Exhibit 23.1



                  Consent of Independent Accountants


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (No. 33-14058) of our report dated February 16, 1996
(except as to Notes 6 and 12, which are as of March 22, 1996), appearing
within Exhibit 13.1 which has been incorporated by reference into various 
items of Michael Baker Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1995.  We also consent to the incorporation by reference
of our report on the Financial Statement Schedules, which appears as Exhibit 
99.2 of this Form 10-K.



/s/ Price Waterhouse LLP
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Price Waterhouse LLP
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
March 28, 1996