When do Mechanical Engineering jobs post on Upwork
Mechanical Engineering jobs peak between 2 and 4pm ET, with Monday the busiest day to apply.
What hours do Mechanical Engineering jobs post?
Based on 2,216 Mechanical Engineering jobs over the last 90 days, shown in ET.
Number of jobs
Most Mechanical Engineering jobs post around 2 to 4pm ET.
When do Mechanical Engineering jobs post, by day and hour?
The darker the cell, the more jobs posted that hour.
Mechanical Engineering job posting activity
What are the best days to find Mechanical Engineering jobs?
The days of the week with the most Mechanical Engineering job posts.
Monday posts roughly 1.8x as many Mechanical Engineering jobs as Saturday.
Where do Mechanical Engineering jobs come from?
Top client countries, last 90 days.
United States41% (919)
Canada5% (120)
Australia5% (111)
India5% (108)
United Kingdom5% (107)
Pakistan3% (56)
Saudi Arabia2% (39)
Netherlands2% (38)
Germany2% (37)
United Arab Emirates2% (35)
What do Mechanical Engineering jobs pay on Upwork?
Based on observed Mechanical Engineering job budgets and hourly profiles.
Median
$28/hr
Typical range
$15 to $58/hr
Fixed-price median
$150
Hourly rate distribution for Mechanical Engineering
Is Mechanical Engineering demand growing on Upwork?
How Mechanical Engineering demand has moved week to week, with the job-type and experience mix.
Weekly job demand
Up 55% over 12 weeksJobs per week
Mechanical Engineering job type
65%
35%
Mechanical Engineering experience level
4%
73%
23%
How we calculate this
- We analyzed 2,216 Mechanical Engineering job posts from the last 90 days
- Peak hour is the 60-minute window with the highest average posting volume
- All times are shown in your selected timezone
Analysis by Shajeel Afzal · Founder & CEO at UpAlerts
Source: UpAlerts · 2,216 jobs analyzed · Updated June 23, 2026
Hourly breakdown
| Hour | Jobs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1pm | 125 | 6% |
| 2pm | 135 | 6% |
| 3pm | 106 | 5% |
| 4pm | 107 | 5% |
| 5pm | 120 | 5% |
| 6pm | 77 | 3% |
| 7pm | 65 | 3% |
| 8pm | 84 | 4% |
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