What New York plant jobs ask for, and what moves pay
Findings from 337 live postings on manufacturers' own careers sites in New York, 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 New York asks for 5+ years, and 50% require a degree outright. The skills named most are Team leadership, Root cause, Lean.
- Team leadershipnamed in 34% of postings
- Root causenamed in 34% of postings
- Leannamed in 26% of postings
- Six Sigmanamed in 19% of postings
- Automationnamed in 17% of postings
- Toolingnamed in 16% of postings
- Six Sigma / belt19% of postings
- Travel stated7% of postings
Based on 337 postings. Link to this finding
Unusual opportunities worth a look
Perks and openings most plant postings don't offer, and how many in New York do right now.
- Paid relocation29 postings (9%)
- Formal training program17 postings (5%)
- Stated promotion path68 postings (20%)Top
- Tuition help63 postings (19%)
- New plant or launch4 postings (1%)
- Hybrid or remote days9 postings (3%)
- Sign-on bonus6 postings (2%)
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- Senior Manufacturing Engineer · Moog · Buffalo, NY
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The best-paying open roles right now
The highest posted ranges for engineering-level plant roles in New York.
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- Program Quality Engineer · BAE Systems · Endicott, NY · $141k–$247k
Based on 84 postings. Link to this finding
What experience is worth
Postings asking 8+ years list a typical base 20% above those asking 0–2 years.
- 0–2 years$100k typical base (15 postings)
- 5–7 years$116k typical base (27 postings)
- 8+ years$120k typical base (15 postings)Top
Based on 70 postings. Link to this finding
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% (58 postings)Top
- PLC → Automation50% (27 postings)
Based on 337 postings. Link to this finding
5 more findings for New York
- How often a degree is required
- Off-shift and weekend coverage
- Physical demands
- Clearance and export-control roles
- How much travel
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Source and method
- Source
- ShopFloorJobs analysis of 337 live plant job postings from 99 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 New York plant jobs ask for, and what moves pay," Week of October 19, 2026. https://shopfloorjobs.com/reports/insights?state=new-york
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