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CNC Machinist Career Market Report 2026

1,232 active jobs. 305 companies. Median salary $54K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

1,232
Active Job Openings
305
Companies Hiring
$54K
Median Salary (US)
71%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The CNC Machinist market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 71% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $54K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $46K to $88K.

Supply Chain is the most-demanded skill at 10%

Forklift demand rose +4.9pp — fastest-growing skill

Globalhr leads hiring with 43 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Mid-Level → Senior (+$19K, +33%)

Salary increase: +$19K · Sample: Mid-Level → Senior

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 0% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Mid-Level56$48K$56K$86K
Junior35$41K$52K$75K
Senior30$46K$75K$96K
Entry-Level10$34K$35K$48K
Lead3$45K$62K$100K

What jumps out

Mid-Level → Senior: +$19K (33%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States196$54KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site6.0%
Remote1.4%
Hybrid0.1%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

Supply Chain
10%
Quality Control
8%
Robotics
5%
Quality Assurance
5%
Forklift
5%
Lean Manufacturing
5%
PLC Programming
4%
SolidWorks
4%
AI/LLM
4%
Logistics
3%

Skills on the Rise

Forklift ↑+4.9ppPLC Programming ↑+4.5ppSolidWorks ↑+3.9ppAI/LLM ↑+3.5pp

Declining in Demand

CNC ↓-85.0ppAttention to Detail ↓-13.1ppJournalism ↓-10.2ppSustainability ↓-9.1ppWelding ↓-6.6pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Globalhr433.5%
Gevernova383.1%
Regalrexnord373.0%
Jabil342.8%
Space x312.5%
Woodward282.3%
Smithsgroup262.1%
Moog211.7%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States670
United Kingdom21
Germany17
Canada14
Mexico12
India12
Singapore12
China12

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree76.5%669
Master's Degree7.8%68
Bachelor's Degree1.8%16
High School / GED0.9%8

Certifications

Forklift Certification (1%)

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