Manufacturing Jobs in Baltimore, MD

Government wage data puts the center of the local market around $31.42/hour for construction and extraction and $30.44/hour for installation, maintenance, and repair, with annual median pay of $59,110 for broad construction occupations and $60,530 for broad installation, maintenance, and repair occupations. Recent posted salaries look higher: local ads center on about $78k to $110k for salaried roles and about $25 to $34 / hour for hourly roles.

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 124 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $47,190 at the 25th percentile, $62,400 at the median and $78,000 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of November 10, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Favorable market | next 3-6 months

Baltimore is a favorable but selective market for Manufacturing, Construction & Field Services over the next 3-6 months. Metro construction employment was 85.8 thousand in August 2026, up 1.7794% year over year, and metro manufacturing employment was 59.2 thousand, up 1.5437%. The metro unemployment rate was 3.9% in August 2026, and the local job sample still showed more than 1,000 postings across more than 500 companies over the last 90 days, which points to ongoing openings rather than a frozen market. But Maryland-wide occupation signals are mixed: Revelio Public Labor Statistics shows active postings for this family up 2.8% year over year while employment is down 1.7%, so employers appear to be backfilling and hiring selectively rather than expanding indiscriminately.

Best positioned: You have the best odds right now if you bring verified hands-on skill in safety compliance, blueprint reading, troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, plumbing, or quality control, plus you are ready for overwhelmingly on-site work and can show a credential such as EPA certification where relevant.

Main caution: Do not assume the higher posted salary bands are typical for the whole field; government wage data for the broad local occupation groups sits closer to about $30-$31 per hour and around $59k-$61k at the median.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 135 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Bopat Electric Company: 7 open roles
2. Kolb Electric: 7 open roles
3. Cbre: 6 open roles
4. Green Bay Packaging Inc.: 3 open roles
5. Maryland Management: 3 open roles
6. Wpmllc: 3 open roles
7. Amentum Holdings, Inc.: 2 open roles
8. Autumnlakememorialbridge: 2 open roles
9. Bridgestone Americas: 2 open roles
10. Bridgestone Americas, Inc.: 2 open roles

Where the openings are

• Baltimore: 47
• Columbia: 10
• Hanover: 5
• Owings Mills: 5
• Hunt Valley: 4
• Towson: 4
• Annapolis: 4
• Annapolis Junction: 3

Work arrangement

on-site 129 (99%), remote 1 (1%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is spread across a long tail of employers, not one dominant hiring giant. The local sample showed more than 1,000 postings across more than 500 companies, and hiring was fragmented across employers. Within that sample, construction made up about 50% of postings, real estate about 15%, consumer services about 10%, government administration about 5%, and manufacturing about 5%. The most consistently active named employers included Baltimore County, F.H. Furr, Northrop Grumman, Maryland Department of Transportation, ARCO Design/Build, Inc., Cbre, Chugach Government Solutions, LLC, and Handyman On Call. That mix matters. It means the market is not just one thing: there is contractor demand, facilities/property demand, public-infrastructure demand, and some defense/manufacturing demand at the same time. Recent local project signals reinforce that spread, from the CCBC transportation-tech expansion to Amtrak-funded workforce efforts tied to the B&P Tunnel replacement and the longer-range Anduril shipyard announcement.

• Construction contractors and trade service firms (high): Construction accounts for about 50% of local postings, and repeat employers include F.H. Furr, ARCO Design/Build, Inc., and Handyman On Call.
• Facilities, property, and maintenance operations (high): Real estate accounts for about 15% of local postings, with employers such as Cbre showing repeat activity. This is a strong lane for preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and customer-site reliability skills.
• Public infrastructure and government-linked work (moderate): Government administration accounts for about 5% of postings, with Baltimore County and the Maryland Department of Transportation among the consistently active local employers. Amtrak also awarded more than $4.1 million across 11 Baltimore organizations, including a workforce initiative tied to transportation-infrastructure and skilled-trades careers.
• Defense and advanced manufacturing buildout (moderate): Northrop Grumman appears among the most active local employers, and Anduril's announced Baltimore County shipyard adds a meaningful future pipeline for industrial buildout and skilled trades, even though the exact occupational mix is not yet published.

