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Space Industry Jobs in the USA
7,310 open space industry roles take candidates based in the USA today, posted by 45 space companies. They typically pay $100k–$230k/yr. Listings come straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.
Live space industry roles open in the USA
Updated 29 Oct 2026, 21:01 UTC
Manufacturing Engineer II/III (Multiple Shifts) - Operations (opens the job details)
Blue Origin · Technicians · Space Coast, FL, United States· today
Sr Data & Control Systems Engineer (opens the job details)
Relativity Space · Systems & Test · Stennis Space Center, Mississippi, United States· todayDetails
$124,000/yr
Senior Contracts Manager II (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Programs & Business · Chantilly, VA, United States· todayDetails
$108,000/yrSenior Contracts Manager II (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Programs & Business · Tucson, AZ, United States· todayDetails
Manager, Hospitality (Cape Canaveral) (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Programs & Business · Cape Canaveral, FL· todayDetails
Vice President, Space Logistics (opens the job details)
Turion Space · Programs & Business · Irvine, CA, United States· todayDetails
$140,000–$240,000/yrTelecommunications Technician (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Technicians · Memphis, TN, United States· todayDetails
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Which space companies are hiring in the USA
At the moment 45 employers list roles that take candidates in the USA. Each employer's pay figure comes only from its openings for this country.Sorted by the expected value of an application (acceptance odds times posted pay). Employers with a referral agreement get a boost in this order, which has no effect on the salary they offer.
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Closed to candidates in USA today
Two groups: employers that exclude the USA by their own statement or a dated record, and employers with nothing current for the USA.
Isar AerospaceNone of its 131 open roles accept the USA right now
AstroscaleNone of its 43 open roles accept the USA right now
How much space industry jobs in the USA pay
Across the openings that take candidates in the USA, the typical figure is $100k–$230k/yr and the median $132000. That figure is the 25th percentile of what roles pay (the middle of each posted range, as a year's pay: an hourly rate counts at 2,080 hours, 40 a week for 52 weeks) to the 90th-percentile posted top, taken from the 3,929 postings that print their pay.
Pay is shown in US dollars, from what each posting states.
| Kind of work | Open here | Typical pay |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing & Technicians | 1,332 | Too few stated |
| Programs & Business | 993 | $110k–$242k/yr |
| Ground Software & IT | 795 | $135k–$265k/yr |
| Mechanical, Structures & Thermal | 725 | Too few stated |
| Supply Chain & Facilities | 720 | Too few stated |
| Systems, Integration & Test | 677 | $108k–$230k/yr |
| Avionics & Electrical | 512 | $123k–$260k/yr |
| Quality & Mission Assurance | 431 | $85k–$190k/yr |
| Flight Software & GNC | 318 | $135k–$236k/yr |
| RF, Communications & Payloads | 227 | $134k–$270k/yr |
| Propulsion & Engines | 196 | $104k–$215k/yr |
| Launch & Mission Operations | 183 | $104k–$220k/yr |
| Science, Imaging & Earth Data | 96 | $120k–$227k/yr |
Space industry jobs in the USA: what people ask
If I live in the USA, which space industry jobs can I apply to?
Yes. Of the 8,048 space industry roles we track, 7,310 take candidates based in the USA today. 5 of them take applicants from any country, and 7,305 more list the USA among a narrower set of countries. Every listing names its work location and the countries it accepts.
Which space companies are hiring in the USA?
Right now the most roles open to applicants in the USA are at SpaceX (2,259), Blue Origin (1,432) and Rocket Lab (399). In all, 45 employers have roles open to the USA. Each employer's page shows what it hires for and what it pays.
What pay can I expect from space industry jobs in the USA?
The roles open to applicants in the USA that state their pay typically pay $100k–$230k/yr, with a median of $132k/yr. Each employer sets its own pay, and a role shows it where the posting states it. The pay table for each kind of work breaks it down further.
How do I avoid space job offer scams in the USA?
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