Machinist market brief · Salt Lake City, UT
Machinist Jobs in Salt Lake City, UT
82 machinist openings are live in the Salt Lake City, UT area from 51 employers, led by Edwards Lifesciences, Karman Space & Defense, and ALPLA. The middle half of posted salaries runs $41,600–$59,800 a year (median $45,760), from the 57% of listings that disclose pay.
Data updated Nov 5, 2026
Role and market snapshot
A quick read on demand before you open the live listings
Tracked jobs
- 82
- Live machinist openings currently tracked in the Salt Lake City market.
Companies hiring
- 51
- Distinct employers represented in this publishable market view.
Median compensation
- $45,760
- 57% of listings provide usable compensation data.
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
Level coverage is 52%. Counts remain visible, but fit guidance stays withheld until at least 60% of listings have a reliable level signal.
30-day window
Demand and salary
Current jobs
82
Hiring employers
51
Salary coverage
57%
Median experience
4.0 years
Within this market
Employer tier lens
Startups & growing teams
41
26 companies · $44,400 median
Established employers
20
12 companies · $60,320 median
Top of market
6
5 companies
Coverage-gated
Salary distribution
P25
$41,600
P50
$45,760
P75
$59,800
P90
$66,679
Salary figures use annualized USD posted minimum compensation from listings in this market. An employer that posts the same pay on many listings counts once, and figures render only when enough distinct employers disclose pay.
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Move from aggregate demand to the live roles hiring in this market now.
- Open live machinist listings in Salt Lake City
- 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 Salt Lake City, save the strongest fits, and keep the market signal close while you apply.
- 82 live roles tracked in this market.
- 51 employers represented in the current window.
- Market data refreshed Nov 5, 2026.
A practical market plan for Machinist in Salt Lake City
Use this sequence to move from aggregate labor-market data to a focused application list.
- 01
Read the demand
82 machinist openings across 51 employers establish the current Salt Lake City opportunity set.
- 02
Choose the right rung
Use the live listings to calibrate title, scope, and experience expectations before applying.
- 03
Prioritize employers
Edwards Lifesciences is one of the most active visible employers, with 6 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 Salt Lake City market view into active employers and representative machinist openings
Employer activity · 51 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 82 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 Salt Lake City
- Machinist, CNC - 3rd Shift (Graves) · Barnes Group
- Machine Operator D Shift 2-2-3 Schedule 6:00PM - 6:30AM · Pretium
- Machine Operator I · NTN Bearing Corp
- Machine Operator I · NTN Bearing Corp
- Machine Operator · Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC
- CNC Programmer · Karman Space & Defense
- CNC Press Brake Operator · Sterling ATM
- US Synthetic - Bearings CNC Operator - Grave B · US Synthetic
- BCP Machine Operator, Clay · My Career Site
- CNC Machinist-Entry Level · Lashbrook
- Machine Operator D Shift 2-2-3 Schedule 6:00PM - 6:30AM · Pretium
- TEMPORARY Sewing Machine Operator - Day and Swing Shift - Beehive Clothing SLC · Church Employment
- Staff Technologist, Machinist (2nd Shift) · Edwards Lifesciences
- Staff Technologist, Machinist (2nd Shift) · Edwards Lifesciences
- CNC Machinist · Raya Workforce
- Layton Dairy MFG Machine Operator · The Kroger Co.
Machinist jobs in Salt Lake City: 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 Salt Lake City?
Metaintro tracks 82 live machinist openings from 51 employers in the Salt Lake City, UT area over the last 30 days.
- 02
What do machinist jobs in Salt Lake City pay?
The median posted salary is $45,760 a year. The middle half of posted salaries runs $41,600 to $59,800. Based on the 57% of current listings that disclose pay.
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Which companies are hiring for machinist jobs in Salt Lake City?
Edwards Lifesciences, Karman Space & Defense, ALPLA, and BBSI have the most open machinist roles here right now, out of 51 hiring employers.
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Related roles
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Labor market data
Layoffs, WARN notices and hiring demand beside the Salt Lake City market
- Layoffs trackerEvery tracked layoff, store closure and office mandate, by company.
- Monthly layoffs reportsEach month's cuts, the companies behind them and the trend.
- 2026 layoffs year in reviewThe year's cuts by month, company, cause and state.
- WARN notices by stateEvery state's official layoff and plant closing notice list.
- Hiring Demand MonitorDaily open jobs at 280,000 employers, from their own career sites.
- Job markets by role and cityLive openings, employers and pay for each local market.
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