Manufacturing
IT staffing for manufacturers
Manufacturing is now the second-largest industry for tech job postings in the US, with 35,596 in September 2026. Yet only about 12% of manufacturers use AI so far, according to the Census Bureau. The catch-up is starting, and it needs IT people who understand plants, not just offices.
Who we serve
Roles we place
| Role family | In demand here |
|---|---|
| Networking | Network engineers who keep machines and office laptops apart |
| Cybersecurity | OT and industrial security analysts |
| Enterprise applications | SAP S/4HANA, Epicor, Plex and Dynamics specialists; ERP analysts |
| Data and AI | Data engineers for quality and maintenance data |
| Software and applications | Embedded engineers for defense and industrial devices |
| IT support | Plant help desk on every shift |
What AI is changing
Predictive maintenance, camera-based quality inspection and AI inside the ERP all depend on data from machines that were never designed to be online. That puts plant networks and their security at the center of the IT job.
By the numbers
Sources: CompTIA, Oct 2026, Census Bureau via Minneapolis Fed.
Questions
Do we need IT on second shift?
If the line stops when a scanner or terminal fails, yes. A contractor covering second shift is often cheaper than one lost hour of production.
Who should own the plant network?
Maintenance owns the machines; IT owns how they connect. Write it down before something breaks.