State of the industry
October 2026 snapshot, taken October 9, 2026. This is the first snapshot. Rank movement will show up next month. This report is kept as it was published. Current report
13,475Open roles
212Employers hiring
1,744Remote roles
1,448Require a clearance
Top employers
By open roles.
- 1
SpaceX 2,714 - 2
Blue Origin 1,778 - 3
Rocket Lab 559 - 4
GE Aerospace 556 - 5
The Aerospace Corporation 420 - 6
Relativity Space 348 - 7
K2 Space 255 - 8
AST SpaceMobile 223 - 9
Impulse Space 212 - 10
True Anomaly 207
Most openings
A posting can match more than one role.
- 1 Software Engineer 1,080
- 2 Systems Engineer 1,055
- 3 Technician 885
- 4 Manufacturing 641
- 5 Design 598
- 6 Test Engineer 577
- 7 Intern 557
- 8 Mechanical Engineering 555
- 9 Operations 521
- 10 Avionics 429
Highest paying jobs
Median top of the posted range, for roles with at least 8 salaries. Approximate USD.
- 1 Lawyer $255k
- 2 Security $202k
- 3 Mission $201k
- 4 Software Engineer $200k
- 5 Business Development $200k
- 6 Guidance $199k
- 7 Program Manager $195k
- 8 Systems Engineer $194k
- 9 Design $194k
- 10 Flight $186k
Jobs by state
10,162 open roles list a US state.
None 4,272
- 1 California 4,272
- 2 Texas 1,429
- 3 Colorado 1,226
- 4 Washington 723
- 5 Florida 651
- 6 Virginia 442
- 7 Alabama 298
- 8 Maryland 186
- 9 Ohio 173
- 10 District of Columbia 124