500+ Manufacturing & Construction Jobs in Washington, DC

The best local government pay anchor is $31.79 an hour for construction and extraction work in the metro, and Washington-area wages and salaries rose 3.8% over the 12 months ended March 2026. The local posting sample skews higher because it includes many management-heavy roles: salary-listed postings center on about $97k to $136k, while hourly postings center on about $25 to $35 an hour.

Full July 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 424 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $50,908 at the 25th percentile, $60,050 at the median and $69,358 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 10, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Balanced market | next 3-6 months

This is a balanced market overall, with real openings but a higher bar than the headline activity may suggest. We observed more than 7,900 postings across more than 2,100 companies over the last 90 days, and about 60% of that demand sits in construction, with hiring spread across a fragmented employer base rather than one dominant company. Local pay pressure is still real—Washington-area wages and salaries rose 3.8% over the year ended March 2026—but the backdrop is softer, with metro unemployment at 4.1%, District employment down 2.0553% year-over-year, and broader regional job losses tied partly to federal cuts likely making employers choosier.

Best positioned: Mid-career applicants who can show project management, troubleshooting, safety compliance, and blueprint-reading experience—especially for civil infrastructure, utility, or building-systems work—have the best odds right now.

Main caution: Do not mistake the metro's high posted salary bands for easy pay: most hands-on hourly roles cluster around about $25 to $35 an hour, and about 85% of local roles are on-site.

From the July 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 544 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Cbre: 40 open roles
2. Bozzuto: 22 open roles
3. Greystar Real Estate Partners, LLC: 19 open roles
4. Avalon Communities LLC: 14 open roles
5. Equityapartments: 12 open roles
6. Greystar Worldwide, LLC: 8 open roles
7. CBRE, Inc.: 7 open roles
8. CBRE, Inc.: 7 open roles
9. Comstock Companies: 7 open roles
10. Cogent Analytics: 6 open roles

Where the openings are

• Washington: 92
• Baltimore: 74
• Alexandria: 26
• Arlington: 21
• Manassas: 18
• Columbia: 15
• Fairfax: 13
• Leesburg: 13

Work arrangement

on-site 511 (98%), hybrid 9 (2%), remote 2 (0%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is concentrated first in construction-led employers. In the local posting sample, about 60% of demand sits in construction, with engineering, government or public sector, real estate, and civil engineering forming smaller but still meaningful pockets. The live Alexandria workforce board reinforces that pattern with a civil-infrastructure construction project manager opening at Transurban and a Washington Gas posting in Alexandria. Second, field-service and operations-adjacent work looks healthier than office-ground-up commercial work. The same workforce board shows a Morgan Group hiring event for warehouse production associates, while the DC Infrastructure Academy is adding a new training facility oriented to utility, energy-efficiency, and transportation or logistics work. By contrast, D.C. office-market conditions are weak: commercial vacancy exceeds 22% and new office construction has stopped, so candidates tied only to office build-outs should expect fewer easy openings. Manufacturing is the least clear segment locally. BLS tracks manufacturing in the metro, but the retrieved metro industry profile did not expose a clean current employment count, so any plant-floor reading should be treated as directional rather than complete.

• Civil infrastructure and utility projects (high): This is the clearest live local lane, supported by Transurban's civil-infrastructure project-management opening and a Washington Gas posting in Alexandria.
• Large engineering and enterprise contractors (high): Named employers such as Jacobs Engineering Group, M.C. Dean, Amazon.com Inc., and WSP Global Inc. appear among the most active local hirers, and about 35% of postings in the sample come from enterprise employers.
• Warehouse production and logistics support (moderate): Alexandria's workforce board showed current warehouse production hiring, and local training investment is pointed at transportation and logistics pathways.
• Office-centered commercial construction (limited): This is the weakest visible lane because D.C. commercial vacancy exceeds 22% and new office construction is effectively paused.

Where to focus: Prioritize civil infrastructure, utilities, building systems, and contractor roles that combine project coordination with hands-on field execution.

