200+ Manufacturing & Construction Jobs in Austin, TX

Observed government wage data is lower and steadier than recent posted salary ranges. In May 2025, Austin construction and extraction jobs averaged $27.53 per hour, installation, maintenance, and repair averaged $29.54 per hour, and production averaged $23.85 per hour. Annual BLS medians for 2025 were $50,850 for construction and extraction and $58,240 for installation, maintenance, and repair. By contrast, recent posted salary ranges in the local sample center on about $81k to $120k, with hourly-paid postings around about $24 to $30 / hour.

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 133 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $43,680 at the 25th percentile, $51,480 at the median and $62,400 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of October 17, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Favorable market | next 3-6 months

Austin is a favorable market right now for Manufacturing, Construction & Field Services if you are targeting skilled trades, maintenance/repair, or project-linked manufacturing roles. In August 2026, Austin metro mining, logging, and construction employment was 98.5 thousand, up 4.2328% year over year, and manufacturing employment was 87.8 thousand, up 2.9308%. Local unemployment was 3.9% in August 2026 versus 4.4% statewide, and the recent local sample still showed more than 1,200 postings across more than 600 companies over the last 90 days. The catch is that demand is strongest in hard-to-fill specialties such as electricians, plumbers, HVAC, low-voltage, and experienced electrical/mechanical roles, not in generic applications.

Best positioned: Licensed or apprenticeship-track electricians, HVAC techs, plumbers, maintenance technicians, and low-voltage or mechanical candidates who can prove blueprint reading and troubleshooting have the best odds.

Main caution: Do not treat this like an office-job market: about 90% of postings are on-site and less than 5% explicitly mention visa sponsorship.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 249 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Roy Jorgensen Associates, Inc.: 17 open roles
2. Greystar Real Estate Partners, LLC: 15 open roles
3. Greystar: 9 open roles
4. RPM Living: 8 open roles
5. Enterprise Electrical co: 6 open roles
6. JLL: 6 open roles
7. Nebraska Furniture Mart, Inc.: 6 open roles
8. SkyWater Technology, Inc.: 6 open roles
9. NRP Group: 5 open roles
10. Asset Living: 4 open roles

Where the openings are

• Austin: 166
• Round Rock: 21
• Pflugerville: 15
• Cedar Park: 11
• Hutto: 10
• Buda: 8
• Kyle: 5
• Leander: 5

Work arrangement

on-site 245 (100%), remote 1 (0%)

Where the demand is

Openings are concentrated less in pure factory-floor hiring than in a construction-plus-property-maintenance mix. In the recent local sample, about 55% of postings sat in construction and about 20% in real estate, with much smaller shares in manufacturing and semiconductor manufacturing at about 5% each. The named employer mix backs that up: Enterprise Electrical co, Comfort Systems USA, Inc., Structured Labor LLC, RPM Living, Greystar Real Estate Partners, LLC, the University of Texas, and Tesla all show up among the most active employers, and the overall employer mix is fragmented rather than dominated by one company. The hottest pocket is specialty trade work around technical projects. Local industry reporting ties electrician and low-voltage demand to data centers and semiconductors, and HVAC and sheet-metal demand to cooling loads and cleanrooms. There is also a narrower but real manufacturing and design-build lane: Austin manufacturing employment was 87.8 thousand in August 2026, and Dennis Group opened an Austin office in September to support food and beverage manufacturing projects while recruiting Process Piping Designer, Mechanical Engineer, and Electrical Engineer roles.

• Specialty electrical, low-voltage, HVAC, and plumbing (high): This is the clearest high-opportunity zone because local reporting points to strong demand from data centers, semiconductors, cooling-intensive builds, and persistent shortages in electrician, plumber, and HVAC hiring.
• Property and facilities maintenance (high): Real estate accounts for about 20% of sampled postings, and active employers include RPM Living, Greystar Real Estate Partners, LLC, and the University of Texas.
• Manufacturing technician and maintenance (moderate): This is a smaller lane than construction locally, but metro manufacturing employment is sizable at 87.8 thousand, and local postings frequently ask for troubleshooting, quality control, and preventive maintenance.
• Design-build and BIM support (moderate): This is a narrower but attractive pivot for candidates who can add Revit, Navisworks, or AutoCAD, especially around facility design, automation, and construction management work.

Where to focus: Focus first on licensed or apprenticeship-track electrical, HVAC, plumbing, and maintenance-heavy employers; treat general construction labor and broad production searches as backup lanes, not your main plan.

