AI Hiring Leaders in Industrials

70 companies ranked • Avg score: 37.2 vs 42 overall

Rank	Company	Score	Tier	Top Function
4	3M	50	Emerging	HR
5	Lockheed Martin	50	Emerging	Product
6	Old Dominion	50	Emerging	Product
7	GE Aerospace	49	Emerging	Data/Analytics
8	Rollins Inc.	48	Emerging	Operations
9	Dayforce	47	Emerging	Marketing
10	Delta Air Lines	47	Emerging	Operations
11	Otis Worldwide	47	Emerging	Customer Service
12	Snap-on	47	Emerging	Data/Analytics
13	General Dynamics	46	Emerging	Customer Service
14	Paychex	46	Emerging	Customer Service
15	C.H. Robinson	45	Emerging	Engineering/Tech
16	Cummins	45	Emerging	HR
17	Broadridge Financial Solutions	44	Emerging	Operations
18	Eaton Corporation	44	Emerging	Customer Service
19	Ingersoll Rand	44	Emerging	Marketing
20	Paycom	43	Emerging	HR
21	Equifax	42	Emerging	Operations
22	Xylem Inc.	42	Emerging	Data/Analytics
23	Ametek	41	Emerging	HR
24	Axon Enterprise	41	Emerging	Engineering/Tech
25	GE Vernova	41	Emerging	Finance
26	Nordson Corporation	40	Emerging	Sales
27	Rockwell Automation	40	Emerging	Product
28	Verisk Analytics	40	Emerging	Engineering/Tech
29	Leidos	39	Nascent	Product
30	Hubbell Incorporated	38	Nascent	Sales
31	IDEX Corporation	38	Nascent	Operations
32	Parker Hannifin	38	Nascent	Marketing
33	United Rentals	38	Nascent	Legal
34	Emerson Electric	37	Nascent	HR
35	J.B. Hunt	37	Nascent	Operations
36	United Parcel Service	37	Nascent	Customer Service
37	Lennox International	36	Nascent	Data/Analytics
38	Paccar	36	Nascent	Customer Service
39	Stanley Black & Decker	36	Nascent	Engineering/Tech
40	Allegion	35	Nascent	Legal
41	Automatic Data Processing	35	Nascent	Engineering/Tech
42	Builders FirstSource	35	Nascent	Customer Service
43	Cintas	34	Nascent	Sales
44	Dover Corporation	34	Nascent	Product
45	Johnson Controls	34	Nascent	Data/Analytics
46	Norfolk Southern	34	Nascent	Customer Service
47	Trane Technologies	34	Nascent	Engineering/Tech
48	W. W. Grainger	34	Nascent	HR
49	Carrier Global	33	Nascent	Product
50	Southwest Airlines	33	Nascent	Data/Analytics
51	Wabtec	33	Nascent	Finance
52	A. O. Smith	32	Nascent	Operations
53	L3Harris	31	Nascent	Product
54	CSX Corporation	30	Nascent	Sales
55	Howmet Aerospace	30	Nascent	Sales
56	Generac	29	Nascent	Data/Analytics
57	Huntington Ingalls Industries	29	Nascent	Product
58	TransDigm Group	29	Nascent	HR
59	United Airlines Holdings	28	Nascent	Product
60	Veralto	28	Nascent	HR
61	Expeditors International	27	Nascent	Finance
62	Fastenal	27	Nascent	Legal
63	Republic Services	27	Nascent	Finance
64	Waste Management	27	Nascent	Sales
65	Fortive	26	Nascent	Engineering/Tech
66	Pentair	26	Nascent	Product
67	FedEx	21	Nascent	Marketing
68	Illinois Tool Works	18	Nascent	Engineering/Tech
69	Masco	18	Nascent	Data/Analytics
70	Quanta Services	10	Nascent	Engineering/Tech

Other Industries

technology 55.9 communication-services 45.8 financials 43.9 healthcare 43.4 consumer-discretionary 41.3 consumer-staples 39.9 energy 38.1 real-estate 36.6 materials 36.1 utilities 35.4

About AI Tracker

AI Tracker is a research project by Larridin, the AI execution intelligence platform.

Methodology: We analyze earnings calls, press releases, partnership announcements, and product documentation. All assessments are based solely on publicly available information—no private customer data is used.

Maturity Scoring: Each dimension is rated on a 4-tier scale (Nascent → Emerging → Scaling → Leading) based on evidence from public sources. Industry averages are computed as the median across all tracked companies in the sector.

Update cadence: Every 2-3 weeks

Last updated: January 30, 2026

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