Manufacturing Jobs in Kansas City, MO

Government data shows broad trade-family pay in Kansas City running from $26.36 per hour for production occupations to $30.10 for installation, maintenance, and repair and $33.56 for construction and extraction. BLS family medians were $63,230 for construction and extraction and $59,790 for installation, maintenance, and repair in 2025. Recent posted pay in the local sample centers on about $70k to $100k for salaried roles and about $24 to $28 / hour for hourly roles, which likely reflects a mix of supervisors, project roles, and skilled trades rather than entry-level labor alone.

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 120 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $43,680 at the 25th percentile, $52,000 at the median and $71,358 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

Balanced market | next 3-6 months

Kansas City is still a workable market for this category, but it is better described as balanced than easy: metro construction employment was 69.2 thousand in August 2026, up 4.3741% year over year, while manufacturing employment was 91.3 thousand, up 2.3543% year over year. At the same time, Kansas City's unemployment rate was 3.9% in August, and Missouri occupation-specific active postings were down 14.3% year over year in September, which suggests employers still need people but are posting more selectively. Local job ads are spread across more than 550 companies over the last 90 days, with more than 1,000 postings in the sample, so opportunities exist across contractors, property operators, and industrial employers rather than one dominant hirer.

Best positioned: Licensed tradespeople, maintenance techs, and field-service candidates who can show troubleshooting, blueprint reading, safety discipline, and either HVAC or PLC-related skill have the best odds right now.

Main caution: Do not mistake project buzz for easy access: statewide postings for this occupation family are down 14.3% year over year, and some of the most visible construction work is temporary project labor rather than permanent long-run hiring.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 227 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Fairway Management: 11 open roles
2. Cbre: 5 open roles
3. Silgan Dispensing: 5 open roles
4. Walmart Inc.: 5 open roles
5. Flowers Foods, Inc.: 4 open roles
6. Panasonic Corporation: 4 open roles
7. Thermo Fisher: 4 open roles
8. URBN Urban Outfitters, Inc.: 4 open roles
9. Amazon: 3 open roles
10. AreOnePath: 3 open roles

Where the openings are

• Kansas City: 101
• Lenexa: 26
• Overland Park: 16
• Grandview: 14
• Olathe: 12
• De Soto: 7
• Independence: 6
• Lee's Summit: 6

Work arrangement

on-site 222 (100%), remote 1 (0%)

Where the demand is

Opportunity is concentrated first in project-driven construction and industrial buildouts. Kansas City construction employment was 69.2 thousand in August 2026, up 4.3741% year over year, and the local posting mix is led by construction at about 45% of sampled openings. J.E. Dunn Construction Company, Kiewit, Kiewit Infrastructure Co., and Black & Veatch Corporation all show up among the most consistently active local hirers in the recent posting sample. Recent project signals back that up: the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum expansion plus adjacent hotel represent $35 million and $55 million plans, and the Kansas City National Security Campus expansion adds approximately 2 million square feet of manufacturing and office space. The second pocket is maintenance, building services, and field service tied to property operators and service firms. In the recent local sample, real estate accounts for about 20% of category postings, and the most requested skills include troubleshooting, plumbing, safety compliance, blueprint reading, and preventive maintenance. Fairway Management, A.B. May Company, and P1 Group appear repeatedly, which is a clue that steady demand is not only on big construction sites but also in ongoing service and upkeep work. The third pocket is manufacturing and industrial support. Kansas City manufacturing employment was 91.3 thousand in August, up 2.3543% year over year, while local training and skill signals emphasize PLC troubleshooting, HVAC diagnostics, and blueprint reading. Dakota Bodies nearly doubled its manufacturing footprint with a 173,300-square-foot lease, and Panasonic Energy Corporation of North America is also among the more active named employers in the recent sample.

• Project construction and industrial buildouts (high): This is the clearest high-volume lane locally: construction leads the posting mix at about 45%, metro construction employment is up 4.3741% year over year, and named hirers include J.E. Dunn, Kiewit, and Black & Veatch.
• Property maintenance and field service (high): Real estate makes up about 20% of sampled postings, and local demand repeatedly calls for troubleshooting, plumbing, safety compliance, blueprint reading, and preventive maintenance.
• Manufacturing support and industrial maintenance (moderate): Manufacturing employment is up 2.3543% year over year locally, and the strongest technical signals point to PLC troubleshooting, HVAC diagnostics, and blueprint reading.

Where to focus: If you need the shortest path to interviews, target maintenance and field-service employers first, then branch into higher-paying project or industrial openings once you can show directly relevant systems experience.

