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US Space Force jobs
The US Space Force, the space service within the Department of the Air Force, operates the military's satellites and the Eastern and Western launch ranges and buys its space systems. Its civilian employees work beside its uniformed members: at Space Systems Command at Los Angeles Air Force Base in El Segundo, California, which buys satellites and launches; at Peterson, Schriever and Buckley Space Force Bases in Colorado; at Patrick Space Force Base and Cape Canaveral in Florida; at Vandenberg in California; and in the Space Development Agency and the Space Rapid Capabilities Office. Every role listed here is a federal job announcement on USAJOBS, where the application is made; many require US citizenship and a security clearance, as each states.
, SpaceJobs.Now lists 51 open jobs at US Space Force; their typical pay runs $71.2k to $195k a year, with a median of $115k.
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Latest US Space Force openings
Read 7 Nov 2026, 10:02 UTCSupervisory Personnel Plans and Programs Specialist, SSC/S1KC (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Los Angeles, California · 1d agoDetails
$146,632–$197,200/yrProgram Analyst (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Peterson AFB, Colorado, United States · 1d agoDetails
$91,870–$142,022/yrOrders Clerk (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Buckley AFB, Colorado, United States · 1d agoDetails
$56,262–$73,142/yrSupervisory Program Analyst (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Colorado Springs, Colorado · 1d agoDetails
$129,096–$192,346/yrGeneral Engineer (opens the job details)
Supply Chain · Ramstein, Germany · 1d agoDetails
$107,446–$164,301/yrMaintenance Mechanic (opens the job details)
Supply Chain · Patrick AFB, Florida, United States · 1d agoDetails
$64,801–$75,508/yrLead Firefighter (Hazmat Tech/Basic Life Support) (opens the job details)
Quality · Cheyenne Mountain AFB, Colorado, United States · 1d agoDetails
$57,357–$74,561/yrElectrician (Motor Vehicle Operator) (opens the job details)
Technicians · Patrick AFB, Florida, United States · 1d agoDetails
$64,801–$75,508/yrTransportation Assistant (Personal Property/Inspector) (opens the job details)
Quality · Peterson AFB, Colorado, United States · 1d agoDetails
$51,792–$67,331/yrDeputy Director of Operations, USSF SOCOM (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · MacDill AFB, Florida, United States · 2d agoDetails
$126,711–$193,760/yrInstructional Systems Specialist (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Buckley AFB, Colorado, United States · 2d agoDetails
$99,800–$129,742/yrTest Administrator (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · El Segundo, California · 2d agoDetails
$34,799–$82,938/yr
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US Space Force at a glance
The US Space Force, the space service within the Department of the Air Force, operates the military's satellites and the Eastern and Western launch ranges and buys its space systems. Its civilian employees work beside its uniformed members: at Space Systems Command at Los Angeles Air Force Base in El Segundo, California, which buys satellites and launches; at Peterson, Schriever and Buckley Space Force Bases in Colorado; at Patrick Space Force Base and Cape Canaveral in Florida; at Vandenberg in California; and in the Space Development Agency and the Space Rapid Capabilities Office. Every role listed here is a federal job announcement on USAJOBS, where the application is made; many require US citizenship and a security clearance, as each states.
51 roles taken from its careers site on 2026-11-07A recruiter wrote to you in US Space Force's name?
US Space Force's own sites: spaceforce.mil · usajobs.gov.
What US Space Force pays
Read from the ranges on its open jobs · 2026-11-07The median is $115k/yr over the 51 open jobs with a posted range, and single figures go from $34.8k/yr up to $197k/yr. Interns, technicians and senior engineers all sit in that figure; the table below separates the disciplines.
Measured from 51 distinct posted rates, at this employer, each as a year's pay (an hourly rate × 2,080 hours).
The top-paying US Space Force jobs open now
Every 51, highest pay firstSupervisory Personnel Plans and Programs Specialist, SSC/S1KC (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Los Angeles, California · 1d agoDetails
$146,632–$197,200/yrDirector (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Pentagon, Arlington +2 more · 3d agoDetails
$143,913–$197,200/yrDeputy Director, Joint Sensitive Space Staff (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Chantilly, Virginia, United States · 4d agoDetails
$143,913–$197,200/yrGeneral Engineer (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Peterson AFB, Colorado, United States · 3d agoDetails
$129,096–$197,200/yrDirector, Manpower and Personnel, SPACEFOR-SOUTH (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Davis Monthan AFB, Arizona, United States · 2d agoDetails
$128,162–$195,978/yr
The middle half 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, measured the same way for every list on the site. A posting's range is base salary only: stock, sign-on money and bonuses are extra where a company offers them. The methodology explains how each pay figure is measured and graded.
