150+ Manufacturing & Construction Jobs in San Diego, CA
Every active opening we track in this market, read alongside the hiring conditions, pay, and employer demand from our July 2026 report.
168 active openings in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, published within the last 30 days, across 102 employers. 11 were published in the last 48 hours and 32 in the last 7 days. As of September 10, 2026.
Observed local government pay is solid but more modest than many posting ranges suggest. San Diego construction and extraction occupations had a $64,180 median annual wage in May 2025, while local mean pay benchmarks were $73,240 for electricians, $77,800 for plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters, $68,490 for HVAC mechanics and installers, and $136,620 for construction managers. In the fresher posting sample, annual ranges centered on about $100k to $140k and hourly-paid roles centered on about $25 to $32 / hour.
Advertised pay
Across the 130 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $50,034 at the 25th percentile, $54,080 at the median and $69,685 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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Maintenance Technician - Rancho Bernardo
BAE Systems, Inc | San Diego, California, United States
Full-time | On-site | $25.92 - $39.90 hourly | Posted 2026-09-09
BAE Systems, Inc. is a defense, aerospace, and security company providing advanced technology solutions.
A role involving the maintenance, repair, and installation of various machines, equipment, and minor plumbing tasks in a factory and office environment.
Journeyman Electrician - Residential Sales & Estimator
Keil Electric, LLC | Santee, California, United States
Full-time | On-site | $85,000 - $150,000 yearly | Posted 2026-09-09
Keil Electric provides residential electrical services for multi-family units, hotels, storage facilities, commercial properties, and custom...
A licensed electrician will perform electrical safety inspections, diagnose issues, and estimate repair costs for homeowners without engaging in physical labor or cold calling.
Electrician II - 3rd Shift
San Diego International | San Diego, California, United States
Full-time | On-site | $38.19 - $51.69 hourly | Posted 2026-09-09
The San Diego County Regional Airport Authority manages the day-to-day operations of San Diego International Airport.
A skilled electrician performs journey-level electrical work, maintains critical infrastructure, and troubleshoots equipment at an airport.
Lead Maintenance Technician - Park 12
MG Properties | San Diego, California, United States
Full-time | On-site | $27 - $29 hourly | Posted 2026-09-09
MG Properties is a fully integrated real estate company specializing in the investment, redevelopment, and management of multifamily assets.
Oversee maintenance tasks, manage resident service requests, and ensure the physical integrity and safety of apartment communities.
Maintenance Technician Team Leader - 1
Autoliv | Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Full-time | On-site | Posted 2026-09-09
Autoliv's primary goal is to Save More Lives. Our products never get a second chance. This is why we can never compromise on quality. We are working to increase vehicle safety by developing...
Marine Electrician I
Walashek Industrial & Marine, Inc. | National City, California, United States
Full-time | On-site | $25 - $35 hourly | Posted 2026-09-09
Walashek Industrial & Marine, Inc. provides services to marine boilers, pressure vessels, and offers maritime industrial repair, maintenance...
This role involves adjusting, maintaining, and repairing marine electrical equipment, diagnosing faults, and performing routine maintenance aboard ships.
Maintenance Technician
Willow Bridge Property Company | San Diego, California, United States
Full-time | On-site | $24 - $25 hourly | Posted 2026-09-08
Willow Bridge Property Company is a national leader in residential property management and development.
Troubleshoot and perform repairs for apartment communities including plumbing, HVAC, carpentry, and electrical work.
Maintenance Technician I - Bayview Hills
Liberty Military Housing | San Diego, California, United States
Full-time | On-site | $21 - $24 hourly | Posted 2026-09-08
Liberty Military Housing is one of the largest providers of military family housing in the United States.
Perform routine maintenance and repairs on building systems and appliances in a multifamily residential community.
Commercial Building Maintenance Tech Apprentice in San Diego
Cbre | San Diego, California, United States
Full-time | On-site | $41,600 - $44,000 yearly | Posted 2026-09-08
CBRE is a global leader in commercial real estate services and investment.
A full-time apprentice role performing basic preventive maintenance and corrective repair of buildings and industrial systems under close supervision.
Maintenance Technician
Cbre | San Diego, California, United States
Full-time | On-site | $45,000 - $72,790 yearly | Posted 2026-09-08
CBRE is a global leader in commercial real estate services and investment.
Responsible for maintaining small to medium-sized buildings, industrial systems, and equipment through preventive maintenance, repairs, and inspections.
Roving Maintenance Technician
ConAm Group | San Diego, California, United States
Full-time | On-site | $29 - $31 hourly | Posted 2026-09-08
CONAM Management Corporation is a full-service real estate management and investment firm specializing in multifamily housing.
A skilled technician responsible for performing routine preventative maintenance, addressing resident service requests, overseeing unit turnovers, and maintaining community curb appeal acros...
