400+ Engineering & Science Jobs in Houston, TX

The cleanest official local benchmark is broad, not role-specific: the BLS reports an average hourly wage of $51.36 for Houston architecture and engineering occupations in May 2025, compared with a U.S. average of $54.26 at that group level. More current local posting data points to stronger posted pay than that broad benchmark alone suggests, with salary ranges centering on about $120k to $180k and hourly-paid roles centering on about $30 to $42 per hour. Specialist role proxies show wide variation: civil engineer median pay is $100,950, mechanical engineer median pay is $125,350, and chemical engineer median pay is $138,120 in Houston-area May 2025 estimates.

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Advertised pay

Across the 110 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $95,432 at the 25th percentile, $121,250 at the median and $149,792 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 25, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Favorable market | next 3-6 months

Houston is a favorable but specialized Engineering & Scientific market for the next 3-6 months. Houston payrolls grew at a 2.1 percent annualized rate over the three months ending July 2026, adding roughly 18,000 jobs, and local workforce officials described July as a seasonal slowdown with continued annual growth rather than broad hiring freezes. Statewide occupation data is even stronger: Engineering & Scientific employment in Texas was up 3.4% year over year in August 2026 and active postings were up 28.6%. We also observed more than 750 postings across more than 400 companies in the Houston area over the last 90 days, which supports the view that this is an active market rather than a one-employer story.

Best positioned: The best odds right now belong to experienced civil, mechanical, chemical, process, controls, or project engineers who can show delivered work in energy, infrastructure, manufacturing, or capital projects and back it up with tools like project management, AutoCAD, Revit, Python, or automation platforms.

Main caution: Do not mistake high posted pay for easy access: only about 10% of recent postings were entry level, and less than 5% of postings that stated a policy mentioned visa sponsorship.

From the August 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 444 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. WSP Global Inc.: 15 open roles
2. Hewlett Packard Enterprise: 11 open roles
3. Axiom Space: 10 open roles
4. CenterPoint Energy, Inc.: 8 open roles
5. Jacobs Engineering Group: 8 open roles
6. Mott MacDonald Group: 8 open roles
7. Quiddity: 8 open roles
8. Axiom Space: 7 open roles
9. Burns & McDonnell: 7 open roles
10. BGE, Inc.: 6 open roles

Where the openings are

• Houston: 328
• Spring: 18
• Katy: 16
• The Woodlands: 10
• Pasadena: 10
• Webster: 9
• Sugar Land: 6
• Baytown: 6

Work arrangement

on-site 328 (76%), hybrid 98 (23%), remote 6 (1%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is concentrated where Houston keeps spending capital. In the recent local posting mix, energy accounted for about 30% of Engineering & Scientific demand and construction about 15%, followed by engineering, IT services and consulting, and business consulting at about 10% each. That means many openings are really project-delivery roles inside plants, infrastructure programs, utilities, digital operations, and client-service consulting environments rather than pure research jobs. The employer base is broad rather than dominated by one buyer. Hiring in the sample was fragmented, and the most consistently active employers included Deloitte, Jacobs Engineering Group, WSP Global Inc., Axiom Space, Slalom, Hewlett Packard Co., Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., and Audubon Companies. Recruiter reporting points to strongest local demand in civil, mechanical, electrical, industrial, process, controls/automation, and project engineering tied to infrastructure, manufacturing, energy transition, grid work, facility modernization, automation, data centers, and retirements. Two especially live submarkets stand out right now. Public-works and environmental infrastructure employers are gathering in Houston around PWX 2026, including firms such as SCS Engineers, while process-industry and chemical engineering activity is reinforced by the PBS Texas Conference in Houston.

• Energy, process, and asset-intensive operations (high): Best for chemical, process, mechanical, and systems-minded engineers who can work in plants, reliability, maintenance, operations improvement, or industrial software implementation.
• Civil, environmental, and public works consulting (high): Strong fit for civil and environmental candidates tied to municipal infrastructure, utilities, land development, drainage, transportation, and public-sector capital work.
• Industrial digitalization and automation (moderate): Good lane for controls, systems, industrial, and manufacturing engineers who can connect operations knowledge with automation, IoT, data, and connected-worker platforms.
• Space and advanced technical consulting (moderate): Visible local employers exist, but this is a narrower slice and usually asks for stronger prior domain credibility.

Where to focus: Pick one lane—plant/process, civil/public works, or industrial digitalization—and tailor every application to that lane instead of marketing yourself as a general engineer.

