Machinist market brief · Houston, TX
Machinist Jobs in Houston, TX
170 machinist openings are live in the Houston, TX area from 84 employers, led by NOV, RMS Bay Area Blvd, and Markem-Imaje Corporation. Journeyman roles are the largest group, at 34% of openings.
Data updated Oct 12, 2026
Role and market snapshot
A quick read on demand before you open the live listings
Tracked jobs
- 170
- Live machinist openings currently tracked in the Houston market.
Companies hiring
- 84
- Distinct employers represented in this publishable market view.
Median compensation
- Not published
- Not enough employers here disclose pay to publish a local median, so none is shown.
Market analysis
Role-specific demand, level, employer, and compensation signals for this local market
Start with the level mix, then compare current demand, compensation coverage, and employer concentration before opening the live listings.
Level mix
Career ladder
Houston is journeyman-heavy for machinist roles: 45% of currently tracked openings with a derived level sit at journeyman. Apprentice openings exist, but they are a smaller slice of the market.
30-day window
Demand and salary
Current jobs
170
Hiring employers
84
Salary coverage
23%
Median experience
3.0 years
Within this market
Employer tier lens
Startups & growing teams
89
28 companies · $41,600 median
Established employers
18
15 companies
Top of market
6
5 companies
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- Open live machinist listings in Houston
- Compare the level mix before narrowing your search
- Use employer and compensation signals to prioritize outreach
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Use the signal
The best next step is opening the roles behind the aggregate: compare machinist opportunities in Houston, save the strongest fits, and keep the market signal close while you apply.
- 170 live roles tracked in this market.
- 84 employers represented in the current window.
- Market data refreshed Oct 12, 2026.
A practical market plan for Machinist in Houston
Use this sequence to move from aggregate labor-market data to a focused application list.
- 01
Read the demand
170 machinist openings across 84 employers establish the current Houston opportunity set.
- 02
Choose the right rung
Journeyman leads the derived level mix with 58 tracked openings.
- 03
Prioritize employers
NOV is one of the most active visible employers, with 27 current openings in this market view.
- 04
Open the live roles
24 representative openings connect this brief to jobs you can review now.
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Where this market is hiring
Move from the Houston market view into active employers and representative machinist openings
Employer activity · 84 companies
Who is hiring in this market
The most active visible employers, ordered by openings represented in the current market sample.
Live opportunity sample · 24 of 170 matches
Representative openings
Open a role to inspect the full requirements. Compensation appears only when the listing provides usable salary data.
More machinist openings in Houston
- CNC Machinist II · Precision Fluorocarbon Inc.
- CNC Machinist II · Precision Fluorocarbon Inc.
- Manual Machinist · Ruhrpumpen
- Closing Machine Operator · WireCoWorldGroup
- CNC Machinist 2 · Colt
- CNC Laser Operator · HJ Staffing
- Machine Operator I (3rd Shift - Set Up Crew) · Schwan's Company
- Machine Operator II (3rd shift - Set Up Crew) · Schwan's Company
- Lead Machine Operator - 3rd shift · KIK Consumer Products
- Machine Operator · Greif
- Machine Operator Day Shift · Cornerstone Building Brands
- Machine Operator 2nd Shift · Cornerstone Building Brands
- Machine Operator · Whirlwind Steel Buildings Inc
- CNC Mill Machinist · EnerStaff LLC
- Machinist II · Amentum
- Machinist III · Amentum
Machinist jobs in Houston: what applicants need to know
Current answers for a difficult AI-era job search, grounded in this publishable role and location market view rather than generic career advice.
- 01
How many machinist jobs are open in Houston?
Metaintro tracks 170 live machinist openings from 84 employers in the Houston, TX area over the last 30 days.
- 02
Which experience level has the most machinist openings in Houston?
Journeyman roles lead with 58 openings. Experience level is known for 75% of this market's listings.
- 03
Which companies are hiring for machinist jobs in Houston?
NOV, RMS Bay Area Blvd, Markem-Imaje Corporation, and Smiths Group have the most open machinist roles here right now, out of 84 hiring employers.
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Compare nearby cities, adjacent roles, and publishable level views without leaving the live jobs cluster
Nearby cities
Compare Machinist demand around Houston.
Related roles
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Level views
Narrow the market to experience levels with enough reliable data.