What Mississippi plant jobs ask for, and what moves pay
Findings from 125 live postings on manufacturers' own careers sites in Mississippi, 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 Mississippi asks for 5+ years, and 41% require a degree outright. The skills named most are Team leadership, Root cause, Tooling.
- Team leadershipnamed in 46% of postingsTop
- Root causenamed in 32% of postings
- Toolingnamed in 26% of postings
- PLCnamed in 22% of postings
- Automationnamed in 20% of postings
- Leannamed in 19% of postings
- Six Sigma / belt11% of postings
- Travel stated6% of postings
Based on 125 postings. Link to this finding
Unusual opportunities worth a look
Perks and openings most plant postings don't offer, and how many in Mississippi do right now.
- Paid relocation4 postings (3%)
- Formal training program9 postings (7%)
- Stated promotion path27 postings (22%)Top
- Tuition help12 postings (10%)
- New plant or launch6 postings (5%)
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- 1st Shift-Production Supervisor-Vicksburg, MS · Tyson Foods · Vicksburg Plant - Vicksburg, MS
Based on 125 postings. Link to this finding
The best-paying open roles right now
The highest posted ranges for engineering-level plant roles in Mississippi.
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- Mechanical Maintenance Engineer · Eaton · Jackson, MS · $94k–$123k
Based on 7 postings. Link to this finding
How often a degree is required
41% of plant postings in Mississippi require a degree outright.
Based on 125 postings. Link to this finding
Off-shift and weekend coverage
17% of plant postings in Mississippi mention off-shift, weekend or on-call coverage.
Based on 125 postings. Link to this finding
Physical demands
22% of plant postings in Mississippi state a lifting requirement.
Based on 125 postings. Link to this finding
1 more findings for Mississippi
- Clearance and export-control roles
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Source and method
- Source
- ShopFloorJobs analysis of 125 live plant job postings from 53 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 Mississippi plant jobs ask for, and what moves pay," Week of October 19, 2026. https://shopfloorjobs.com/reports/insights?state=mississippi
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