State of the industry

November 2026 snapshot, taken November 1, 2026. Ranks show how many places each row moved since October 2026. Our next report will be published December 1st.

16,449Open roles

260Employers hiring

1,884Remote roles

2,183Require a clearance

Top employers

By open roles.

1- SpaceX 2,896
2- Blue Origin 1,843
3- GE Aerospace 641
4- Rocket Lab 560
5- The Aerospace Corporation 476
62 Roscosmos 421
71 Relativity Space 414
81 CesiumAstro 334
92 AST SpaceMobile 273
1010 ArianeGroup 261

Most openings

A posting can match more than one role.

1- Software Engineer 1,178
2- Systems Engineer 1,145
3- Technician 1,014
4- Manufacturing 717
5- Design 696
6- Test Engineer 640
71 Mechanical Engineering 631
81 Intern 625
9- Operations 564
10- Avionics 447

Highest paying jobs

Median top of the posted range, for roles with at least 8 salaries. Approximate USD.

1- Lawyer $255k
22 Business Development $220k
3- Software Engineer $200k
42 Mission $200k
5- Guidance $200k
61 Security $200k
71 Program Manager $197k
8- Design $195k
91 Flight $195k
101 Systems Engineer $189k

Jobs by state

11,725 open roles list a US state.

1- California 4,598
2- Texas 1,740
3- Colorado 1,513
4- Washington 823
5- Florida 791
6- Virginia 503
7- Alabama 371
8- Ohio 206
9- Maryland 156
10- District of Columbia 128

Jobs by country

15,969 open roles list a country.

1- 🇺🇸United States 12,243
2- 🇩🇪Germany 563
32 🇷🇺Russia 519
41 🇫🇷France 482
51 🇨🇳China 359
6- 🇯🇵Japan 286
7- 🇨🇦Canada 186
8- 🇬🇧United Kingdom 175
9- 🇪🇸Spain 158
10- 🇫🇮Finland 119