Where to focus: Focus first on contractor/service and facilities roles, then add public-infrastructure and defense-linked employers as your second wave because that is where current volume and future project spillover overlap.

Roles worth searching next

• Facilities coordinator / property operations coordinator: The local market has a meaningful real-estate and facilities slice, so trade workers can move into coordination-heavy roles that still value maintenance knowledge.
• Quality inspector / QA technician: Blueprint reading and quality control transfer well from construction and manufacturing into inspection-heavy roles.
• Fleet maintenance planner / service coordinator: Troubleshooting and preventive-maintenance experience map well into planning and dispatch roles around vehicles or equipment.
• Supply chain / materials coordinator: Site and shop experience helps when coordinating tools, parts, and materials for construction or manufacturing teams.

What postings ask for

• Safety compliance (table_stakes | immediate): Safety compliance appears in about 15% of local postings, and half of surveyed construction firms nationally said candidates lacked needed skills, certificates, or licenses. Who: Everyone in field, shop, or site-based work.
• Blueprint reading (differentiator | immediate): Blueprint reading shows up in about 15% of local postings and is one of the clearest signals that you can work with less supervision. Who: Helpers moving up, career switchers, and anyone targeting installation or project work.
• Troubleshooting (differentiator | immediate): Troubleshooting appears in about 10% of local postings and travels well across maintenance, field service, and facilities roles. Who: Maintenance techs, HVAC candidates, field service workers, and career switchers from mechanical roles.
• Preventive maintenance (differentiator | near-term): Preventive maintenance appears in about 10% of local postings and is especially useful in facilities and recurring-service employers. Who: Maintenance workers, facilities applicants, and anyone coming from fleet or equipment environments.
• Plumbing (premium | immediate): Plumbing appears in about 15% of local postings, and Local 486 apprenticeship demand was intense this year, suggesting real employer need but tougher entry competition. Who: Entry-level candidates committed to an apprenticeship path and experienced workers seeking stronger wage leverage.
• EPA certification (premium | immediate): EPA certification is the most commonly named certification in local postings at about 5%, and Baltimore-area HVAC training starts were active in late September. Who: HVAC candidates, maintenance techs, and career switchers aiming for equipment or building-service work.

Questions about this market

What do Manufacturing, Construction & Field Services roles pay in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD?

Government wage data puts the center of the local market around $31.42/hour for construction and extraction and $30.44/hour for installation, maintenance, and repair, with annual median pay of $59,110 for broad construction occupations and $60,530 for broad installation, maintenance, and repair occupations. Recent posted salaries look higher: local ads center on about $78k to $110k for salaried roles and about $25 to $34 / hour for hourly roles. This is solid middle-income pay for experienced workers, but the typical worker is not automatically walking into six figures.

Where is demand for Manufacturing, Construction & Field Services roles in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD concentrated?

Real opportunity is spread across a long tail of employers, not one dominant hiring giant. The local sample showed more than 1,000 postings across more than 500 companies, and hiring was fragmented across employers. Within that sample, construction made up about 50% of postings, real estate about 15%, consumer services about 10%, government administration about 5%, and manufacturing about 5%. The most consistently active named employers included Baltimore County, F.H. Furr, Northrop Grumman, Maryland Department of Transportation, ARCO Design/Build, Inc., Cbre, Chugach Government Solutions, LLC, and Handyman On Call. That mix matters. It means the market is not just one thing: there is contractor demand, facilities/property demand, public-infrastructure demand, and some defense/manufacturing demand at the same time. Recent local project signals reinforce that spread, from the CCBC transportation-tech expansion to Amtrak-funded workforce efforts tied to the B&P Tunnel replacement and the longer-range Anduril shipyard announcement.

Which employers are hiring the most Manufacturing, Construction & Field Services talent in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD?

Recent postings show the most activity from Baltimore County (15 postings), F.H. Furr (15 postings), Northrop Grumman (15 postings), Maryland Department of Transportation (10 postings), ARCO Design/Build, Inc. (10 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Manufacturing, Construction & Field Services roles in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 0% are remote and 5% hybrid, with 95% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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