Roles worth searching next

• Quality inspector / quality technician: Quality control is a recurring requested skill in local postings, so production or maintenance candidates can often reframe existing experience toward inspection and process roles.
• Facilities coordinator / building operations coordinator: Real estate accounts for about 20% of sampled postings, and Fairway Management is one of the more active named employers, which makes facilities-side work a realistic neighboring lane.
• Production scheduler / planner: Kansas City still has a meaningful manufacturing base, and local postings ask for quality control and Microsoft Office alongside shop-floor skills.
• Project coordinator / estimator assistant: Construction dominates the local posting mix, and broader hiring guidance points to digital project management as a valued capability for construction-adjacent office roles.

What postings ask for

• Blueprint reading (table_stakes | immediate): Blueprint reading shows up in both local skill signals and recent job postings, which makes it one of the clearest cross-over skills between construction, maintenance, and manufacturing. Who: Entry-level candidates, helpers, switchers, and anyone moving into estimating or site work.
• Troubleshooting (table_stakes | immediate): Troubleshooting is one of the most-requested hard skills in local postings and is the language employers use for maintenance, service, and production-reliability work. Who: Maintenance techs, field service candidates, and switchers with mechanical aptitude.
• Safety compliance (table_stakes | immediate): Safety compliance is repeatedly requested in local postings, and employers in construction and field work treat it as table stakes before they worry about advanced specialization. Who: Everyone in site-based, plant-based, or service-call work.
• Preventive maintenance (differentiator | near-term): Preventive maintenance is a recurring requirement in the local posting sample and is a strong bridge skill for candidates moving between property maintenance, industrial maintenance, and field service. Who: Maintenance workers, facilities candidates, and career switchers coming from adjacent operations roles.
• PLC troubleshooting (premium | near-term): Local training signals specifically call out PLC troubleshooting, which is a strong differentiator for industrial maintenance and automated-production settings. Who: Mid-career maintenance techs, electricians, controls candidates, and manufacturing workers aiming upmarket.
• HVAC diagnostics (differentiator | near-term): HVAC system diagnostics appears in local training signals and pairs naturally with EPA certification for service calls and maintenance-heavy employers. Who: Service techs, apartment maintenance candidates, and switchers targeting HVAC-adjacent work.

Questions about this market

What do Manufacturing, Construction & Field Services roles pay in Kansas City, MO-KS?

Government data shows broad trade-family pay in Kansas City running from $26.36 per hour for production occupations to $30.10 for installation, maintenance, and repair and $33.56 for construction and extraction. BLS family medians were $63,230 for construction and extraction and $59,790 for installation, maintenance, and repair in 2025. Recent posted pay in the local sample centers on about $70k to $100k for salaried roles and about $24 to $28 / hour for hourly roles, which likely reflects a mix of supervisors, project roles, and skilled trades rather than entry-level labor alone. This is a market where solid pay exists, but the best wages usually go to licensed trades, lead maintenance, supervisors, and project-facing roles. Kansas City's construction and extraction average already sits above the metro-wide all-occupations mean of $31.99 per hour, so specialized hands-on work can still beat the local average without a four-year degree.

Where is demand for Manufacturing, Construction & Field Services roles in Kansas City, MO-KS concentrated?

Opportunity is concentrated first in project-driven construction and industrial buildouts. Kansas City construction employment was 69.2 thousand in August 2026, up 4.3741% year over year, and the local posting mix is led by construction at about 45% of sampled openings. J.E. Dunn Construction Company, Kiewit, Kiewit Infrastructure Co., and Black & Veatch Corporation all show up among the most consistently active local hirers in the recent posting sample. Recent project signals back that up: the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum expansion plus adjacent hotel represent $35 million and $55 million plans, and the Kansas City National Security Campus expansion adds approximately 2 million square feet of manufacturing and office space. The second pocket is maintenance, building services, and field service tied to property operators and service firms. In the recent local sample, real estate accounts for about 20% of category postings, and the most requested skills include troubleshooting, plumbing, safety compliance, blueprint reading, and preventive maintenance. Fairway Management, A.B. May Company, and P1 Group appear repeatedly, which is a clue that steady demand is not only on big construction sites but also in ongoing service and upkeep work. The third pocket is manufacturing and industrial support. Kansas City manufacturing employment was 91.3 thousand in August, up 2.3543% year over year, while local training and skill signals emphasize PLC troubleshooting, HVAC diagnostics, and blueprint reading. Dakota Bodies nearly doubled its manufacturing footprint with a 173,300-square-foot lease, and Panasonic Energy Corporation of North America is also among the more active named employers in the recent sample.

Which employers are hiring the most Manufacturing, Construction & Field Services talent in Kansas City, MO-KS?

Recent postings show the most activity from Fairway Management (15 postings), J.E. Dunn Construction Company (10 postings), Kiewit (10 postings), Black & Veatch Corporation (10 postings), Panasonic Energy Corporation of North America (10 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Manufacturing, Construction & Field Services roles in Kansas City, MO-KS 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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