Roles worth searching next

• BIM coordinator / CAD technician: Construction experience plus Revit, Navisworks, or AutoCAD can shift you toward design coordination instead of full-time site work.
• Facilities coordinator / property operations coordinator: Austin's local mix includes a meaningful real-estate share, and active employers include RPM Living, Greystar Real Estate Partners, LLC, and the University of Texas.
• Process piping designer / industrial CAD drafter: Dennis Group's Austin expansion is recruiting process piping and engineering-design roles tied to food-manufacturing facilities.
• Service coordinator / field dispatcher: Field experience transfers well because you already understand parts, routing, job urgency, and customer handoff.

What postings ask for

• EPA 608 / EPA certification (table_stakes | immediate): EPA certification is the most commonly required credential called out in the local posting sample, and Austin HVAC training paths explicitly prepare candidates for EPA 608. Who: HVAC applicants, maintenance techs, apartment maintenance candidates, and career switchers.
• OSHA 10-Hour Construction (differentiator | immediate): Local training paths highlight OSHA 10-Hour Construction Training, and Austin is considering updated training requirements for certain projects above $10 million. Who: Entry-level construction workers, apprentices, helpers, and anyone moving onto larger projects.
• Blueprint reading (table_stakes | immediate): Blueprint reading appears among the most-requested hard skills in local postings at about 15%, which makes it a baseline screening skill rather than a nice-to-have. Who: Anyone targeting trades, foreman tracks, maintenance, or project-support roles.
• Troubleshooting and preventive maintenance (premium | immediate): Troubleshooting shows up at about 15% of hard-skill mentions locally, while preventive maintenance appears at about 10%, making this combination especially valuable for maintenance, field service, and manufacturing technician roles. Who: Mid-career maintenance workers, industrial candidates, and auto or diesel switchers.
• Safety compliance (table_stakes | immediate): Safety compliance appears at about 15% of local hard-skill mentions, and half of surveyed construction firms nationally say available candidates lack needed skills, certificates, or licenses. Who: All candidates, but especially new entrants whose experience is hard to verify quickly.
• Electrical, HVAC, plumbing, or pipe trades apprenticeship track (premium | near-term): Local demand is strongest in electricians, plumbers, and HVAC technicians, and the main regional apprenticeship sponsor lists electrical, HVAC, plumbing, pipefitting, and sheet metal among its registered programs. Who: Entry-level candidates, helpers, and career switchers who want a durable wage path.

Questions about this market

What do Manufacturing, Construction & Field Services roles pay in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX?

Observed government wage data is lower and steadier than recent posted salary ranges. In May 2025, Austin construction and extraction jobs averaged $27.53 per hour, installation, maintenance, and repair averaged $29.54 per hour, and production averaged $23.85 per hour. Annual BLS medians for 2025 were $50,850 for construction and extraction and $58,240 for installation, maintenance, and repair. By contrast, recent posted salary ranges in the local sample center on about $81k to $120k, with hourly-paid postings around about $24 to $30 / hour. This is decent pay, but not automatic Austin premium pay: BLS puts the metrowide average across all occupations at $35.85 per hour, above the frontline trade averages here.

Where is demand for Manufacturing, Construction & Field Services roles in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX concentrated?

Openings are concentrated less in pure factory-floor hiring than in a construction-plus-property-maintenance mix. In the recent local sample, about 55% of postings sat in construction and about 20% in real estate, with much smaller shares in manufacturing and semiconductor manufacturing at about 5% each. The named employer mix backs that up: Enterprise Electrical co, Comfort Systems USA, Inc., Structured Labor LLC, RPM Living, Greystar Real Estate Partners, LLC, the University of Texas, and Tesla all show up among the most active employers, and the overall employer mix is fragmented rather than dominated by one company. The hottest pocket is specialty trade work around technical projects. Local industry reporting ties electrician and low-voltage demand to data centers and semiconductors, and HVAC and sheet-metal demand to cooling loads and cleanrooms. There is also a narrower but real manufacturing and design-build lane: Austin manufacturing employment was 87.8 thousand in August 2026, and Dennis Group opened an Austin office in September to support food and beverage manufacturing projects while recruiting Process Piping Designer, Mechanical Engineer, and Electrical Engineer roles.

Which employers are hiring the most Manufacturing, Construction & Field Services talent in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX?

Recent postings show the most activity from Tesla (30 postings), Enterprise Electrical co (20 postings), RPM Living (20 postings), Comfort Systems USA, Inc. (15 postings), Structured Labor LLC (15 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Manufacturing, Construction & Field Services roles in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 4% are remote and 5% hybrid, with 90% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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