200+ Manufacturing & Construction Jobs in Detroit, MI

For hands-on trades, the best direct local benchmark is the Detroit construction-and-extraction wage group: $61,260 median, $44,640 at the 25th percentile, and $84,180 at the 75th percentile in May 2025. Recent postings in this broader category look higher, with salary-listed roles centering on about $82k to $120k and hourly roles centering on about $24 to $29 / hour. Michigan's mean offered salary on new openings was about $63,600 in July 2026, based on 779 postings, so treat it as directional rather than a local median.

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Advertised pay

Across the 114 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $42,640 at the 25th percentile, $59,888 at the median and $78,000 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

Balanced market | next 3-6 months

Detroit is still one of the better Midwest metros for this category because it combines a very large manufacturing base of 235.854 thousand jobs with 25.853 thousand construction jobs and more than 2,000 recent category postings across more than 800 companies. The near-term signal is mixed rather than hot: Revelio Public Labor Statistics shows Michigan employment in this category down 2.0% year over year in July 2026, while active postings were up 14.0% year over year. That usually means replacement hiring, project-based demand, and persistent skill gaps are keeping openings alive even without broad headcount expansion.

Best positioned: You have the best odds if you can work on-site and can prove project management, troubleshooting, blueprint reading, preventative maintenance, or similar hands-on execution, ideally with a valid driver's license.

Main caution: The highest posted salaries mostly reflect supervisory, project, or specialized industrial roles, so entry-level applicants should not benchmark themselves against the top of the range.

From the July 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 239 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Dauch: 10 open roles
2. Ford: 9 open roles
3. LR Management Services Corporation: 5 open roles
4. Princeton Management: 5 open roles
5. Beacon Management: 4 open roles
6. Cbre: 4 open roles
7. Fortis Solutions Group: 4 open roles
8. KMG Prestige: 4 open roles
9. MacLean-Fogg Company: 4 open roles
10. Stellantis Financial Services: 4 open roles

Where the openings are

• Detroit: 52
• Dearborn: 13
• Sterling Heights: 13
• Novi: 10
• Windsor: 10
• Canton: 8
• Troy: 8
• Warren: 7

Work arrangement

on-site 230 (98%), hybrid 2 (1%), remote 2 (1%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is concentrated in construction-led employers first, then manufacturing, with a smaller but meaningful spillover into property operations and engineering support. In the recent posting mix, construction accounts for about 55% of category demand, manufacturing about 20%, real estate about 10%, engineering about 5%, and healthcare about 5%. Hiring is fragmented rather than dominated by one company, and the most consistently active names include Princeton Management, Jacobs Engineering Group, OHM Advisors, BELFOR Holdings Inc., Burns & McDonnell, Barton Malow, Triumph Group, and Harrison Consulting Solutions. The second concentration point is Detroit's industrial base itself. Metro manufacturing employment stood at 235.854 thousand in March 2026, and construction employment in the Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia division stood at 25.853 thousand in June 2026. Automotive welding and related trade demand remains tied to OEMs around Ford and the broader supplier network, while FANUC and Ricardo announced metro-area expansions that add more advanced-manufacturing and project-support pull.

• Construction and property operations (high): This is the biggest lane by current posting mix, and it includes building, site, restoration, maintenance, and property-linked work.
• Advanced manufacturing and OEM-adjacent trades (high): Detroit's manufacturing base is large, and OEM-driven welding, maintenance, and production-support demand remains a defining local advantage.
• Engineering, infrastructure, and project support (moderate): A smaller share of postings sits with engineering and consulting employers, which favors candidates who can mix field credibility with coordination, documentation, or project-management skills.

Where to focus: If you want the best odds over the next 90 days, focus on on-site construction, maintenance, property, and industrial-support roles where you can show immediate usefulness on safety, troubleshooting, blueprint reading, and schedule execution.

