2026 Manufacturing Entry-level Jobs in Minnesota
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
$80,000-$95,000 per year
Panel Shop Manufacturing Supervisor
Machinist - Plastics Manufacturing - Base Salary to 30.00/hour - Chaska, MN
Entry Level Light Manufacturing (Optical)-3rd Shift Full Time
$18-$18
Entry Level Light Manufacturing (Optical)- 2nd Shift Full Time
$18-$18
Mold Maker - Plastics Manufacturing - Base Salary to 60.00/hour - Chaska, MN
Sales and Application Specialist in Machining and Manufacturing
Buyer
$75,000-$82,000 per year
Office Administrator
Industrial Helper
Customer Service & Sales Representative – B2B
$65,000-$75,000 per year
Production
Master Scheduler
$100,000-$120,000 per year
Estimator-Unitized Curtain Wall
Quality Assurance Manager
Regional Sales Manager
$100,000-$110,000 per year
Specialty Department Operator I, II, III - COPY
Specialty Department Operator I, II, III
Supplier Quality Engineer
$81,000-$92,000 per year
Skilled Machine Operator I, II, III - COPY
Skilled Machine Operator I, II, III
Maintenance Supervisor - 2nd Shift
Application Engineer
$75,000-$100,000 per year
Test Engineer
Cable Designer
Sr Design Engineer
$110,000-$140,000 per year
Supplier Quality Engineer II
Buyer
Sales & Office Coordinator
R&D Engineering Manager
$150,000-$195,000 per year
Quality Engineer
Software Engineer II – Embedded Systems
$100,000-$130,000 per year
Senior Power Electronics Engineer
$110,000-$160,000 per year
Industrial Network Technician
$25-$25
PCB Designer
Electronics Engineer II (Power Design)
$85,000-$95,000 per year
Design Drafter
Software Engineer Embedded Systems & Product Development
$90,000-$140,000 per year
Senior Electronics Engineer, Hardware & PCB
$80,000-$95,000 per year
Senior Mechanical Engineer
$110,000-$125,000 per year
Software Support Engineer
$100,000-$130,000 per year
Program Manager
Senior Embedded Systems Engineer
$110,000-$125,000 per year
Supervisor of Warehouse Cargo Services
Material Handler
Print Production Specialist
$48,500-$48,500 per year
Senior Business Analyst
Screen Printing Manager
Production Planner
2nd Shift Maintenance Technician
FSQ Manager
$85,000-$85,000 per year
Quality Manager
Electro-Mechanical Engineer
Engineering Technician
Production Crew Member
PATIENT REGISTRATION REPRESENTATIVE - ED
Powder Coater —$500 Sign-On Bonus (No experience required)
Mechanical Technician II
Hardware Engineering Manager
$120,000-$120,000 per year
Continuous Improvement Program Manager
PICU RN FT Days - $10k SIGN ON BONUS FOR 2+ YRS EXPERIENCED NURSES
EHS Coordinator
$80,000-$80,000 per year
Technical Recruiter
$80,000-$120,000 per year
Maintenance Mechanic
Machine Maintenance Specialist
Adjunct: English
Sr Design Engineer
Senior Systems Engineer
$125,000-$140,000 per year
Principal Solution Architect
Customer Service Representative
Customer Service Representative
Extrusion Machine Operator- 2nd shift
Principal R&D Engineer
$120,000-$145,000 per year








