Manufacturing Jobs in San Antonio, TX

Observed government pay is moderate rather than elite. BLS wage data for San Antonio-New Braunfels shows construction and extraction median pay around $23.50/hour, with a 25th-75th percentile range of about $17.80 to $31.40. Broader 2025 BLS group averages were $28.18/hour for installation, maintenance, and repair and $22.82/hour for production, but those are group averages rather than trade-specific medians. Recent posted pay in active local openings centers on about $22 to $26 / hour for hourly roles and about $74k to $101k for salaried roles, which should be read as a directional posting sample rather than a full-market wage benchmark.

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Advertised pay

Across the 79 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $43,784 at the 25th percentile, $52,000 at the median and $62,400 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

San Antonio is a workable market right now, especially for skilled trades, maintenance, and field-service candidates, but it is not an easy apply-anywhere market. Local construction employment reached 71.6 thousand in August 2026 and was up 2.8736% year over year, while metro manufacturing employment reached 60.9 thousand and was up 0.6612%. At the same time, metro unemployment was 4.5% in August and metro employment levels were slightly down year over year, so employers still have room to screen hard.

Best positioned: The best odds belong to candidates who can show real jobsite or maintenance experience plus safety, blueprint reading, troubleshooting, and preventive-maintenance skills, especially in plumbing, HVAC, electrical, or building-systems work.

Main caution: The biggest mistake is treating this as one uniform market: construction is growing faster than manufacturing, and the highest posted pay bands are concentrated in supervisory, technical, or specialized openings rather than general labor.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 170 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Navistar: 7 open roles
2. Enterprise Electrical co: 6 open roles
3. International Motors, LLC: 6 open roles
4. International: 5 open roles
5. Blue Skies of Texas: 4 open roles
6. HEB: 4 open roles
7. Rentanapt: 4 open roles
8. Asset Living: 3 open roles
9. CBRE, Inc.: 3 open roles
10. Foresight Asset Management LLC: 3 open roles

Where the openings are

• San Antonio: 149
• Schertz: 5
• Selma: 2
• Von Ormy: 2
• Kirby: 2
• Leon Valley: 1
• Converse: 1
• Fair Oaks Ranch: 1

Work arrangement

on-site 166 (100%)

Where the demand is

In the recent local posting sample, about 50% of demand sat in construction, about 20% in real estate, about 10% in manufacturing, and about 5% in industrial machinery manufacturing. That means the category is being driven more by active projects, property operations, and contractor-led work than by pure factory hiring alone. Within construction, the best pockets are not evenly spread. San Antonio's outskirts, especially places like Seguin, are seeing strong new-construction activity, and ABC South Texas says I-35 corridor data-center work is concentrating demand in electrical, mechanical, plumbing, pipefitting, sheet metal, controls, and commissioning. If you have one of those specialties, the market is materially better than the family-wide averages suggest. Manufacturing adds a second lane, but it is a steadier lane than a breakout one. Local manufacturing employment was 60.9 thousand in August and only modestly up year over year, while future upside is tied to announced expansions such as IEM's $200 million facility and Toyota's planned advanced-manufacturing growth. That is useful if you want longer-horizon stability, but it does not replace the faster near-term pull coming from construction and building systems.

• Specialty construction trades (high): Electrical, mechanical, plumbing, pipefitting, sheet metal, controls, and commissioning work are the strongest near-term opportunities because of corridor growth and data-center construction demand.
• Facilities maintenance and building systems (moderate): Real estate accounts for about 20% of local postings, and Johnson Controls Inc. is among the most active names in the sample, pointing to steady opportunity in HVAC, controls, and property-support work.
• Production and advanced manufacturing (moderate): Manufacturing is growing more slowly locally, but announced IEM and Toyota expansions keep this lane worth targeting for candidates who want plant, equipment, or industrial systems work.

Where to focus: Target specialty trade and maintenance roles tied to data-center, HVAC/building systems, and expanding manufacturer-contractor ecosystems rather than undifferentiated laborer openings.

