What Florida plant jobs ask for, and what moves pay
Findings from 295 live postings on manufacturers' own careers sites in Florida, week of October 19, 2026. Each one shows how many postings it rests on; anything with too few is left out.
What most plant jobs ask for
The typical plant posting in Florida asks for 5+ years, and 44% require a degree outright. The skills named most are Root cause, Team leadership, Lean.
- Root causenamed in 39% of postingsTop
- Team leadershipnamed in 34% of postings
- Leannamed in 32% of postings
- New product launchnamed in 24% of postings
- Six Sigmanamed in 21% of postings
- Toolingnamed in 19% of postings
- Six Sigma / belt22% of postings
- Travel stated14% of postings
Based on 295 postings. Link to this finding
Unusual opportunities worth a look
Perks and openings most plant postings don't offer, and how many in Florida do right now.
- Paid relocation13 postings (4%)
- Formal training program16 postings (5%)
- Stated promotion path57 postings (19%)Top
- Tuition help33 postings (11%)
- New plant or launch5 postings (2%)
- Hybrid or remote days11 postings (4%)
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- Mid-Level P-8 Maintenance Technician - Canada · Boeing · NAS Jacksonville, FL
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The best-paying open roles right now
The highest posted ranges for engineering-level plant roles in Florida.
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- Senior Manufacturing Engineer · Stryker · Fort Lauderdale, FL · $135k–$197k
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Skills that come as a package
When a posting names Six Sigma, 92% of the time it also names Lean. Put pairs like these side by side on your résumé.
- Six Sigma → Lean92% (56 postings)Top
Based on 295 postings. Link to this finding
How often a degree is required
44% of plant postings in Florida require a degree outright. Highest in aerospace & defense (75%), lowest in industrial (38%).
- Aerospace & defense75% of 75 postingsTop
- Industrial38% of 148 postings
Based on 295 postings. Link to this finding
Off-shift and weekend coverage
30% of plant postings in Florida mention off-shift, weekend or on-call coverage. Highest in industrial (32%), lowest in aerospace & defense (23%).
- Industrial32% of 148 postingsTop
- Aerospace & defense23% of 75 postings
Based on 295 postings. Link to this finding
3 more findings for Florida
- Physical demands
- Clearance and export-control roles
- How much travel
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Source and method
- Source
- ShopFloorJobs analysis of 295 live plant job postings from 137 manufacturers' own careers sites (Workday, SuccessFactors, Oracle, iCIMS, Greenhouse and others), not job boards.
- Collected
- Week of October 19, 2026. Postings are re-checked daily; closed roles drop out.
- Method
- Pay is the middle of each posting's listed range for engineer and senior engineer levels, compared within the same team so a different mix of teams can't create a gap. Rates count postings that state the item. Correlation, not cause; findings with too few postings are left out.
Cite this report
ShopFloorJobs, "What Florida plant jobs ask for, and what moves pay," Week of October 19, 2026. https://shopfloorjobs.com/reports/insights?state=florida
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