Machine Operator job postings: what employers ask for (2026)
This page reads every active posting whose normalized title is Machine Operator across the ten boards JobsPipe collects and reports what those employers ask for: the seniority they target, whether the role is remote, whether pay is disclosed, the skills named in the text, and the industries, countries and company sizes behind the postings.
<0.5% of these postings are marked remote, 25.1% state a salary or range, the most common seniority label is entry level at 25.7%. Postings with no seniority label are counted in the denominator, so the seniority shares do not sum to one.
Who the postings are aimed at
Seniority is read from the posting’s own label where one exists. Postings without a label stay in the denominator, so these shares describe how often each level is stated, not the full mix.
- Entry level25.7%
- Mid level2.7%
- Senior2.6%
Skills named in the text
Each posting counts once per skill its text names, so the shares overlap. The API filter skills_or returns the postings behind any bar.
- communication22.3%
- attention-to-detail20.7%
- teamwork15.1%
- compliance15.1%
- lean-manufacturing15.0%
- forklift12.2%
- quality-assurance10.9%
- gmp10.3%
- cnc10.0%
- leadership8.6%
- adaptability7.8%
- compensation-and-benefits6.1%
Functions employers are hiring for
- Manufacturing63.5%
- Management and Manufacturing29.9%
- Engineering and Information Technology2.3%
- Other1.7%
- Production0.8%
- Engineering0.6%
Industries behind the postings
Industry is the employer’s ISIC division where it is known. The filter isic_division_or reproduces each row.
- Food manufacturing6.8%
- Machinery6.5%
- Chemicals4.3%
- Metal products3.5%
- Employment and staffing3.4%
- Electrical equipment3.3%
- Information services2.7%
- Motor vehicles1.8%
Where the postings are
- United States60.8%
- Germany12.4%
- Brazil10.2%
- Netherlands4.3%
- Canada2.5%
- France1.9%
- India1.1%
- United Kingdom1.0%
Company size
Employee count comes from the employer record where it is known; postings from companies without a known size are excluded from this cut.
- 1-50 employees9.0%
- 51-200 employees3.8%
- 201-1000 employees7.1%
- 1000+ employees25.9%
Employment type
- Full-time90.1%
- Internship1.6%
FAQ
What share of machine operator job postings are remote?+
<0.5% of the active postings on this page carry a remote flag. The flag is read from the posting itself, so hybrid roles that never say remote are counted as on-site. Filter the API with remote set to true and the same scope to reproduce the figure.
How many machine operator postings disclose salary?+
25.1% state a salary or a range in the posting text or structured fields. Disclosure varies more by board and by jurisdiction than by role, so compare the figure with the board-level shares on the sources pages before reading it as a market signal.
Which skills appear most in machine operator postings?+
The most named skills are communication (22.3%), attention-to-detail (20.7%), teamwork (15.1%), compliance (15.1%), lean-manufacturing (15.0%). Skills are extracted from the posting text against a curated lexicon, and a posting counts once per skill it names, so the shares overlap.
Which industries hire the most machine operator roles?+
By ISIC division, the largest shares are Food manufacturing (6.8%), Machinery (6.5%), Chemicals (4.3%). Industry is resolved from the employer's classification where known, and postings without a classification are excluded from this cut.
Which functions are employers in Machine Operator hiring for?+
The largest functions by share of postings are Manufacturing (63.5%), Management and Manufacturing (29.9%), Engineering and Information Technology (2.3%), Other (1.7%). Function is assigned from the normalized title and the posting text.
Where do these numbers come from?+
From JobsPipe's live index of postings on the ten boards it collects, deduplicated by posting id and counted on 2026-09-09. Only shares are published; the underlying counts stay private. Every figure can be reproduced against the JobsPipe API with the filters shown on this page.
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