Roles worth searching next

• Parts or inventory coordinator: Inventory management shows up in about 10% of local postings, so hands-on candidates who know tools, materials, or MRO parts can move into support roles around the same employers.
• Field service dispatcher or service coordinator: Field-service operations are automating more admin work, which raises the value of people who understand technician workflows, scheduling, and customer handoffs.
• Project or permits coordinator: Texas is pushing faster homebuilding through pre-approved designs and expanded third-party permitting review, which increases the value of people who understand jobsites and paperwork.
• Quality or compliance coordinator: Manufacturers are emphasizing smart operations skills, and candidates with safety, troubleshooting, and process discipline can step into quality-heavy support roles.

What postings ask for

• Safety compliance / OSHA safety training (table_stakes | immediate): Safety compliance appears in about 20% of local postings, and OSHA Safety Certification remains one of the core credentials employers value in skilled trades. Who: Everyone entering construction, field service, or plant-floor work.
• EPA Section 608 / EPA certification (differentiator | immediate): EPA certification is the most commonly named certification in the local posting sample, even if still only around 5% of postings, and it is especially useful for HVAC- and refrigeration-adjacent paths. Who: HVAC helpers, maintenance candidates, and career switchers trying to get screened in.
• Blueprint reading (table_stakes | immediate): Blueprint reading shows up in about 15% of local postings, so it is a practical screen-in skill rather than a nice-to-have. Who: Construction, fabrication, install, and maintenance candidates.
• Troubleshooting and preventive maintenance (differentiator | immediate): Troubleshooting and preventive maintenance each appear in about 15% of local postings, and field-service work is shifting more technician time toward complex problem-solving. Who: Maintenance techs, production techs, field service candidates, and experienced career switchers.
• Plumbing and mechanical systems (premium | near-term): Plumbing appears in about 20% of local postings, and plumbers and HVAC technicians are cited among the most in-demand specialized trades in the broader regional construction market. Who: Anyone who already has helper-level exposure and wants a stronger niche.
• Controls, commissioning, and building-systems literacy (premium | near-term): Data-center-related work along the I-35 corridor is lifting demand for controls and commissioning alongside core mechanical and electrical trades. Who: Electricians, HVAC techs, multi-craft maintenance workers, and field-service engineers.

Questions about this market

What do Manufacturing, Construction & Field Services roles pay in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX?

Observed government pay is moderate rather than elite. BLS wage data for San Antonio-New Braunfels shows construction and extraction median pay around $23.50/hour, with a 25th-75th percentile range of about $17.80 to $31.40. Broader 2025 BLS group averages were $28.18/hour for installation, maintenance, and repair and $22.82/hour for production, but those are group averages rather than trade-specific medians. Recent posted pay in active local openings centers on about $22 to $26 / hour for hourly roles and about $74k to $101k for salaried roles, which should be read as a directional posting sample rather than a full-market wage benchmark. This is a market where a solid journeyman, maintenance, or field-service profile can beat the local trade median, but broad blue-collar pay still sits below the local all-occupations average of $29.39/hour.

Where is demand for Manufacturing, Construction & Field Services roles in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX concentrated?

In the recent local posting sample, about 50% of demand sat in construction, about 20% in real estate, about 10% in manufacturing, and about 5% in industrial machinery manufacturing. That means the category is being driven more by active projects, property operations, and contractor-led work than by pure factory hiring alone. Within construction, the best pockets are not evenly spread. San Antonio's outskirts, especially places like Seguin, are seeing strong new-construction activity, and ABC South Texas says I-35 corridor data-center work is concentrating demand in electrical, mechanical, plumbing, pipefitting, sheet metal, controls, and commissioning. If you have one of those specialties, the market is materially better than the family-wide averages suggest. Manufacturing adds a second lane, but it is a steadier lane than a breakout one. Local manufacturing employment was 60.9 thousand in August and only modestly up year over year, while future upside is tied to announced expansions such as IEM's $200 million facility and Toyota's planned advanced-manufacturing growth. That is useful if you want longer-horizon stability, but it does not replace the faster near-term pull coming from construction and building systems.

Which employers are hiring the most Manufacturing, Construction & Field Services talent in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX?

Recent postings show the most activity from Johnson Controls Inc. (15 postings), Structured Labor LLC (10 postings), Live AMC (10 postings), Vindex Systems Limited (10 postings), Archsa (10 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Manufacturing, Construction & Field Services roles in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 4% are remote and 5% hybrid, with 95% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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