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Manufacturing & Industrial: jobs, conferences and layoffs

Factories, industrial products and the engineering and operations teams that run them. Manufacturing & Industrial has about 50,536 verified open jobs on NextChapter right now, with a typical posted salary of $124,000 a year. About 36% of openings are entry or early-career level. Payroll employment in the closest BLS sector is up 0.3% over the past year (September 2026). 306 WARN layoff notices were filed in the last 12 months. 126 conferences are tagged to it, 111 with dates announced.

Manufacturing & Industrial market snapshot

Every figure names its source and period. Estimates are labeled as estimates.

Verified open jobs
about 50,536

Source: NextChapter job data, jobs verified live in the last 7 days.

Typical posted salary
$124,000 a year (middle half $97,000 to $155,000)

Source: NextChapter job data: salary ranges employers posted, midpoint of each range, 1,356 of the newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

Entry or early-career level
36% of openings

Source: NextChapter job data: level read from the full posting, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

Ask for AI skills
3% of openings

Source: NextChapter job data: AI-skill tagger on the posting text, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

Remote
3% of openings

Source: NextChapter job data, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

Employment, year over year
+0.3% in manufacturing, the closest BLS sector

Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, seasonally adjusted payroll employment, September 2026.

WARN layoff notices, Manufacturing & Industrial
306 notices naming 29,485 workers

Source: State WARN filings collected by NextChapter, last 12 months.

States with the most notices
CA (66), IA (26), TX (15)

Source: State WARN filings collected by NextChapter, last 12 months.

Most recent notice
Oct 23, 2026

Source: State WARN filings collected by NextChapter.

Conferences in the catalog for Manufacturing & Industrial
126, 111 with dates announced

Source: NextChapter conference catalog, checked against each event’s own site.

Next conference
AME International Conference, Oct 26, 2026

Source: NextChapter conference catalog.

Median published ticket price
$829

Source: NextChapter conference catalog, lowest published price, 19 conferences with a price.

Open calls for speakers
11 conferences

Source: NextChapter conference catalog.

Skills most often named in openings

  1. 1. procurement7%
  2. 2. project management7%
  3. 3. excel5%
  4. 4. supply chain5%
  5. 5. logistics4%
  6. 6. forecasting3%
  7. 7. lean3%
  8. 8. erp2%

States with the most openings

  1. 1. CA9%
  2. 2. TX9%
  3. 3. IL5%
  4. 4. NC5%
  5. 5. OH5%

Open Manufacturing & Industrial jobs

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Manufacturing & Industrial conferences

Dates, costs, calls for speakers and who runs each one.

  • AME International Conference

    Oct 26 to Oct 29, 2026 · Milwaukee, WI

    Ticket About $2,639. Individual or team of 2-9: $2,639; non-members pay an extra $150 unless they join AME; larger team tiers…

  • The Quality Show

    Oct 27 to Oct 29, 2026 · Rosemont, IL

    Paid ticket. Rates page not read; press passes free for approved media.

  • SHPE National Convention

    Oct 28 to Oct 31, 2026 · Indianapolis, IN

    Ticket $350 to $700. Range from earlier research; confirm exact pass prices on shpe.org.

  • SWE Annual Conference (WE26)

    Nov 5 to Nov 7, 2026 · Boston, MA

    Ticket $275 to $1,050. Professional full conference: member $625 early bird (to Aug 31), $700 standard, $800 late/onsite from Oct…

  • AIChE Annual Student Conference

    Nov 6 to Nov 9, 2026 · Minneapolis, MN

    Ticket $195 to $310. Student standard $195 member / $235 non-member; last-minute $220/$260 to Oct 29; onsite from $270/$310.…

  • AIChE Annual Meeting

    Nov 8 to Nov 12, 2026 · Minneapolis, MN

    Ticket $829 to $1,129. Member rates: $829 standard to Oct 26, $929 late to Nov 4, $1,129 on site; nonmembers pay more.

    Open call for speakers

  • NTMA ENGAGE

    Nov 10 to Nov 13, 2026 · Las Vegas, NV

    Paid ticket. Prices not captured; joint meeting with AMT planned for 2027.

  • tcworld conference

    Nov 10 to Nov 12, 2026 · Stuttgart, DE

    Paid ticket. Prices in EUR plus 19% VAT: full 3-day conference 1,125 EUR early bird (to Oct 19) / 1,250 EUR late for tekom…

  • Automation Fair

    Nov 16 to Nov 19, 2026 · Boston, MA

    Ticket $495 to $895. General access $495 early, $795 advance (to Nov 13), $895 on site; with Advanced Training $1,595-$2,295.

