250+ Manufacturing & Construction Jobs in Kansas City, MO

Local government wage data points to solid but not extraordinary craft pay: construction and extraction occupations average around $29 to $31 an hour in Kansas City, while installation, maintenance, and repair averages $30.44 an hour with a $30.10 median. Specialist trades do better, with electricians at $36.61 an hour, plumbers and pipefitters at $36.50, and HVAC mechanics and installers at $31.85. Recent posted salary ranges in the sample center much higher—about $96k to $140k annually—while hourly postings center on about $23 to $28 an hour.

Full August 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 122 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $49,920 at the 25th percentile, $59,280 at the median and $74,635 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 25, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

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Kansas City is still a workable market for Manufacturing, Construction & Field Services, but it is not an easy one. The metro had 91,300 manufacturing workers and 69,000 construction workers in July 2026, local unemployment was 3.7% in June, and the recent posting sample showed more than 3,200 openings across more than 900 companies. The catch is that Missouri occupation-specific active postings were down 15.7% year over year in August even though occupation employment was down only 0.6%, so openings look thinner than the low unemployment rate alone suggests. This is a better market for licensed tradespeople, industrial project talent, and experienced field technicians than for generic applicants, especially because about 85% of postings are on-site and less than 5% are remote.

Best positioned: Candidates with licensed-trade or industrial project experience—especially electricians, plumbers, HVAC techs, maintenance techs, and site supervisors tied to industrial, infrastructure, or institutional work—have the best odds right now.

Main caution: Do not assume the headline salary bands reflect typical hands-on trade pay; many listings appear to be project-management or engineering-heavy roles, which helps explain why about 50% of postings that state an education requirement ask for a bachelor's degree.

From the August 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 261 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Panasonic Corporation: 9 open roles
2. Panasonic Energy Corporation of North America: 8 open roles
3. Graham Packaging: 6 open roles
4. Catalent, Inc.: 4 open roles
5. Cushman & Wakefield, Inc.: 4 open roles
6. Polytainers Inc.: 4 open roles
7. Silgan Dispensing: 4 open roles
8. Winchester Ammunition: 4 open roles
9. Winchester Ammunition Inc.: 4 open roles
10. Advanced Technology Services, Inc.: 3 open roles

Where the openings are

• Kansas City: 91
• Olathe: 23
• Lenexa: 21
• De Soto: 18
• Lee's Summit: 16
• Overland Park: 16
• Independence: 12
• Grandview: 10

Work arrangement

on-site 251 (99%), hybrid 2 (1%)

Where the demand is

Opportunity is concentrated more in construction-led project delivery than in generic plant-floor hiring. In the recent posting sample, construction accounts for about 60% of category demand, while architectural and engineering services and real estate each contribute about 10%, and manufacturing only about 5%. That lines up with the most active employer names—Kiewit, Black & Veatch Corporation, Burns & McDonnell, Kiewit Corporation, and WSP Global Inc.—and with local reporting that industrial, infrastructure, and institutional projects dominate the pipeline. The second pocket is building systems and maintenance work. BLS shows about 30,400 local jobs in installation, maintenance, and repair, plus about 26,200 in construction and extraction; electricians account for about 5,400 jobs, plumbers and pipefitters about 3,740, and HVAC mechanics and installers about 3,010. The metro's industrial and logistics build-out also supports follow-on maintenance and service demand, including a newly developed 1.5 million-square-foot Ace Hardware distribution facility and about 7.5 million square feet of industrial space under construction in the region. Manufacturing is still a major employer base in Kansas City, but online demand appears less concentrated there than many job seekers expect. The metro had 91,300 manufacturing workers in July 2026, yet only about 5% of recent category postings in the sample came from manufacturing employers. That means factory, maintenance, and distribution-support roles may be real but less visible online, while contractor, EPC, facilities, and project-adjacent roles show up more consistently.

• Industrial and infrastructure project work (high): This is the strongest lane: construction makes up about 60% of recent category postings, the leading employers are project-delivery firms, and local pipeline commentary is centered on industrial, infrastructure, and institutional work.
• Building systems trades and service (high): Electricians, plumbers, HVAC techs, and maintenance workers sit on a large local employment base, with about 5,400 electricians, 3,740 plumbers and pipefitters, and 3,010 HVAC mechanics and installers in the metro.
• Plant manufacturing and distribution support (moderate): Kansas City's manufacturing base is large at 91,300 workers, but only about 5% of recent postings in the sample came from manufacturing employers, so hiring may be steadier than it looks but less visible online.

Where to focus: Prioritize industrial and infrastructure contractors plus building-systems service teams, and treat factory roles as a parallel search lane rather than your only plan.