Maintenance Technician I - Bayview Hills
Liberty Military Housing | San Diego, California, United States
Full-time | On-site | $21 - $24 hourly | Posted 2026-09-08
Liberty Military Housing is one of the largest providers of military family housing in the United States.
Perform routine maintenance and repairs on building systems and appliances in a multifamily residential community.
Maintenance Technician II
Essex Property Trust, Inc. | San Diego, California, United States
Full-time | On-site | $24.50 - $29.09 hourly | Posted 2026-09-08
Essex Property Trust is a leading multifamily real estate company on the West Coast with ownership interests in nearly 250 properties.
Responsible for executing general maintenance tasks, addressing work orders, and maintaining the overall aesthetics of residential properties.
Maintenance Technician II - Orleck/Aero District
Liberty Military Housing | San Diego, California, United States
Full-time | On-site | Posted 2026-09-08
Liberty Military Housing provides military families with comfortable, well-maintained homes across the United States.
Perform general and specialized maintenance and repairs in a multi-family residential community, including plumbing, HVAC, electrical, and carpentry.
Maintenance Technician I - Bayview Hills
Liberty Military Housing | San Diego, California, United States
Full-time | On-site | $21 - $24 hourly | Posted 2026-09-08
Liberty Military Housing is one of the largest providers of military family housing in the United States.
Perform routine maintenance and repairs on building systems and appliances in a multifamily residential community.
Electronics Technician Maintenance II CBSP (SATCOM)
Centurum | San Diego, California, United States
Full-time | On-site | $44 - $52 hourly | Posted 2026-09-05
Centurum Inc. provides staffing and consulting services, including defense and space sector roles.
A mid-level technician role focused on maintaining and troubleshooting Commercial Broadband Satellite Program (CBSP) systems, including networking and cryptographic equipment.
Maintenance Technician III - $31.23 - $39.03/hr.
Laphcc | Chula Vista, California, United States
Full-time | On-site | $31.23 - $39.03 hourly | Posted 2026-09-05
Laphcc operates fitness centers focused on community health and hospitality.
A role responsible for maintaining, repairing, and ensuring the safety of fitness equipment and facilities.
Electrician
Poway Unified School District | Poway, California, United States
Full-time | On-site | $32.67 - $41.82 hourly | Posted 2026-09-05
Poway Unified School District is a public school district in California.
Perform skilled electrician work including installation, maintenance, repair, and programming of electrical systems and digital lighting controls under the direction of the Director of Facil...
Maintenance Technician
ConAm Group | San Diego, California, United States
Full-time | On-site | $21 - $22 hourly | Posted 2026-09-05
CONAM Management Corporation operates apartment communities across 10 states.
A skilled technician responsible for performing preventative maintenance, addressing resident service requests, and overseeing unit turnovers at an apartment community.
Maintenance Technician
Centennial Resource Development Inc. | National City, California, United States
Full-time | On-site | Posted 2026-09-04
Centennial is a retail real estate owner and operator with a national portfolio of shopping, dining, entertainment, and mixed-use destinatio...
Maintains property facilities, performs repairs, and manages HVAC systems and work orders.
2nd Shift Assistant Machine Operator I
Liberty Diversified International | Poway, California, United States
Full-time | On-site | $18 - $19 hourly | Posted 2026-09-04
Liberty Diversified International is a privately held company with deep roots in the corrugated box manufacturing industry.
Support machine operators in safely producing quality corrugated products by assisting with setup, quality checks, and equipment monitoring.
Maintenance Technician- California
RPM Living | San Diego, California, United States
Full-time | On-site | $24 - $26 hourly | Posted 2026-09-04
RPM Living is a real estate company focused on providing exceptional benefits and career growth opportunities for its associates.
The role involves performing general maintenance, custodial duties, groundskeeping, and basic repairs to ensure the cleanliness and structural integrity of apartment properties.
Maintenance and Facilities Technician II - San Diego Market
Chuze Fitness | La Mesa, California, United States
Full-time | On-site | $24.66 - $28.07 hourly | Posted 2026-09-04
Chuze Fitness is a hospitality-first fitness company focused on building healthier communities through kindness and value.
A technician responsible for maintaining, repairing, and managing the safety and functionality of fitness equipment and facilities.
Facilities/Maintenance Technician
The Bay Club Company | Rancho Santa Fe, California, United States
Full-time | On-site | $22 - $24 hourly | Posted 2026-09-04
The Bay Club Company operates luxury clubs and resorts.
Maintain club building operations, perform preventive maintenance on facilities, and provide exceptional customer service to members and guests.
Maintenance Technician II
Equityapartments | San Diego, California, United States
Full-time | On-site | $52,500 - $74,000 yearly | Posted 2026-09-04
Vivmark Residential is a multi-family real estate investment trust formed through the merger of AvalonBay Communities and Equity Residential...