  • Rockwell Automation Fair

    Nov 16 to Nov 19, 2026 · Boston, MA

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • Formnext

    Nov 17 to Nov 20, 2026 · Frankfurt, DE

    Paid ticket. Prices in EUR incl. VAT: 4-day Expo-Pass EUR 129 early bird with info service (EUR 168 without), EUR 169/219 from 23…

  • MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit

    Nov 29 to Dec 4, 2026 · Boston, MA

    Ticket $1,085 to $1,360. Preregistration $1,240 standard ($1,085 MRS member) to Oct 29; then $1,360 ($1,185 member).

    Open call for speakers

  • Humanoids Summit Silicon Valley

    Dec 1 to Dec 2, 2026 · San Mateo, CA

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • International Maintenance Conference (IMC)

    Dec 7 to Dec 10, 2026 · Marco Island, FL

    Paid ticket. Prices not read.

    Open call for speakers

  • IIoT World virtual conferences

    Dec 8 to Dec 9, 2026 · Online

    Free. Next: AI Manufacturing & Supply Chain Summit Dec 8-9, 2026; 2027 series incl. AI Manufacturing Day May 18-19.

    Open call for speakers

  • NAW Executive Summit

    Jan 19 to Jan 21, 2027 · Washington, DC

    Paid ticket. Prices not captured.

  • PMA Metal Stamping Technology Conference

    Jan 25 to Jan 27, 2027 · Nashville, TN

    Paid ticket. Early bird to Oct 30, 2026; prices not captured. Nonmembers pay more.

  • SPIE Photonics West

    Jan 30 to Feb 4, 2027 · San Francisco, CA

    Paid ticket. Registration fees not stated on the page; member discounts may apply.

  • ASA LEAD Strategic Leadership Summit

    Feb 9 to Feb 12, 2027 · Paradise Island, BS

    Paid ticket. Dates from ASA's industry calendar; pricing not read.

  • BEYA STEM Conference

    Feb 18 to Feb 20, 2027 · Baltimore, MD

    Paid ticket. Registration pricing not posted ("save the date").

  • ARC Industry Leadership Forum

    Feb 22 to Feb 25, 2027 · Orlando, FL

    Paid ticket. Prices not captured.

  • Additive Manufacturing Strategies

    Feb 23 to Feb 25, 2027 · New York, NY

    Paid ticket. Prices not captured.

  • Supply Chain Management Conference

    Feb 26, 2027 · Urbana, IL

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • ASQ Lean and Six Sigma Conference

    Feb 28 to Mar 2, 2027 · Louisville, KY

    Paid ticket. Prices not read.

    Open call for speakers · deadline Jul 21, 2026

  • MARCON Maintenance and Reliability Conference

    Mar 1 to Mar 4, 2027 · Knoxville, TN

    Paid ticket. Presentations March 3-4. Attendee fees not found; exhibitor packages $2,500-3,000 (not attendee).

    Open call for speakers · deadline Aug 28, 2026

  • Plastics Recycling Conference

    Mar 1 to Mar 3, 2027 · National Harbor, MD

    Paid ticket. Prices not shown on events page; member meeting can be added to the PRC registration.

  • PMA Forming Our Future

    Mar 10 to Mar 13, 2027 · Orlando, FL

    Paid ticket. Registration not open yet.

  • AMUG Conference

    Mar 14 to Mar 18, 2027 · Atlantic City, NJ

    Ticket $1,295 to $1,695. Early bird $1,295 through Dec 11, 2026; standard $1,495 through Jan 29, 2027; late $1,695.…

    Open call for speakers

  • TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition

    Mar 14 to Mar 18, 2027 · Orlando, FL

    Paid ticket. Rates post on the site in October 2026; discount deadline Jan 31, 2027 per symposium flyer.

  • Lean Summit

    Mar 16 to Mar 17, 2027 · Los Angeles, CA

    Paid ticket. Early pricing available; amounts not shown.

  • ACS Spring 2027

    Mar 21 to Mar 25, 2027 · New Orleans, LA

    Paid ticket. Registration fees not captured; member, student and unemployed rates exist at ACS meetings.

    Open call for speakers · deadline Sep 28, 2026

  • ACS Spring National Meeting

    Mar 21 to Mar 25, 2027 · New Orleans, LA

    Paid ticket. Fees vary by ACS membership tier; 2027 prices not read.

    Open call for speakers

  • AIChE Spring Meeting & Global Congress on Process Safety

    Mar 21 to Mar 25, 2027 · In person

    Paid ticket. Pricing not read; abstract deadline Oct 2, 2026 may have passed.

    Open call for speakers · deadline Oct 2, 2026

  • Americas Procurement Congress

    Mar 22 to Mar 24, 2027 · New Orleans, LA

    Ticket About $2,799. Early-bird $2,799 for the Congress; AI Forum +$595; third pass free for a group of 3.

