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, 1997: 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 Global Project Services, Inc. Delaware 12. Baker Holding Corporation Delaware 13. Baker/OTS, Inc. Delaware 14. Michael Baker International, Inc. Delaware 15. Baker Engineering, Inc. Illinois 16. Michael Baker Jr. Company Nevada 17. Michael Baker Architects/Engineers, P.C. New Jersey 18. Baker Engineering NY, Inc. New York 19. Baker/MO Services, Inc. Texas 20. Baker Support Services, Inc. Texas 21. Vermont General Insurance Company Vermont 22. Michael Baker Barbados Ltd. Barbados 23. Baker O&M International, Ltd. Cayman Islands 24. Baker/OTS International, Inc. Cayman Islands 25. Overseas Technical Services (Middle East) Ltd. Cayman Islands 26. Michael Baker de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. Mexico 27. OTS International Training Services Ltd. United Kingdom 28. Overseas Technical Services (Harrow) Ltd. United Kingdom 29. Baker/OTS Ltd. United Kingdom 30. SD Forty Five Ltd. United Kingdom 31. Hanseatic Oilfield Services Ltd. Vanuatu Management Ltd. Vanuatu 32. OTS Finance and Management Ltd. Vanuatu 33. Overseas Technical Service International Ltd. Vanuatu 1