Diagnose and repair problems in HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and other systems to maintain the physical condition of apartment communities.
Maintenance Technician
ConAm Group | San Diego, California, United States
Full-time | On-site | $20 - $21 hourly | Posted 2026-09-04
CONAM Management Corporation operates in 10 states, supporting over 60,000 apartment units.
A skilled technician responsible for performing preventative maintenance, addressing resident service requests, overseeing turnovers, and maintaining community curb appeal.
Journeyman Electrician - San Diego, CA
Stronghold Engineering | San Diego, California, United States
Full-time | On-site | $30 - $40 hourly | Posted 2026-09-04
Stronghold Engineering is an award-winning electrical contractor.
Installs, repairs, and maintains electrical equipment and systems while leading junior electricians and ensuring workplace safety.
Multifamily Electrician Trainee
Sunrun Inc. | San Diego, California, United States
Full-time | On-site | $26.40 - $35.21 hourly | Posted 2026-09-04
Sunrun is the nation's leading home solar, battery storage, and energy services company.
An entry-level position assisting electricians and foremen with residential solar and battery installations, including electrical work, trenching, and site cleanup.
Maintenance Technician (59618)
Cirrus Asset Management Inc. | El Cajon, California, United States
Full-time | On-site | $23 - $25 hourly | Posted 2026-09-03
Cirrus Asset Management provides property management services to property owners and residents.
Perform maintenance tasks on mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems in buildings while ensuring safety standards and completing work orders.
Maintenance Technician
CBRE, Inc. | San Diego, California, United States
Full-time | On-site | $45,000 - $72,790 yearly | Posted 2026-09-03
CBRE is a global leader in commercial real estate services and investment.
Responsible for maintaining small to medium-sized buildings, industrial systems, and equipment through preventive maintenance, repairs, and inspections.
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What our analysts see this month
Balanced market | next 3-6 months
This is a balanced market, not an easy one. The metro unemployment rate was 4.4% in June 2026, but construction employment was 87.3 thousand and down 2.7840% year over year, while manufacturing employment was 109.9 thousand and down -0.8123% year over year. At the same time, San Diego still showed more than 1,600 postings across more than 750 companies over the last 90 days, and local hiring is fragmented rather than controlled by one employer. That points to a market where good candidates can still land work, especially in licensed trades, shipyard and defense-linked production trades, field service, and construction leadership, but generic entry applications face more friction.
Best positioned: You have the best odds right now if you can show a license or clear technical proof in electrical, plumbing or pipefitting, HVAC, maintenance, machining, welding, or crew and project leadership.
Main caution: The biggest trap is assuming the local posted pay center of about $100k to $140k reflects typical craft pay; that range mixes in management and project roles, while hourly openings center closer to about $25 to $32 / hour.
Who is hiring here
Counted across all 168 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.
- Liberty Military Housing: 11 open roles
- Centurum: 9 open roles
- ConAm Group: 8 open roles
- Avalon Communities LLC: 5 open roles
- Essex Property Trust, Inc.: 5 open roles
- Greystar Real Estate Partners, LLC: 5 open roles
- RPM Living: 4 open roles
- Cbre: 3 open roles
- General Atomics: 3 open roles
- ABM: 2 open roles
Where the openings are
- San Diego: 124
- Tijuana: 8
- Poway: 7
- Santee: 6
- El Cajon: 5
- Chula Vista: 4
- Solana Beach: 2
- Otay Mesa, San Diego: 2
Work arrangement
on-site 164 (100%)
Where the demand is
Local opportunity is not evenly spread. In the recent sample, about 50% of postings sat in construction, while real estate, manufacturing, and engineering each contributed about 10% and energy about 5%. That means the fastest path into this market is usually through specialty contractors, builders, facilities and property operators, engineering-linked field teams, or energy project firms rather than pure factory-floor employers. Even though postings lean construction, manufacturing remains the larger local employment base, with 109.9 thousand manufacturing jobs versus 87.3 thousand construction jobs in mid-2026. That mismatch is important: San Diego has a broad industrial base, but the more visible openings right now are skewing toward project delivery, site work, and field execution. A fresh local example is NASSCO, which posted multiple San Diego roles including outside machinist, waterfront technician, welder, shipfitter, electrician, pipefitter, crane operator, abrasive blaster, and repair test manager roles in late July and early August 2026.
- Construction project and site leadership (high): Roughly half of sampled postings sat in construction, project management was the most-requested hard skill at about 20%, and construction managers carry a local mean wage benchmark of $136,620.
- MEP and field service trades (high): Electricians, plumbers or pipefitters, and HVAC techs have clear local wage benchmarks at $73,240, $77,800, and $68,490, and field roles often require a valid driver's license.
