp.comChecked | 13 | 1 |
| ThreePDSView jobs in Iowa | Posting says: “People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply”Source Metaintro reading of the employer's own job postingswww1.jobdiva.comChecked | 12 | 5 |
 | Posting says: “Only job-related convictions will be considered and will not automatically disqualify the candidate.”Source Metaintro reading of the employer's own job postingscareers.wholefoods.comChecked | 12 | 7 |
| Not explicitly named in the postingView jobs in Iowa | Posting says: “❖ Experience building hiring partnerships with workforce development programs, community organizations, or second-chance employment initiatives.”Source Metaintro reading of the employer's own job postingsworkforcenow.adp.comChecked | 9 | 4 |
 | Posting says: “Only job-related convictions will be considered and will not automatically disqualify the candidate.”Source Metaintro reading of the employer's own job postingsjll.wd1.myworkdayjobs.comChecked | 9 | 0 |
| Elite RoofingView jobs in Iowa | Posting says: “People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply”Source Metaintro reading of the employer's own job postingsjobs.lever.coChecked | 8 | 1 |
 | Posting says: “Having a criminal record will not automatically bar an individual from working with us.”Source Metaintro reading of the employer's own job postingsaplantweb.eploy.netChecked | 8 | 2 |
| CentiMark CorporationView jobs in Iowa | Posting says: “Second Chance Employer – Applicants with criminal histories are welcome to apply”Source Metaintro reading of the employer's own job postingscentimark.applytojob.comChecked | 7 | 0 |
| Posting says: “People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply”Source Metaintro reading of the employer's own job postingsworkforcenow.adp.comChecked | 7 | 0 | |
| AI Engineers Inc.View jobs in Iowa | Posting says: “Must have lived experience with various cycles of violence, the criminal justice system, incarceration that includes but is not limited to involvement in recidivism or former groups and gang persons.”Source Metaintro reading of the employer's own job postingsydi.sagehcm.comChecked | 5 | 0 |
| Jasons DeliView jobs in Iowa | Posting says: “People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply”Source Metaintro reading of the employer's own job postingsapply.jobappnetwork.comChecked | 5 | 0 |
 | Posting says: “AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, National Service Alumni volunteers, and persons with a criminal background are encouraged to apply.”Source Metaintro reading of the employer's own job postingscareers-page.comChecked | 4 | 1 |
 | Posting says: “We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers.”Source Metaintro reading of the employer's own job postingsjobs.encadria.comChecked | 4 | 0 |
| Nesco ResourceView jobs in Iowa | Posting says: “Qualified candidates with a criminal record are encouraged to apply.”Source Metaintro reading of the employer's own job postingswww2.jobdiva.comChecked | 4 | 0 |
| Posting says: “We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.”Source Metaintro reading of the employer's own job postingsegvv.fa.us6.oraclecloud.comChecked | 4 | 1 | |
| Posting says: “Our company believes in second chance employment.”Source Metaintro reading of the employer's own job postingscbsinfosys.catsone.comChecked | 3 | 0 | |
| Unidine - Revel ScottsdaleView jobs in Iowa | Posting says: “We encourage applicants with a criminal history (and driving history) to apply.”Source Metaintro reading of the employer's own job postingsculinaryagents.comChecked | 3 | 0 |
| Vortex Companies, LLCView jobs in Iowa | Posting says: “We are a second chance employer.”Source Metaintro reading of the employer's own job postingsats.rippling.comChecked | 3 | 0 |
 | Posting says: “People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply”Source Metaintro reading of the employer's own job postingsjobs.smartrecruiters.comChecked | 2 | 0 |
| Posting says: “People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply”Source Metaintro reading of the employer's own job postingshrone.wd1.myworkdayjobs.comChecked | 2 | 0 | |
| Posting says: “Greystar will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.”Source Metaintro reading of the employer's own job postingsgreystar.wd1.myworkdayjobs.comChecked | 2 | 0 | |
 | Posting says: “The Company also does not consider criminal convictions to be an absolute bar to employment and will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories.”Source Metaintro reading of the employer's own job postingscareers-quanta.icims.comChecked | 2 | 0 |
 | Posting says: “A conviction does not automatically disqualify you from employment.”Source Metaintro reading of the employer's own job postingsjobs.crelate.comChecked | 2 | 0 |
| STIView jobs in Iowa | Posting says: “A felony conviction will not automatically disqualify an applicant but will necessitate further investigation and review.”Source Metaintro reading of the employer's own job postingsstiorg.applicantstack.comChecked | 2 | 0 |
 | Posting says: “People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply”Source Metaintro reading of the employer's own job postingsstructural.wd12.myworkdayjobs.comChecked | 2 | 0 |
 | Posting says: “People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply”Source Metaintro reading of the employer's own job postingsjobs.crelate.comChecked | 2 | 0 |
| Posting says: “People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply”Source Metaintro reading of the employer's own job postingshrone.wd1.myworkdayjobs.comChecked | 1 | 0 | |
 | Posting says: “We consider qualified applicants with criminal records.”Source Metaintro reading of the employer's own job postingsrecruiting2.ultipro.comChecked | 1 | 0 |
 | Posting says: “Second chances matter here — candidates with prior convictions are welcome to apply.”Source Metaintro reading of the employer's own job postingsjobs.workable.comChecked | 1 | 0 |
| Essence JourneyView jobs in Iowa | Posting says: “People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply”Source Metaintro reading of the employer's own job postingscareers-page.comChecked | 1 | 0 |