Roles worth searching next

• Capital project manager or project controls analyst: Houston demand is heavily tied to infrastructure, plant upgrades, and capital projects, and project management is the most common hard skill in recent postings.
• CAD or BIM designer: AutoCAD and Revit appear in the local skill mix, and Houston's public-works and infrastructure activity supports production-oriented design work.
• Industrial software implementation or solution engineer: Houston now has local demand for PACE Consultant and Solution Engineer roles tied to AI-enhanced enterprise asset management for industrial clients.
• Engineering technician or mechatronics technician: This is a realistic bridge if you need a faster entry into Houston's on-site, plant-heavy market and want to build experience before moving up.

What postings ask for

• Project management (table_stakes | immediate): It was the most frequently requested hard skill in recent local postings, which tells you Houston employers want engineers who can move work through budgets, schedules, vendors, and reviews, not just do analysis. Who: Mid-career engineers, project engineers, and candidates moving from hands-on technical work into client-facing delivery.
• AutoCAD (table_stakes | immediate): AutoCAD showed up in about 15% of recent local postings, making it one of the clearest baseline tools for civil, mechanical, facilities, and design-adjacent work in Houston. Who: Entry-level candidates, civil or mechanical engineers, and switchers trying to prove practical design readiness.
• Revit and BIM workflow (differentiator | near-term): Revit appeared in recent local postings and lines up with Houston's visible public-works and infrastructure activity, where coordinated design and documentation matter. Who: Civil, architectural, environmental, and infrastructure-focused candidates.
• Python and data analysis (differentiator | near-term): Python and data analysis both show up in the local skill mix, which is a useful signal that modeling, scripting, reporting, and workflow automation can separate you from applicants who only list core engineering theory. Who: Mechanical, systems, environmental, and industrial candidates who want broader reach across consulting and digital operations work.
• Controls, automation, and industrial digitalization (premium | immediate): Local recruiter signals point to demand for controls and automation talent, and Houston industry events are emphasizing connected-worker platforms, IoT, and digitally transformed operations. Who: Industrial, electrical, systems, and process engineers, plus switchers from plant operations or maintenance.
• PE license (differentiator | near-term): The PE was the certification most often required in recent local postings, even if it appeared in only about 5% of them, which likely captures the more regulated and higher-accountability slice of the market. Who: Civil, environmental, and client-facing engineering candidates who want stronger access to public works, consulting, and sign-off responsibility.

Questions about this market

What do Engineering & Scientific roles pay in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX?

The cleanest official local benchmark is broad, not role-specific: the BLS reports an average hourly wage of $51.36 for Houston architecture and engineering occupations in May 2025, compared with a U.S. average of $54.26 at that group level. More current local posting data points to stronger posted pay than that broad benchmark alone suggests, with salary ranges centering on about $120k to $180k and hourly-paid roles centering on about $30 to $42 per hour. Specialist role proxies show wide variation: civil engineer median pay is $100,950, mechanical engineer median pay is $125,350, and chemical engineer median pay is $138,120 in Houston-area May 2025 estimates. This is a market where good pay exists, but it is concentrated in technical specialties tied to plants, infrastructure, consulting, and capital projects rather than in generic science openings. Houston's living costs are 6.3% below the national urban average, so six-figure offers stretch a bit further here than in many higher-cost metros.

Where is demand for Engineering & Scientific roles in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX concentrated?

Real opportunity is concentrated where Houston keeps spending capital. In the recent local posting mix, energy accounted for about 30% of Engineering & Scientific demand and construction about 15%, followed by engineering, IT services and consulting, and business consulting at about 10% each. That means many openings are really project-delivery roles inside plants, infrastructure programs, utilities, digital operations, and client-service consulting environments rather than pure research jobs. The employer base is broad rather than dominated by one buyer. Hiring in the sample was fragmented, and the most consistently active employers included Deloitte, Jacobs Engineering Group, WSP Global Inc., Axiom Space, Slalom, Hewlett Packard Co., Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., and Audubon Companies. Recruiter reporting points to strongest local demand in civil, mechanical, electrical, industrial, process, controls/automation, and project engineering tied to infrastructure, manufacturing, energy transition, grid work, facility modernization, automation, data centers, and retirements. Two especially live submarkets stand out right now. Public-works and environmental infrastructure employers are gathering in Houston around PWX 2026, including firms such as SCS Engineers, while process-industry and chemical engineering activity is reinforced by the PBS Texas Conference in Houston.

Which employers are hiring the most Engineering & Scientific talent in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX?

Recent postings show the most activity from Deloitte (20 postings), Jacobs Engineering Group (20 postings), WSP Global Inc. (15 postings), Axiom Space (15 postings), Slalom (15 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Engineering & Scientific roles in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 25% hybrid, with 70% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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