Manufacturing Jobs in Tampa, FL

Government wage anchors are lower than recent posted ranges. In 2025, Tampa's annual median was $49,550 for construction and extraction occupations and $50,990 for installation, maintenance, and repair occupations, while recent local postings in this broader category center on about $75k to $100k for salaried roles and about $22 to $28 / hour for hourly roles.

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 120 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $44,862 at the 25th percentile, $49,936 at the median and $62,400 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of November 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

Tampa Bay is still a workable market for manufacturing, construction, and field-service job seekers, but it is no longer an easy apply-anywhere market. Local construction employment reached 99.6 thousand in August 2026 and manufacturing reached 74.4 thousand, with both sectors modestly above a year earlier, while the local market still showed more than 1,100 postings across more than 600 companies over the last 90 days. But metro unemployment rose to 4.7% in August, and Revelio Public Labor Statistics shows Florida postings for this occupation family down 8.7% year-over-year in September, so employers have room to be pickier than the project headlines suggest.

Best positioned: Your best odds are as a licensed, specialized, or clearly trade-ready candidate who can map into civil work, HVAC or plumbing service, facilities maintenance, or quality-focused manufacturing work.

Main caution: The biggest mistake is assuming a few visible projects mean easy hiring across the whole category; general labor and career-switch applications still face slower callbacks and more screening than specialty applicants.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 209 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Chromalloy Corp.: 24 open roles
2. Greystar Real Estate Partners, LLC: 7 open roles
3. Moffitt: 6 open roles
4. Cushman & Wakefield: 5 open roles
5. ZRS Management, LLC: 5 open roles
6. Highmark Residential, LLC: 4 open roles
7. Jabil Inc.: 4 open roles
8. Saputo Inc.: 4 open roles
9. Saputo Inc.: 4 open roles
10. Gulfcoastjewishfamilyandcommunityservices: 3 open roles

Where the openings are

• Tampa: 106
• Plant City: 18
• St. Petersburg: 10
• Clearwater: 9
• Wesley Chapel: 6
• Riverview: 6
• Largo: 5
• Saint Petersburg: 4

Work arrangement

on-site 204 (100%), hybrid 1 (0%)

Where the demand is

Opportunity is concentrated more in construction, property operations, and field maintenance than in classic factory-floor hiring. In the recent local posting mix, construction accounts for about 50% of demand, real estate about 20%, facilities services about 10%, manufacturing about 5%, and hospitality about 5%. That means Tampa Bay job seekers usually do better by targeting builders, utility and civil contractors, apartment operators, and service contractors before betting on pure manufacturing plants. The clearest near-term pockets are civil and infrastructure plus building operations. Tampa approved the $100.4 million South Howard flood project, including roughly 7,000 feet of stormwater conveyance, about 11,800 feet of water-main work, and roughly 3,200 feet of gravity sewer work, while Port Tampa Bay sought bids for an approximately 1,200-foot bulkhead project. On the private side, active employers in the sample include Garney, Greystar Real Estate Partners, Power Design, Comfort Systems USA, Siemens Energy, Bayonet Plumbing, and YMCA of the Suncoast. Manufacturing is present, but it looks narrower and more specialized. Tampa Brass & Aluminum said it would add 50 jobs tied to nondestructive testing, supervision, quality-control inspection, and welding inspection, which is a better clue to local factory opportunity than a generic production search.

• Civil and utility construction (high): Flood control, drainage, water-main, sewer, and port-side work stand out because of the approved South Howard project and the Port Tampa Bay bulkhead bid activity.
• Multifamily and facilities maintenance (high): Real estate and facilities services together make up about 30% of the recent posting mix, which makes apartment maintenance and building operations one of the steadiest entry points.
• Mechanical service, HVAC, and plumbing (high): The local employer mix includes Comfort Systems USA, Power Design, and Bayonet Plumbing, pointing to continuing demand for install, service, and maintenance work tied to occupied buildings as well as projects.
• Specialized manufacturing, inspection, and quality (moderate): Manufacturing is a smaller share of local postings at about 5%, but Tampa Brass & Aluminum's expansion creates a clearer lane for inspectors, testing techs, and quality-oriented candidates.

Where to focus: If you have one marketable trade or maintenance specialty, aim first at civil and utility contractors or building-operations employers, not undifferentiated general labor searches.

