Industry report
Manufacturing Jobs: Salary, Trends & Opportunities
28 open positions · $93K median salary · 29% ghost risk
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Score my fit in manufacturingManufacturing snapshot
28open
$93K median posted pay
7 companies · 86% remote-friendly
71%
Not flagged
Where the openings are
Sales Manager7%
Assistant Vice President Freight And Logistics4%
Bookkeeper Remote4%
Caregiverhome Health Aide4%
Posted pay
Middle half of salaries$64K–$139K
Pay disclosed43%
The sector
What manufacturing hiring looks like right now
28 open manufacturing postings from 7 companies are in the pool today. Sales Manager is the biggest group at 2 postings, ahead of Assistant Vice President Freight And Logistics (1). SkillNex leads on volume with 16.
Of the 28 postings, 12 list pay (43%). The middle half runs $64K to $139K, with a median of $93K. 86% are flagged remote-friendly.
A company lands in this sector from its enrichment record, which tags the industry the employer operates in. Postings come from 4 job boards, refreshed every 2 hours, and the ghost, skill, and job-description figures below use the 41 manufacturing postings the scoring engine has already read.
Roles and pay
Top manufacturing roles by openings and salary
Bars show the middle half of posted pay for each role, drawn on one shared scale. Roles with fewer than 3 postings that list pay show no bar.
- 2 jobsPay not listed-
- Assistant Vice President Freight And Logistics1 jobPay not listed-
- Bookkeeper Remote1 jobPay not listed-
- Caregiverhome Health Aide1 jobPay not listed-
- Cyber Program Manager Ciso1 jobPay not listed-
- 1 jobPay not listed-
- Director Of Community Association Management Cam Central Rem1 jobPay not listed-
- Editor Academic Books Job In Wheaton Lilylifestyle Jobs1 jobPay not listed-
- Gyn Sales Specialist San Francisco Bay Area1 jobPay not listed-
- Industrial Account Manager Remote Western Michigan Northeast1 jobPay not listed-
Based on 28 open manufacturing postings, updated . The pool refreshes every 2 hours from 4 job boards.
Who is hiring
Companies hiring in manufacturing
Sorted by open roles. The ghost badge shows once a company has 2 or more scored postings.
SkillNex
16 open roles
Avg pay $99KLow ghost signalsStanley Black & Decker, Inc.
5 open roles
Avg pay $141KGhost signals: not enough dataCarrier
3 open roles
Avg pay $131KHigh ghost signalsAvery Dennison
1 open role
Pay not listedGhost signals: not enough dataCREO GROUP
1 open role
Avg pay $46KGhost signals: not enough dataGeneral Motors
1 open role
Pay not listedGhost signals: not enough dataSCM Group North America
1 open role
Pay not listedGhost signals: not enough data
Posting quality
Ghost job rate in manufacturing
29% of scored manufacturing postings land at a 50% ghost probability or higher, against 21% across every sector. Average probability here is 26%.
The score rolls up posting age, missing pay, vague descriptions, reposting, and applicant volume. It marks a pattern and does not confirm any single listing is fake.
Lowest average ghost signals among manufacturing employers with 3+ scored postings: SkillNex (20%).
Market health
How the manufacturing market is holding up
Posting volume, last 90 days
Growing: 17 postings in the newer half against 1 in the older half. Counts scored postings by posted date, closed ones included.
- Remote-friendly
- 86%
- Pay disclosed
- 43%
- Realistic job descriptions
- 0%
- 18 scored
- Salary trend
- Not shown. The pool has no pay history for this sector yet.
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Manufacturing jobs: questions
How many manufacturing jobs are open right now?
28 active manufacturing postings from 7 companies are tracked today. 86% are flagged remote-friendly. The pool refreshes every 2 hours from 4 job boards.
What do manufacturing jobs pay?
Among 12 manufacturing postings that list pay, the median is $93K and the middle half runs $64K to $139K. 43% of manufacturing postings disclose a salary, so treat the figures as the visible slice.
Which roles hire most in manufacturing?
Sales Manager (2), Assistant Vice President Freight And Logistics (1), Bookkeeper Remote (1), and Caregiverhome Health Aide (1) lead the open postings. Sales Manager accounts for 7% of the sector's listings.
How common are ghost jobs in manufacturing?
29% of the 28 scored manufacturing postings carry a ghost probability of 50% or higher. Across all sectors the share is 21%. A high score marks listing patterns such as age, missing pay, and reposting. It does not prove the role is fake.
Is the manufacturing job market growing?
Posting volume looks growing over the last 90 days: 17 postings in the newer half of the window against 1 in the older half (+1600%). This counts postings ShouldApply has scored, not every listing on the web.