US manufacturing jobs: who is hiring and what it pays
Plant, operations, engineering, quality and supply chain leadership at American manufacturers, from heavy industry to consumer goods. 34,328 open jobs at 5,974 employers, with a median stated pay of $130k. Every job on this page is in the United States, taken from the employer’s own career site or job system and checked to still be open.
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34,328
open manufacturing jobs
5,974
employers hiring
$130k
median stated pay (5,280 jobs)
November 2026
first month tracked
All manufacturing lists
Employers with the most open manufacturing jobs
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Danaher and Rivian Automotive lead the manufacturing employers on our board. The ten with the most openings post 9% of the 34,328 open manufacturing jobs.
| # | Employer | Open jobs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher ScientificNC · Median pay $129k | 515 open |
| 2 | DanaherCA · Median pay $177k | 320 open |
| 3 | Rivian AutomotiveCA | 320 open |
| 4 | CorningNC · Median pay $116k | 313 open |
| 5 | General MotorsMI · Median pay $150k | 306 open |
| 6 | Trane U.s.NC | 301 open |
| 7 | M.C. DeanVA | 289 open |
| 8 | EatonOH · Median pay $120k | 283 open |
| 9 | MortensonMN | 275 open |
| 10 | Relativity SpaceCA · Median pay $155k | 261 open |
Highest-paying manufacturing roles
Among manufacturing jobs that state yearly pay, Business Intelligence Analysts, Software Developers and Information Technology Project Managers pay the most at the median, against $130k for the segment as a whole.
| # | Role | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Business Intelligence Analysts45 open · With pay 8 | $245k |
| 2 | Software Developers241 open · With pay 24 | $181k |
| 3 | Information Technology Project Managers207 open · With pay 33 | $173k |
| 4 | Biomass Power Plant Managers127 open · With pay 14 | $173k |
| 5 | Treasurers and Controllers155 open · With pay 18 | $173k |
| 6 | Mechatronics Engineers145 open · With pay 14 | $168k |
| 7 | Electronics Engineers, Except Computer110 open · With pay 10 | $167k |
| 8 | Computer Systems Engineers/Architects446 open · With pay 82 | $166k |
Skills employers ask for
project management, excel and supply chain are the skills most often named in manufacturing job postings, read from each posting's own text.
Where the manufacturing jobs are
CA, TX and OH have the most open manufacturing jobs.
| # | State | Open jobs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CaliforniaMedian pay $154k | 4,678 open |
| 2 | TexasMedian pay $127k | 3,189 open |
| 3 | OhioMedian pay $110k | 1,717 open |
| 4 | IllinoisMedian pay $108k | 1,545 open |
| 5 | MichiganMedian pay $130k | 1,535 open |
| 6 | North CarolinaMedian pay $115k | 1,513 open |
| 7 | New YorkMedian pay $125k | 1,389 open |
| 8 | PennsylvaniaMedian pay $103k | 1,324 open |
New manufacturing jobs this week
25 manufacturing jobs were posted in the last seven days.
- Warranty Manager - Power Engineering
Weeks Marine · Lenexa, KS
Nov 3
- Business Development Representative
Dover · Roanoke, VA
$64k–$92k · Nov 3
- Quality Engineer
Sikorsky Aircraft · Stratford, CT
Nov 2
- Quality Engineer Stf - E4
Sikorsky Aircraft · Grand Prairie, TX
Nov 2
- Manufacturing Production Planner - Non Exempt Level 2
Sikorsky Aircraft · King Of Prussia, PA
Nov 2
- ADP Skunkworks Manufacturing Engineer - Level 2
Sikorsky Aircraft · Palmdale, CA
Nov 2
- Quality Engineer - E2
Sikorsky Aircraft · Courtland, AL
Nov 2
- Shop Floor/Production Controller (Manufacturing Operations)
Sikorsky Aircraft · King Of Prussia, PA
Nov 2
Laid off in manufacturing? Start here
- A plan for the weeks after a layoff
- Unemployment benefits and how to file, by state
- Severance calculator
- Layoff tracker: who is cutting and where
Then look at the employers above that are hiring now.
More industries
- Defense and aerospace30,328
- Financial services28,982
- Healthcare26,927
- Education14,346
- Nonprofits13,697
- Biotech and pharma12,574
- AI8,364
- Construction7,544
- Transportation and logistics5,669
- Space5,418
- Automotive and EV4,186
- Semiconductors3,683
- Retail3,289
- Robotics and automation3,148
- Consumer packaged goods2,663
- Data centers2,554
- Utilities and power2,405
- Clean energy and nuclear2,303
- Telecom1,689
- Real estate1,655
- Tourism and hospitality1,437
- Oil and gas1,102
- Steel, aluminum and metals1,022
- Restaurants953
- TV and streaming941
- Mining and natural resources884
- Airlines and aviation811
- Music663
- Shipbuilding and maritime474
- Casino and gaming441
- Sports235
- Movies and film63
How these lists are made
- Every job on this page is in the United States, taken from the employer’s own career site or job system and checked to still be open.
- A job is counted in manufacturing when its employer is on our list of manufacturing employers, or its title names manufacturing work. A job can sit in more than one segment.
- Pay figures use only jobs that state a yearly salary range in dollars; the figure is the middle of the range, and the median is across jobs. A pay list is shown only when enough jobs state pay.
- The same employer under different spellings is counted once. A city where one employer posts half the openings is not ranked.
- Lists are rebuilt weekly from our job board and kept by month. Professional and management roles; hourly roles are not on our board.
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