Roles worth searching next

• Facilities coordinator: Real estate and facilities services together make up about 30% of the local posting mix, so coordination roles around work orders, vendors, and turns can bridge out of hands-on maintenance.
• BIM or CAD technician: If you already read plans well, BIM tools like Revit, Navisworks, and AutoCAD create a realistic move toward design-adjacent construction work.
• Quality assurance technician or inspector: Local demand includes quality-control and welding-inspection roles tied to Tampa Brass & Aluminum's expansion, which can suit candidates from trades or industrial settings who are detail-heavy.
• CDL driver or route field support: Regional workforce investment included a $2 million-backed CDL training initiative, which makes commercial driving a practical fallback or bridge for field-service candidates who want faster entry.

What postings ask for

• Safety compliance (table_stakes | immediate): Safety compliance is one of the most-requested hard skills locally, appearing in about 15% of postings, so even entry resumes need jobsite-ready language. Who: Everyone entering field, construction, or maintenance work.
• Blueprint reading (table_stakes | immediate): Blueprint reading also shows up in about 15% of local postings, making it a basic screening skill for build, install, and service roles. Who: Construction, MEP, carpentry, plumbing, and installer candidates.
• Troubleshooting and preventive maintenance (differentiator | immediate): Troubleshooting appears in about 15% of postings, while preventive maintenance appears in about 10%, which makes this especially valuable for maintenance, apartment, and field-service applicants. Who: Maintenance techs, facilities workers, and career switchers from mechanical or warehouse settings.
• EPA 608 certification (table_stakes | immediate): EPA certification is the most commonly named credential in local postings at about 5%, and EPA 608 is federally required for anyone handling refrigerants in HVAC work. Who: HVAC helpers, techs, apartment maintenance workers, and field-service candidates who touch cooling systems.
• A2L refrigerant training (differentiator | near-term): New residential HVAC equipment has used A2L refrigerants since January 2025, so techs who can speak to A2L handling look more current on modern service calls. Who: HVAC techs and maintenance workers who want to stay current on newer units.
• Quality control and inspection (premium | near-term): Quality control is named in about 10% of local postings, and Tampa Brass & Aluminum is adding local roles in quality-control and welding inspection. Who: Manufacturing candidates, welders, NDT-adjacent workers, and switchers with regulated-process backgrounds.

Questions about this market

What do Manufacturing, Construction & Field Services roles pay in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL?

Government wage anchors are lower than recent posted ranges. In 2025, Tampa's annual median was $49,550 for construction and extraction occupations and $50,990 for installation, maintenance, and repair occupations, while recent local postings in this broader category center on about $75k to $100k for salaried roles and about $22 to $28 / hour for hourly roles. That gap usually means the current posting mix includes more supervisory, specialty, and project-side roles than the broad occupation medians do, not that typical helper-level pay has suddenly jumped.

Where is demand for Manufacturing, Construction & Field Services roles in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL concentrated?

Opportunity is concentrated more in construction, property operations, and field maintenance than in classic factory-floor hiring. In the recent local posting mix, construction accounts for about 50% of demand, real estate about 20%, facilities services about 10%, manufacturing about 5%, and hospitality about 5%. That means Tampa Bay job seekers usually do better by targeting builders, utility and civil contractors, apartment operators, and service contractors before betting on pure manufacturing plants. The clearest near-term pockets are civil and infrastructure plus building operations. Tampa approved the $100.4 million South Howard flood project, including roughly 7,000 feet of stormwater conveyance, about 11,800 feet of water-main work, and roughly 3,200 feet of gravity sewer work, while Port Tampa Bay sought bids for an approximately 1,200-foot bulkhead project. On the private side, active employers in the sample include Garney, Greystar Real Estate Partners, Power Design, Comfort Systems USA, Siemens Energy, Bayonet Plumbing, and YMCA of the Suncoast. Manufacturing is present, but it looks narrower and more specialized. Tampa Brass & Aluminum said it would add 50 jobs tied to nondestructive testing, supervision, quality-control inspection, and welding inspection, which is a better clue to local factory opportunity than a generic production search.

Which employers are hiring the most Manufacturing, Construction & Field Services talent in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL?

Recent postings show the most activity from Garney (15 postings), Greystar Real Estate Partners, LLC (10 postings), Katalyst HealthCares & Life Sciences Inc. (10 postings), Power Design Inc. (10 postings), Comfort Systems USA, Inc. (10 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Manufacturing, Construction & Field Services roles in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL be done remotely?

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

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