2026 Manufacturing Entry-level Jobs in New York
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 - Quality Control & R&D
Manufacturing Quality Specialist (Consumer Products)
Principal Business Process Expert (Life Sciences, Autonomous Regulated Manufacturing)
Sales, Estimating & Drawing Manager
Maintenance Planner
VP of Sales
Mechanical HVAC Design Engineer - 5 - 10 years
Equipment Sales
Purchasing Agent
President
CMMS Coordinator
Sales Representative
Business Development Manager
VP of Wholesale & Off-Price Retail Sales (Galtsand)
PUMA Visual Merchandiser
Jr. Sales Representative
Mgr Materials
Packing Pro - Tier 3 (Fish Cutter / Sanitation / Production)
Control Engineer
Business Development Associate
Jewelry CAD designer
Executive Assistant
PLC Controls Technician
Sales Trainee - Access Equipment - Northeast
Quality & Operations Coordinator
Business Processes Principal Consultant
Senior Electrical Engineer SCADA
Forklift Operator
Fund Services Plus Senior Associate - SBIC
Management Consulting Senior Associate, Life Sciences Advisory
High-Volume Production Prep Cook / Assembler
Product Designer - Hardlines
Tax Associate, International Indirect Tax | Summer/Fall 2027
Business Processes Chief Consultant
Robot Technician
Creative Repair Specialist
Commercial Refrigeration Technician
Robotics Field Engineer
Maintenance Coordinator - CMMS - Wed-Sun 12pm-8pm - Brooklyn
Quality Manager
Wrought Iron Fabricator
Blue Yonder Consultant
Account Executive - SAP Next Gen - Academy for Customer Success - New York (Hybrid)
Director Of Operation / COO
Mechanical Engineer, NY
Senior Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations Functional Consultant
Driver CDL
Director of Warehouse Operations & Leadership
$250,000 per year
Sales Development Representative
Head of eCommerce
Customer Success Manager (CSM) - SAP Next Gen - SAP Academy for Customer Success - New York (Hybrid)
Reprographics Associate
$18-$18
Account Manager - Records Management
Account Manager –Apparel, NYC
Hospitality Associate
$17-$17
Presentation Designer - Investment Banking (Hybrid)
$24-$24
Office Services Associate
$43,680-$43,680 per year
Receptionist
$16-$16


