- Shipyard and defense-linked industrial trades (high): NASSCO's recent San Diego openings for machinists, welders, shipfitters, electricians, pipefitters, and crane operators show an active local pocket for defense and repair work.
- Generic factory production and unspecialized labor (limited): Manufacturing is a large local base at 109.9 thousand jobs, but employment is down -0.8123% year over year, so broad entry production searches look less favorable than specialized maintenance or automation paths.
Where to focus: Focus on licensed or license-track field roles, shipyard and defense trades, and project-linked positions where you can show safety, troubleshooting, or scope ownership.
Roles worth searching next
- Customer support specialist at a manufacturer: A North County San Diego manufacturer was described as expanding its customer support team in Carlsbad, which makes this a real local bridge into manufacturing employers even if it is not a craft role.
- BIM coordinator or CAD technician: Local postings ask for AutoCAD and BIM is now central to construction coordination workflows, making this a realistic office-side pivot for field-savvy candidates.
- Project coordinator or scheduler: Project management, Microsoft Office, and budget management all appear in local skill demand, and scheduling is becoming more data-driven in construction workflows.
- Field service dispatcher or operations coordinator: FSM tools and smart scheduling are becoming core workflows in service businesses, so candidates with customer, routing, or dispatch experience can enter without a trade license.
What postings ask for
- Valid driver's license (table_stakes | immediate): It is the most commonly named credential in local postings, which makes it a basic screening item for field service, installation, and mobile maintenance work. Who: Entry-level candidates and career switchers targeting field or service routes.
- Project management (premium | immediate): It shows up in about 20% of local postings and sits close to the higher-paid construction leadership path. Who: Mid-career candidates, foremen, site supervisors, and anyone moving toward construction management.
- Troubleshooting and equipment diagnostics (differentiator | immediate): Troubleshooting appears in about 10% of local postings, and equipment diagnostics is part of the national skill shift in manufacturing and automation tech work. Who: Maintenance techs, field service candidates, and manufacturing applicants who want to stand out from general labor pools.
- Quality control and safety compliance (table_stakes | immediate): Quality control and safety compliance show up in local demand, and industrial safety is part of the modern manufacturing technician skill set. Who: Anyone targeting plant, construction-site, or regulated field work.
- AutoCAD and BIM coordination (premium | near-term): AutoCAD appears in local postings, and BIM has become integral to coordination, prefabrication, and field workflows. Who: Career switchers, project coordinators, and construction professionals who want a more technical office-field bridge role.
- CNC operation and robotics programming (premium | near-term): Automation-heavy manufacturing employers increasingly want CNC operation and robotics programming, especially as executives keep investing in smart manufacturing tools. Who: Machinists, production techs, maintenance candidates, and factory workers trying to move above generic production work.
Questions about this market
What do Manufacturing, Construction & Field Services roles pay in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA?
Observed local government pay is solid but more modest than many posting ranges suggest. San Diego construction and extraction occupations had a $64,180 median annual wage in May 2025, while local mean pay benchmarks were $73,240 for electricians, $77,800 for plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters, $68,490 for HVAC mechanics and installers, and $136,620 for construction managers. In the fresher posting sample, annual ranges centered on about $100k to $140k and hourly-paid roles centered on about $25 to $32 / hour. This market pays well when you are tied to licensed trades, project responsibility, or hard-to-replace field execution. Local hourly posting ranges also sit around the U.S. manufacturing average hourly earnings benchmark of $30.35 in July 2026, which tells you San Diego is not a bargain-labor market even when growth is soft.
Where is demand for Manufacturing, Construction & Field Services roles in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA concentrated?
Local opportunity is not evenly spread. In the recent sample, about 50% of postings sat in construction, while real estate, manufacturing, and engineering each contributed about 10% and energy about 5%. That means the fastest path into this market is usually through specialty contractors, builders, facilities and property operators, engineering-linked field teams, or energy project firms rather than pure factory-floor employers. Even though postings lean construction, manufacturing remains the larger local employment base, with 109.9 thousand manufacturing jobs versus 87.3 thousand construction jobs in mid-2026. That mismatch is important: San Diego has a broad industrial base, but the more visible openings right now are skewing toward project delivery, site work, and field execution. A fresh local example is NASSCO, which posted multiple San Diego roles including outside machinist, waterfront technician, welder, shipfitter, electrician, pipefitter, crane operator, abrasive blaster, and repair test manager roles in late July and early August 2026.
Which employers are hiring the most Manufacturing, Construction & Field Services talent in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA?
Recent postings show the most activity from SOLV Energy, Inc. (50 postings), WSP Global Inc. (30 postings), Luxury Bath (20 postings), Jacobs Engineering Group (20 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.
Can Manufacturing, Construction & Field Services roles in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA be done remotely?
Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 20% hybrid, with 80% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.
How current are these listings?
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