EXHIBIT 21.1 SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT ------------------------------ The following entities, unless otherwise indicated, are wholly-owned direct or indirect subsidiaries of the Registrant as of December 31, 1996: State or Country Name of Organization ----- ----------------- 1. Baker Environmental, Inc. Pennsylvania 2. Baker Heavy & Highway, Inc. Pennsylvania 3. Baker Mellon Stuart Construction, Inc. Pennsylvania 4. Mellon Stuart Building Services, Inc. Pennsylvania 5. Mellon Stuart Construction International, Inc. Pennsylvania 6. Michael Baker Development Corporation Pennsylvania 7. Michael Baker Global, Inc. Pennsylvania 8. Michael Baker Jr., Inc. Pennsylvania 9. Michael Baker Alaska, Inc. Alaska 10. Baker Construction, Inc. Delaware 11. Baker Holding Corporation Delaware 12. Baker/OTS, Inc. Delaware 13. Michael Baker International, Inc. Delaware 14. Baker Engineering, Inc. Illinois 15. Michael Baker Jr. Company Nevada 16. Michael Baker Architects/Engineers, P.C. New Jersey 17. Baker Engineering NY, Inc. New York 18. Baker/MO Services, Inc. Texas 19. Baker Support Services, Inc. Texas 20. Vermont General Insurance Company Vermont 21. Michael Baker Barbados Ltd. Barbados 22. Baker O&M International, Ltd. Cayman Islands 23. Baker/OTS International, Inc. Cayman Islands 24. Overseas Technical Services (Middle East) Ltd. Cayman Islands 25. Michael Baker de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. Mexico 26. OTS International Training Services Ltd. United Kingdom 27. Overseas Technical Services (Harrow) Ltd. United Kingdom 28. Baker/OTS Ltd. United Kingdom 29. SD Forty Five Ltd. United Kingdom 30. Hanseatic Oilfield Services Ltd. Vanuatu 31. Oilfield Personnel Recruitment and Management Ltd. Vanuatu 32. OTS Finance and Management Ltd. Vanuatu 33. OTS International Training Services Ltd. Vanuatu 34. Overseas Technical Services International Ltd. Vanuatu 1