Indiana staffing and recruitment for non-IT roles
Optihire Staffing recruits non-IT staff for Indiana employers: production lines and machine shops, warehouses and port logistics, construction crews and hospitality teams, plus the office and customer service staff behind them. One recruiter runs your search, and you pay a fee only if you hire a candidate we introduced.
Manufacturing carries more weight in Indiana than in any other state we cover here: about one in six payroll jobs, close to trade, transportation and utilities. Workplace safety is run by the state's own plan, IOSHA.
Contingency Recruitment
You pay a recruitment fee only when a successful candidate is hired, subject to agreed terms.
Indiana jobs by sector
Payroll jobs in the sectors we recruit for, in thousands (September 2026, preliminary, seasonally adjusted). Sales, office and customer service roles sit inside almost every sector, so they have no row of their own.
- Ports of Indiana runs three ports, Burns Harbor, Jeffersonville and Mount Vernon, with year-round barge connections to the Gulf of Mexico and Great Lakes access for international ships. Source: Ports of Indiana
| Sector | Jobs (thousands) |
|---|---|
| Trade, transportation and utilities | 637 |
| Manufacturing | 520.8 |
| Leisure and hospitality | 300.2 |
| Construction | 180.4 |
| All nonfarm jobs | 3,257.3 |
Source: BLS Economy at a Glance: Indiana
Where we recruit most in Indiana
Over half a million Indiana payroll jobs are in manufacturing. We recruit production operators and machine operators screened on the presses, CNC controls or lines they have run, the shift they can hold and the quality checks they know.
Trade, transportation and utilities is still the largest sector in our table. We recruit warehouse workers and forklift operators for distribution centers and port operations. We check truck types and recent hours.
We screen line cooks and front desk agents for weekend availability and the pace they are used to, and set out the overtime rules at the brief.
For electricians we check the license requirements that apply at the job site before we submit anyone. Construction laborers are screened for safety training and transport.
Roles we fill in Indiana
Each guide covers what the job involves, what to screen for and the interview questions worth asking.
Hiring rules to know in Indiana
General information checked against official sources on 2026-11-11, not legal advice. Rules change, so confirm with the linked agency or your own counsel before you act. See our editorial standards.
Minimum wage
Indiana's minimum wage is $7.25 an hour, the same as the federal rate, and applies to employers with two or more employees. Most employers are also covered by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act.
Overtime
Employers not covered by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act must still pay the state minimum wage and time and a half for hours over 40 in a workweek.
New hire reporting
Report newly hired and rehired employees within 20 days of the hire date, electronically through in-newhire.com.
Workplace safety
Indiana runs an OSHA-approved State Plan, IOSHA, covering most private-sector workers.
Hiring in Indiana?
Tell us the role, the site location, the shift and the pay range. You pay a recruitment fee only when a successful candidate is hired, subject to agreed terms.
Hiring in more than one state? See every state hiring guide or read how we screen candidates.