Roles worth searching next

• Facilities or building operations coordinator: Real-estate-related demand is a visible slice of the local market, and building-automation knowledge can raise your value in smart-building environments.
• Logistics coordinator or warehouse lead: Local signals include warehouse production hiring in Alexandria and workforce investment tied to transportation and logistics pathways.
• Project coordinator or estimator: Project management and construction management are among the most-requested local skills, and civil infrastructure recruiting is visibly active.
• Quality assurance or quality control coordinator: Quality control appears in the local skill mix, and production-support hiring is visible locally.

What postings ask for

• Project management (premium | immediate): It is the strongest visible local skill signal, appearing in about 20% of postings, and it travels across construction, utility, and engineering-contractor work. Who: Mid-career tradespeople, foremen, site leads, and career switchers from operations.
• Safety compliance (table_stakes | immediate): Safety compliance shows up repeatedly in the local skill mix, which matters in a market dominated by on-site work. Who: Everyone applying into field, maintenance, warehouse, or site-based roles.
• Blueprint reading (differentiator | immediate): Blueprint reading is among the most-requested local hard skills, which makes it a practical screening advantage for field and project roles. Who: Entry-level candidates trying to stand out and mid-career applicants moving toward lead responsibilities.
• Troubleshooting (differentiator | immediate): Troubleshooting appears prominently in local postings and is one of the clearest crossovers between maintenance, utility, and field-service work. Who: Technicians, mechanics, maintenance candidates, and career switchers with repair or diagnostic experience.
• Automation, robotics, and PLC knowledge (premium | long-term): Industrial skills such as automation, robotics, PLCs, and complex mechanical systems are becoming more valuable for long-term career security in skilled trades. Who: Manufacturing, maintenance, and building-systems candidates planning for the next role after this one.
• Niagara 4 certification (premium | near-term): Niagara 4 is described as the single most impactful certification move for salary potential in building automation systems. Who: HVAC controls, BAS/BMS, facilities-tech, and smart-building candidates.

Questions about this market

What do Manufacturing, Construction & Field Services roles pay in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV?

The best local government pay anchor is $31.79 an hour for construction and extraction work in the metro, and Washington-area wages and salaries rose 3.8% over the 12 months ended March 2026. The local posting sample skews higher because it includes many management-heavy roles: salary-listed postings center on about $97k to $136k, while hourly postings center on about $25 to $35 an hour. This is a better-paying market than many metros, but living costs run 8.88% above the national baseline, so a good nominal offer can still feel tight unless it comes with overtime, vehicle support, or a manager-level title.

Where is demand for Manufacturing, Construction & Field Services roles in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV concentrated?

Real opportunity is concentrated first in construction-led employers. In the local posting sample, about 60% of demand sits in construction, with engineering, government or public sector, real estate, and civil engineering forming smaller but still meaningful pockets. The live Alexandria workforce board reinforces that pattern with a civil-infrastructure construction project manager opening at Transurban and a Washington Gas posting in Alexandria. Second, field-service and operations-adjacent work looks healthier than office-ground-up commercial work. The same workforce board shows a Morgan Group hiring event for warehouse production associates, while the DC Infrastructure Academy is adding a new training facility oriented to utility, energy-efficiency, and transportation or logistics work. By contrast, D.C. office-market conditions are weak: commercial vacancy exceeds 22% and new office construction has stopped, so candidates tied only to office build-outs should expect fewer easy openings. Manufacturing is the least clear segment locally. BLS tracks manufacturing in the metro, but the retrieved metro industry profile did not expose a clean current employment count, so any plant-floor reading should be treated as directional rather than complete.

Which employers are hiring the most Manufacturing, Construction & Field Services talent in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV?

Recent postings show the most activity from Jacobs Engineering Group (200 postings), M.C. Dean, Inc. (125 postings), Amazon.com Inc. (100 postings), WSP Global Inc. (100 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Manufacturing, Construction & Field Services roles in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 10% hybrid, with 85% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

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