Roles worth searching next

• Project coordinator or scheduler: Project management shows up in about 25% of local postings, and many active employers are large project-delivery firms, so coordination work is a realistic bridge for someone with field or shop context.
• Safety coordinator or EHS specialist: Safety compliance appears repeatedly in local postings, making safety-focused roles a practical move for workers with jobsite credibility and incident-prevention experience.
• Facilities operations coordinator: About 10% of recent category postings are tied to real estate, and new logistics facilities create follow-on operations and maintenance needs.
• Technical sales or applications specialist for industrial or building systems equipment: Troubleshooting, blueprint reading, and smart-building or code knowledge transfer well to vendor-side support and pre-sales work.

What postings ask for

• Valid driver's license (table_stakes | immediate): It is the most commonly named credential in local postings, which fits a market where about 85% of roles are on-site and travel between jobsites or service calls is common. Who: Anyone targeting field service, maintenance, installation, or contractor work.
• Safety compliance (table_stakes | immediate): Safety compliance shows up in about 10% of local postings, and it matters even more in a market centered on industrial, infrastructure, and institutional projects. Who: Entry-level hires, craft workers moving up, and career switchers who need to prove jobsite readiness.
• Blueprint reading (table_stakes | immediate): Blueprint reading appears in about 10% of postings and is a common screen for electrical, plumbing, HVAC, fabrication, and maintenance roles that touch installs or retrofit work. Who: Trades candidates, maintenance techs, and anyone moving into foreman or lead responsibilities.
• Troubleshooting and advanced diagnostics (differentiator | immediate): Troubleshooting appears in local postings, and electrician analysis also points to advanced diagnostics as a growing requirement for field work tied to modern systems. Who: Maintenance techs, field service candidates, electricians, and HVAC workers.
• Project management (premium | near-term): Project management is the single most-requested hard skill in the sample at about 25%, which is a strong signal that a meaningful share of openings sit above pure craft execution. Who: Mid-career candidates, foremen, superintendents, coordinators, and career switchers from operations roles.
• AutoCAD (differentiator | near-term): AutoCAD shows up in about 10% of local postings, which makes it useful for design-build, layout, shop drawing, and coordination-heavy roles. Who: Candidates aiming for lead installer, coordinator, estimator-adjacent, or project support work.

Questions about this market

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

Local government wage data points to solid but not extraordinary craft pay: construction and extraction occupations average around $29 to $31 an hour in Kansas City, while installation, maintenance, and repair averages $30.44 an hour with a $30.10 median. Specialist trades do better, with electricians at $36.61 an hour, plumbers and pipefitters at $36.50, and HVAC mechanics and installers at $31.85. Recent posted salary ranges in the sample center much higher—about $96k to $140k annually—while hourly postings center on about $23 to $28 an hour. Those wages stretch further in Kansas City than in many pricier metros because the local cost-of-living index was 86.6 in Q2 2026. For a hands-on worker who can stay busy year-round, the metro can still be financially attractive even if it is not the highest-paying market on paper.

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

Opportunity is concentrated more in construction-led project delivery than in generic plant-floor hiring. In the recent posting sample, construction accounts for about 60% of category demand, while architectural and engineering services and real estate each contribute about 10%, and manufacturing only about 5%. That lines up with the most active employer names—Kiewit, Black & Veatch Corporation, Burns & McDonnell, Kiewit Corporation, and WSP Global Inc.—and with local reporting that industrial, infrastructure, and institutional projects dominate the pipeline. The second pocket is building systems and maintenance work. BLS shows about 30,400 local jobs in installation, maintenance, and repair, plus about 26,200 in construction and extraction; electricians account for about 5,400 jobs, plumbers and pipefitters about 3,740, and HVAC mechanics and installers about 3,010. The metro's industrial and logistics build-out also supports follow-on maintenance and service demand, including a newly developed 1.5 million-square-foot Ace Hardware distribution facility and about 7.5 million square feet of industrial space under construction in the region. Manufacturing is still a major employer base in Kansas City, but online demand appears less concentrated there than many job seekers expect. The metro had 91,300 manufacturing workers in July 2026, yet only about 5% of recent category postings in the sample came from manufacturing employers. That means factory, maintenance, and distribution-support roles may be real but less visible online, while contractor, EPC, facilities, and project-adjacent roles show up more consistently.

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

Recent postings show the most activity from Kiewit (150 postings), Black & Veatch Corporation (150 postings), Burns & McDonnell (125 postings), Kiewit Corporation (125 postings), WSP Global Inc. (75 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, 5% are remote and 15% hybrid, with 85% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

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