Roles worth searching next

• Project engineer: Michigan construction outlook points to sustained need for project engineers, and the local skill mix already rewards project management and blueprint reading.
• BIM coordinator: If you already read plans well, BIM's shift toward cloud collaboration and AI-assisted workflows makes this a realistic step toward engineering or design-adjacent work.
• Property operations coordinator: Real estate accounts for about 10% of the local posting mix, and Princeton Management is one of the more active employers in the sample.
• Field service scheduler or dispatcher: The local skill mix includes Microsoft Office and problem-solving tasks, and field work increasingly leans on better diagnostic and coordination systems.

What postings ask for

• Project management (premium | immediate): It is the most-requested hard skill in the local sample at about 15%, and it is especially valuable for supervisor, project-support, and construction-management tracks. Who: Mid-career tradespeople, foremen, service leads, and career switchers with operations experience.
• Troubleshooting (table_stakes | immediate): Troubleshooting appears in about 10% of local postings and transfers cleanly across maintenance, field service, and industrial support work. Who: Entry-level maintenance candidates, field technicians, and switchers from automotive, fleet, or facilities work.
• Blueprint reading (differentiator | immediate): Blueprint reading shows up in about 10% of local postings and is one of the clearest signals that you can move beyond labor-only work into installs, QA handoff, or project support. Who: Installers, maintenance techs, welders, and people aiming to move toward project engineer or coordinator roles.
• Preventative maintenance (differentiator | near-term): Preventative maintenance appears in about 10% of local postings and lines up with the broader shift toward predictive-maintenance infrastructure in physical service work. Who: Manufacturing techs, facilities workers, and field service candidates.
• Safety compliance (table_stakes | immediate): Safety compliance shows up in about 10% of local postings, and broader skilled-trades reporting says workers want stronger training and protections as safety standards remain a live concern. Who: Everyone in the category, especially new entrants who need to look low-risk to hire.
• Valid driver's license (table_stakes | immediate): It is the most commonly listed credential in the local posting sample, and that fits a market where about 90% of work is on-site. Who: Entry-level applicants, field technicians, maintenance workers, and anyone covering multiple sites.

Questions about this market

What do Manufacturing, Construction & Field Services roles pay in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI?

For hands-on trades, the best direct local benchmark is the Detroit construction-and-extraction wage group: $61,260 median, $44,640 at the 25th percentile, and $84,180 at the 75th percentile in May 2025. Recent postings in this broader category look higher, with salary-listed roles centering on about $82k to $120k and hourly roles centering on about $24 to $29 / hour. Michigan's mean offered salary on new openings was about $63,600 in July 2026, based on 779 postings, so treat it as directional rather than a local median. Detroit can pay well once you move beyond helper-level work, but the biggest upside appears to sit in supervisory, project, and specialized industrial roles rather than in the average entry trade opening.

Where is demand for Manufacturing, Construction & Field Services roles in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI concentrated?

Real opportunity is concentrated in construction-led employers first, then manufacturing, with a smaller but meaningful spillover into property operations and engineering support. In the recent posting mix, construction accounts for about 55% of category demand, manufacturing about 20%, real estate about 10%, engineering about 5%, and healthcare about 5%. Hiring is fragmented rather than dominated by one company, and the most consistently active names include Princeton Management, Jacobs Engineering Group, OHM Advisors, BELFOR Holdings Inc., Burns & McDonnell, Barton Malow, Triumph Group, and Harrison Consulting Solutions. The second concentration point is Detroit's industrial base itself. Metro manufacturing employment stood at 235.854 thousand in March 2026, and construction employment in the Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia division stood at 25.853 thousand in June 2026. Automotive welding and related trade demand remains tied to OEMs around Ford and the broader supplier network, while FANUC and Ricardo announced metro-area expansions that add more advanced-manufacturing and project-support pull.

Which employers are hiring the most Manufacturing, Construction & Field Services talent in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI?

Recent postings show the most activity from Princeton Management (30 postings), Jacobs Engineering Group (30 postings), OHM Advisors (30 postings), BELFOR Holdings Inc. (20 postings), Burns & McDonnell (20 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Manufacturing, Construction & Field Services roles in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 10% hybrid, with 90% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

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