| Posting says: “People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply”Source Metaintro reading of the employer's own job postingsapp.careerplug.comChecked | 1 | 1 | |
| Greystar Management Services, LLCView jobs in Iowa | Posting says: “Greystar will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.”Source Metaintro reading of the employer's own job postingsgreystar.wd1.myworkdayjobs.comChecked | 1 | 0 |
| Posting says: “Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment”Source Metaintro reading of the employer's own job postingscareers.jacobs.comChecked | 1 | 0 | |
| Posting says: “People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply”Source Metaintro reading of the employer's own job postingscareers.labormax.netChecked | 1 | 0 | |
| Posting says: “People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply”Source Metaintro reading of the employer's own job postingsworkforcenow.adp.comChecked | 1 | 1 | |
| steel manufacturing environmentView jobs in Iowa | Posting says: “Criminal conviction does not automatically disqualify any candidate.”Source Metaintro reading of the employer's own job postingsworkforcenow.adp.comChecked | 1 | 0 |
| Watertown-Mayer Public SchoolsView jobs in Iowa | Posting says: “Criminal convictions are not an automatic bar to employment.”Source Metaintro reading of the employer's own job postingsapplitrack.comChecked | 0 | 0 |
| Conflux SystemsView jobs in Iowa | Posting says: “People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply”Source Metaintro reading of the employer's own job postingscandidateportal.ceipal.comChecked | 0 | 0 |
| Posting says: “The Clinical Research Associate will work closely with community partners and people with lived experience of incarceration and must be comfortable working in academic, clinical, and community settings.”Source Metaintro reading of the employer's own job postingshhccareers.taleo.netChecked | 0 | 0 | |
| Show all 48 employers graded D | |||
| Metaintro · Second chance jobs in Iowa · www.metaintro.com/second-chance-jobs/iowa · Counts refreshed November 13, 2026Being listed does not guarantee a job. A grade describes the public evidence about an employer, not a decision on any one application. | |||
629 more listed employers have no open jobs in Iowa today.
Nearby states
How this index is built
Sources, grades and counts, and what they leave out.
- Evidence grades
- Every employer is listed because of public evidence that it hires people with criminal records. The evidence is graded A to D, and an employer's grade is its strongest piece of evidence. A state or city list counts only in the state it covers.
- Record-safe jobs
- A record-safe job is a live posting that does not ask for a clean record and is not in a role a tracked law bars to people with some records. Most postings say nothing about records, so they count as record-safe unless a law applies.
- Legal bars
- Roles that federal and state laws close to some people with records are tagged with the statute, for example in nursing, schools, child care, banking, commercial driving, airports and armed security. Those jobs are left out of the record-safe count. A tag marks the role, not the person: whether a law applies depends on the offense and how long ago it was.
- Entry level
- An entry-level job asks for one year of experience or less.
- Freshness
- Job counts come from live postings and are refreshed every six hours. Each listing shows the date its evidence was last checked against its source, and evidence older than 12 months is re-checked.
Being listed does not guarantee a job. A grade describes the public evidence about an employer, not a decision on any one application.
Found an error, or have evidence to add? Tell us and we will check it against the source.
Questions
What is a second chance employer?
An employer with public evidence that it hires people with criminal records: a record of past hires, a named place in a reentry hiring program or on a state or city list, a public pledge or hiring policy, or job postings that invite applicants with records. Every employer in this index shows its evidence, the source and the date it was checked.
How are employers graded?
Each employer takes the grade of its strongest piece of evidence. A: a public record shows it has hired people with records. B: a named hiring partner of a government or funded reentry program, or on a state or city second chance list. C: a fair chance pledge, coalition membership or published policy. D: its own postings invite applicants with records. A state or city list counts only in the state it covers.
What is a record-safe job?
A live posting that does not ask for a clean record and is not in a role that a tracked federal or state law closes to some people with records, such as many jobs in nursing, schools, child care, banking, commercial driving, airports and armed security.
How often is the index updated?
Job counts come from live postings and are refreshed every six hours. The counts on this page were refreshed on November 13, 2026. Evidence is re-checked against its source when it is more than 12 months old.
Does being listed mean an employer will hire someone with a record?
No. Being listed does not guarantee a job. A grade describes the public evidence about an employer, not a decision on any one application. Whether a law limits a role depends on the offense and how long ago it was.
Can I print or download the Iowa list?
Yes. Every state page prints as a handout with the grade legend, the refresh date and the page address on each page, and every page has a free CSV download with the same data.
For corrections, probation and reentry programs
Every state page prints as a handout: the employer list grouped by grade, the grade legend, the date the counts were refreshed and the page address on every page. The index is free to print, copy and share, and each page has a CSV download with the same data.
To bring the index into a facility, a program or a caseload tool, talk to our team.