Hiring trends by industry

Shipbuilding hiring trends

1,758 new job posts in the Shipbuilding industry in the last 90 days from 38 hiring companies - tracked monthly from job posts sourced directly from company career sites.

591

New in the last 30 days

6,202

New in the last 12 months

4%

Remote or hybrid (90 days)

$68,000

Median advertised salary

In short

How many jobs were posted in the Shipbuilding industry last month?
607 new job posts in October 2026, up 5% from the month before.
Is hiring in the Shipbuilding industry going up or down?
New job posts in the last three completed months were up 16% compared with the three months before (1,764 vs. 1,524).
Which roles are most in demand in the Shipbuilding industry?
Most job posts in the last 90 days: Engineer (232), Specialist (154) and Manager (144).
Which companies are hiring the most in the Shipbuilding industry?
In the last 90 days: General Dynamics - Bath Iron Works (188), Damen (142) and Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. (135).
How common is remote work in the Shipbuilding industry?
4% of job posts in the Shipbuilding industry in the last 90 days offer remote or hybrid work.
What is the median advertised salary in the Shipbuilding industry?
$68,000 per year (USD) across 1,640 job posts with disclosed pay in the last 12 months.

New job posts per month

Last month up 5% vs. the month before.

Top roles (90 days)

Companies with the most posts

  • General Dynamics - Bath Iron Works 188
  • Damen 142
  • Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. 135
  • Austal USA 122
  • General Dynamics NASSCO 120
  • Contest Group 110
  • Navantia UK 105
  • Godfrey Marine 90
  • Seaspan ULC 83
  • Royal IHC 67

Top countries (90 days)

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Filter by the hiring company's industry with company_industry_id=98 (access pro and up), and combine it with location, title, remote, seniority, salary or date filters.

Example request
curl -H "Authorization: Api-Key YOUR_API_KEY" "https://jobdataapi.com/api/jobs/?company_industry_id=98&max_age=30"

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Counts cover jobs from active companies by publish date; monthly bars show completed calendar months. Updated Nov 12, 2026 · Markdown version

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