2026 Manufacturing Entry-level Jobs in Maryland
People often express an interest in entry-level jobs in manufacturing without fully realizing the many fields and industries which these jobs encompass. Just to give you an understanding of how vast the manufacturing field is, you should know that, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are currently more than 11,988 individuals working within the industry and there are twenty-one recognized subsectors of the manufacturing industry as a whole. It is vital that you have a fairly good idea of what jobs in manufacturing you are interested in before you start the job search. One manufacturing entry-level job that may interest you is food manufacturer. These professionals are responsible for working directly with agricultural suppliers and for turning animal products and vegetable products into the food we eat every day. This subsector includes bakers, production line supervisors and managers, batchmakers, packing operators, filling machine operators, slaughterers, and meatpackers. As you might expect, average salaries cover a wide range within the food manufacturing industry, but most professionals earn somewhere between $25,010 per year and $51,510 per year. If you’re not interested in working with food specifically, there are also manufacturing jobs in the beverage and tobacco industries. Positions available include drivers, sales personnel, industrial production managers, laborers, sales representatives, machine setters, and many more. Again, salary ranges are widely varied, with most employees earning between $28,650 per year and $100,690 per year. And, of course, there are many other subsectors of the industry to consider, including textile mills and apparel manufacturing, paper manufacturing, chemical manufacturing, and so many more.
Manufacturing Engineer
Client Partner - Manufacturing
$275,000-$275,000 per year
Safety Coordinator- Manufacturing Facility
Production Luthier / Guitar Manufacturing Specialist
Assistant Glass Blower -- Scientific Glass Manufacturing
Machine Shop Lead
Quality Inspector / Quality Technician
Machine Operator
Buyer
Exercise Science / Exercise Physiologist / Kinesiologist / Athletic Trainer -Ergonomics Industrial Injury Prevention (ATC, OT, PT, CEAS)
$37-$37
Quality Control Technician
Manager of Communications
Electrical Engineer
Production Technician Level 1 Second Shift
Process Engineer
Industrial Maintenance Mechanic
Industrial Painter
Fabrication Operator
Controls Engineer Sr.
Production Line Worker Machine Operator Packaging Facility
Maintenance Mechanic
CAD Technician
$60,000-$62,000 per year
Electrical Engineer (MIL-STD Electrical Connectors)
Hose Installation Technician
2nd Shift Production Worker
Automotive Spray / Under Coat Technician
Onsite Staffing Specialist (Bilingual)
Corporate Attorney (Frederick)
Production Planner
Injury Prevention Specialist / Ergonomics
Sr. Manager, Finance (Pricing & Estimating)
$165,000 per year
Controller
Plant Process Engineer
Sign Maker
Electrical Engineer (Temp)
Machine operator
Prelim/Prepress Operator 1.
$19-$19
Project & Logistics Analyst
Patient Access Associate - Rotating
Medical Supply Account Manager (MSAM)
Mechanical Engineer (Contract)
1st Shift - Clamp Operator (Front Half / Back Half)
Electrical Engineer (Top Secret Clearance)
$125,000 per year
Computer Aided Designer
Quality Engineer, Supplier Development
$120,000 per year
Mechanic- Days
Production Supervisor
Production Supervisor
Production Supervisor
Salesforce Technical Lead - Remote
Steel Tube Mill Operator
Maintenance Supervisor
Senior Intelligence Analyst
Commercial Inspector
Commercial Inspector
Filler/Helper-Nights- C Crew
Safety Supervisor
Antenna Assembler
Sales & Marketing Coordinator
Customer Service & Sales Support
Machine Operator- Night Shift- D
Machine Operator- Day Shift- B
Machine Operator- Day Shift- B
Site Support Representative
Machine Operator- Filling- Day Shift- A
Machine Operator- Filling- Day Shift- A
Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer – Laser Systems
$140,000 per year
Employee Relations Specialist (Bilingual)
Program Manager
Radio Frequency (RF) Engineer
$130,000-$160,000 per year