  • ASA ELEVATE

    Mar 30 to Apr 1, 2027 · San Antonio, TX

    Paid ticket. Dates from ASA's industry calendar; pricing not read.

  • ISA Sign Expo

    Mar 31 to Apr 2, 2027 · Las Vegas, NV

    Paid ticket. Pre-conference March 30; registration not yet launched.

  • NSBE Annual Convention

    Mar 31 to Apr 4, 2027 · Boston, MA

    Ticket $480 to $760. 2027 rates not yet shown; 2026 professionals paid $480 early to $760 onsite; collegiate $345-$625.

    Open call for speakers

  • APEX EXPO

    Apr 3 to Apr 8, 2027 · Anaheim, CA

    Paid ticket. Meetings April 3-8, exhibition April 6-8; packages open mid-to-late November.

  • Hannover Messe

    Apr 5 to Apr 8, 2027 · Hannover, DE

    Paid ticket. Price not seen.

  • AICC Spring Meeting

    Apr 5 to Apr 7, 2027 · Miami, FL

    Paid ticket. Registration opens mid-December 2026.

  • COE Summit

    Apr 6 to Apr 8, 2027 · Columbus, OH

    Paid ticket. Member registration opens Dec 1, 2026; prices not stated

  • AMPP Annual Conference + Expo

    Apr 11 to Apr 15, 2027 · Columbus, OH

    Paid ticket. Registration fees not stated on the page; member discounts may apply.

  • AMPP Annual Conference + Expo

    Apr 11 to Apr 15, 2027 · Columbus, OH

    Paid ticket. Advance registration open; prices not on the page.

  • RAPID + TCT

    Apr 12 to Apr 15, 2027 · Detroit, MI

    Paid ticket. Conference April 12-15, exhibits April 13-15; pricing not on the home page.

    Open call for speakers

  • PACK EXPO Southeast

    Apr 12 to Apr 14, 2027 · Atlanta, GA

    Free expo, paid sessions. Registration fees not published on pages read.

  • AMT The MFG Meeting

    Apr 13 to Apr 15, 2027 · In person

    Paid ticket. Venue and prices not captured.

  • SPC Impact

    Apr 13 to Apr 15, 2027 · Portland, OR

    Ticket $1,750 to $2,425. Additional member ticket $1,750; non-member ticket $2,425; plus $75 carbon fee each. Late fees start…

  • ProMat

    Apr 19 to Apr 21, 2027 · Chicago, IL

    Free. Registration is free per the site.

  • AFS Metalcasting Congress

    Apr 20 to Apr 22, 2027 · Cleveland, OH

    Paid ticket. Prices not captured.

  • Manufacturing LIVE: The New York Summit

    Apr 20 to Apr 21, 2027 · New York, NY

    Paid ticket. Ticket prices not read.

  • Procurement LIVE New York

    Apr 20 to Apr 21, 2027 · New York, NY

    Paid ticket. Prices not captured.

  • ISA Convention (ISA27)

    Apr 21 to Apr 23, 2027 · Indianapolis, IN

    Paid ticket. Prices not captured.

  • ISA Annual Convention (Industrial Supply Association)

    Apr 21 to Apr 23, 2027 · Indianapolis, IN

    Paid ticket. Rates vary by member, first-time non-member and non-exhibiting; amounts not shown on the home page.

  • POMS Annual Conference

    Apr 22 to Apr 26, 2027 · Orlando, FL

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • SAE WCX World Congress Experience

    Apr 27 to Apr 29, 2027 · Novi, MI

    Paid ticket. 2027 prices not seen.

    Open call for speakers · deadline Sep 19, 2026

  • AOHC (American Occupational Health Conference)

    May 2 to May 5, 2027 · Austin, TX

    Paid ticket. Pricing not read.

  • FTA FORUM INFOFLEX

    May 2 to May 5, 2027 · Fort Worth, TX

    Paid ticket. Registration open at FORUMINFOFLEX.org; prices not captured.

  • AISTech

    May 3 to May 5, 2027 · Nashville, TN

    Paid ticket. Options: full conference, exposition-only, student; prices not captured.

    Open call for speakers · deadline Aug 15, 2026

  • Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo (Orlando)

    May 3 to May 5, 2027 · Orlando, FL

    Ticket $5,025 to $6,075. Public-sector $5,025; early-bird $5,375; standard $6,075.

  • NPE2027: The Plastics Show

    May 3 to May 7, 2027 · Orlando, FL

    Paid ticket. Registration is Expo+ passes (also includes ANTEC programming); prices not shown on pages I read; SPE members get a…

    Open call for speakers · deadline Aug 14, 2026

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