400+ Engineering & Science Jobs in Houston, TX

Observed local posting ranges center on about $120k to $177k, with hourly-paid roles centered on about $60 to $70 / hour. As a directional benchmark, mean offered salary on new engineering and scientific openings in Texas was ~$112,013 in July 2026 (n=2,250), versus ~$78,561 across all Texas occupations.

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Advertised pay

Across the 121 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $104,100 at the 25th percentile, $125,000 at the median and $150,000 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 10, 2026

Senior roles | Entry level | Remote | Posted this week

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Houston is still a worthwhile Engineering & Scientific market, but it is not an easy one. Texas occupation-level signals are positive—engineering and scientific employment is up 2.8% year over year and active postings are up 25.5% year over year—while Houston professional and business services employment is up 2.2023% year over year, which supports consulting, design, and technical project work. The catch is that the Houston metro unemployment rate reached 5.2% in June 2026, the local posting mix skews toward mid and senior talent, and most roles are on-site. Pay is attractive, but access is uneven.

Best positioned: Mid-to-senior engineers or scientists who can work on-site and show project management, AutoCAD/Revit, Python, or regulatory/environmental depth for energy, infrastructure, or consulting employers have the best odds right now.

Main caution: The biggest mistake is assuming broad Houston job growth makes this category easy; entry-level share is only about 10%, remote work is about 5%, and less than 5% of postings that state a policy mention visa sponsorship.

From the July 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 423 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. WSP Global Inc.: 16 open roles
2. Mott MacDonald Group: 11 open roles
3. Jacobs Engineering Group: 10 open roles
4. CenterPoint Energy, Inc.: 8 open roles
5. Hewlett Packard Enterprise: 8 open roles
6. Quiddity: 8 open roles
7. SLB: 8 open roles
8. Amentum Holdings, Inc.: 7 open roles
9. BGE, Inc.: 6 open roles
10. Kiewit: 6 open roles

Where the openings are

• Houston: 312
• The Woodlands: 20
• Katy: 15
• Spring: 13
• Pasadena: 8
• Webster: 5
• Sugar Land: 4
• Baytown: 4

Work arrangement

on-site 301 (73%), hybrid 98 (24%), remote 11 (3%)

Where the demand is

Demand is not evenly spread across this category. In the local posting sample, energy accounts for about 35% of activity, followed by construction at about 15%, with engineering firms, IT services and IT consulting, and technology each around 10%. In practice, Houston is strongest when your engineering or scientific background attaches to real projects—plants, infrastructure, consulting delivery, environmental compliance, or field operations—rather than abstract research alone. The employer base is fragmented rather than dominated by one firm, which gives candidates multiple entry points. The most consistently active employers in the sample include Deloitte, WSP Global Inc., Slalom, Jacobs Engineering Group, and Audubon Companies. Fresh employer pages add niche demand in environmental coordination, customer and application development, and Underground Injection Control regulatory work at ExxonMobil. A second pocket of opportunity sits in civil and infrastructure work. Houston's 2026 Infrastructure Design Manual update shifted stormwater design toward performance-based methods and Low Impact Development, and the city's $16.7 billion capital plan supports street, drainage, and traffic work.

• Energy and environmental/regulatory engineering (high): This is the clearest local cluster: energy makes up about 35% of sampled postings, and fresh roles at ExxonMobil point to environmental, product-development, and CCS/regulatory work.
• Civil, drainage, and infrastructure delivery (high): Construction-linked engineering is supported by Houston's updated design standards, a $16.7 billion capital plan, and recent construction-job gains in the metro.
• Consulting, design, and technical transformation (moderate): Engineering firms and consulting employers remain meaningful buyers of talent, with Deloitte, WSP Global Inc., Slalom, and Jacobs Engineering Group among the most active named employers in the sample.

Where to focus: Focus first on roles where your discipline maps directly to energy-transition/regulatory work or civil and infrastructure delivery, because those are the clearest local demand clusters.

Roles worth searching next

• Project Controls Analyst / Scheduler: Houston demand tilts toward project delivery: project management is the top local hard skill, construction is about 15% of the sample, and local infrastructure spending remains large.
• Environmental Compliance or EHS Specialist: Local demand signals emphasize environmental coordination, stormwater and LID standards, and Underground Injection Control regulatory work.
• Technical Account Manager / Applications Specialist: Customer and application-development demand shows up in current Houston energy hiring, especially where products, operations, and engineering meet.
• Construction Program Manager / Owner's Representative: Houston's $16.7 billion capital plan and recent construction-job gains support more coordination-heavy roles around engineering projects.

What postings ask for

• Project management (table_stakes | immediate): It is the most-requested hard skill in the local sample at about 20%, and this market skews mid and senior, so employers want people who can own delivery, not just analysis. Who: Mid-career engineers, PM-track scientists, and career switchers from operations or construction.
• AutoCAD (table_stakes | immediate): AutoCAD appears in about 15% of sampled postings and lines up with Houston's active civil, design, and construction-heavy work. Who: Civil, mechanical, architectural, and drafting-adjacent candidates.
• Revit (differentiator | near-term): Revit shows up in about 10% of local postings and becomes more useful where building and infrastructure design work intersects with updated local standards. Who: Civil, architectural, MEP, and building-systems candidates.
• Python (differentiator | immediate): Python appears in about 10% of local postings, and national engineering guidance increasingly treats AI and automation fluency as required rather than optional. Who: Systems, process, lab, environmental, and modeling-oriented candidates.
• PE license (differentiator | near-term): The PE license is the most commonly named certification in the local sample, and it matters most for civil, infrastructure, and sign-off-heavy work. Who: Civil engineers, environmental engineers, and experienced mechanical engineers working in regulated project environments.
• Environmental and regulatory compliance (premium | immediate): Houston-specific signals point to environmental coordination, CCS-related Underground Injection Control work, stormwater design, and Low Impact Development requirements. Who: Chemical, civil, environmental, and EHS-adjacent candidates.

Questions about this market

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

Observed local posting ranges center on about $120k to $177k, with hourly-paid roles centered on about $60 to $70 / hour. As a directional benchmark, mean offered salary on new engineering and scientific openings in Texas was ~$112,013 in July 2026 (n=2,250), versus ~$78,561 across all Texas occupations. This is a strong-paying market by regional standards. Houston's cost-of-living index was 92.2 versus a national baseline of 100, and even a public-sector benchmark like GS-12 step 1 sits at $79,363 in the Houston-The Woodlands locality area.

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

Demand is not evenly spread across this category. In the local posting sample, energy accounts for about 35% of activity, followed by construction at about 15%, with engineering firms, IT services and IT consulting, and technology each around 10%. In practice, Houston is strongest when your engineering or scientific background attaches to real projects—plants, infrastructure, consulting delivery, environmental compliance, or field operations—rather than abstract research alone. The employer base is fragmented rather than dominated by one firm, which gives candidates multiple entry points. The most consistently active employers in the sample include Deloitte, WSP Global Inc., Slalom, Jacobs Engineering Group, and Audubon Companies. Fresh employer pages add niche demand in environmental coordination, customer and application development, and Underground Injection Control regulatory work at ExxonMobil. A second pocket of opportunity sits in civil and infrastructure work. Houston's 2026 Infrastructure Design Manual update shifted stormwater design toward performance-based methods and Low Impact Development, and the city's $16.7 billion capital plan supports street, drainage, and traffic work.

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

Recent postings show the most activity from Deloitte (more than 30 postings), WSP Global Inc. (more than 30 postings), Slalom (more than 20 postings), Jacobs Engineering Group (more than 20 postings), Audubon Companies (around 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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