What US Space Force looks for
The usual bar in each discipline US Space Force is staffing right now. A posting can ask for more or less (a clearance, a degree, years on hardware), so check the role itself before applying.
A business, finance, law or engineering degree; program managers often hold a PMP or an engineering background.
Often no degree for logistics and maintenance; buyers and planners usually have business or supply-chain training.
Often no degree: a trade school, apprenticeship or military background, plus certifications such as welding or IPC.
An engineering degree or inspection certifications (NDT levels, AS9100 experience); safety roles want EHS credentials.
A science, engineering or data degree; geospatial and intelligence roles may need a clearance.
An engineering degree; test technicians often come from the military or a technical program.
US Space Force's disciplines
Each discipline page covers the work itself, the usual entry bar and the pay posted for it across the industry.
US Space Force pay by occupation, from its own postings: Technician pay.
For the wider picture, open the pay tables for every discipline or the space employers that pay the most.
US Space Force sites with openings
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Signing up with US Space Force
Researched Oct 2026Space Force civilian jobs are posted on USAJOBS: complete your USAJOBS profile, read the announcement's requirements and who may apply, upload a resume of two pages or fewer with the documents it asks for (such as transcripts or a DD-214), then expect a review of your qualifications, a phone or video interview if you meet them, and a tentative offer followed by the suitability and security clearance process.
Eligibility
- Who may apply is set by each announcement. This site lists only Space Force announcements open to applicants from outside the federal workforce (the public, students, recent graduates, veterans, military spouses and others), and leaves out those open only to current federal employees.
- Citizenship, a security clearance and any other condition of the role are stated in the announcement's requirements: read them before you apply.
- A selected applicant completes pre-employment paperwork and the suitability and security clearance process after accepting a tentative offer.
The sign-up steps
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Complete your USAJOBS profile
The Space Force's application process starts with your profile on USAJOBS, where its civilian announcements are posted.
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Read the job announcement
Search for the job and review its announcement, including what it requires and which documents it asks you to upload.
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Upload a resume of two pages or fewer
Include your education, previous jobs, employment dates and relevant certifications. Since 27 September 2025, OPM limits resumes for competitive and excepted service announcements to two pages.
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Upload the supporting documents
Add the documents the announcement asks for, such as academic transcripts or military documents like your DD-214.
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Review and interview
Space Force representatives or hiring managers review your application, resume and qualifications. If you meet the posting's requirements, you may be contacted for a video or phone interview.
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Tentative offer, paperwork and clearance
If you are selected you receive a tentative job offer. After accepting it, you complete pre-employment paperwork and the suitability and security clearance process.
The qualification review and interview
Representatives or hiring managers review each application, resume and set of qualifications against the announcement; applicants who meet the requirements may be called for a video or phone interview.
Format
A review of your application, then a video or phone interview
How to prepare
- Make the resume show each requirement of the announcement within two pages: education, previous jobs with dates, and certifications.
- Have the documents the announcement asks for ready before you start, such as transcripts or a DD-214.
Why people get rejected
- A resume longer than two pages on an announcement under OPM's two-page limit.
- A required document missing from the application.
Tips to get accepted
- Every USAJOBS announcement states its own grade, pay range and closing date: check them before you write the application.
- Military service is a separate path: joining the Space Force as a Guardian goes through its recruiters, not USAJOBS.
What isn't public
- The Space Force's own application process page is written for its intelligence careers; other civilian roles follow the same USAJOBS steps, but each announcement sets its own requirements.
- No official page states how long Space Force civilian hiring takes or how long its security clearance process lasts.
Sources (2)
- U.S. Space Force intelligence careers, Application process
- OPM, Agency guidance on the two-page limit on resume length
Questions about US Space Force
How do I apply to US Space Force?
Choose a role below and use its Apply button, which opens that posting on US Space Force's careers site; the application goes straight to US Space Force. Screening, interviews and any offer happen between you and the company, without us.
What does US Space Force pay?
Across the 51 open US Space Force jobs that give a pay range, the middle of the market is $71.2k–$195k/yr and the median $115k/yr. The lowest posted figure is $34.8k/yr and the highest $197k/yr. These are base salary ranges as the postings give them; equity, bonuses and relocation help come on top where offered.
Which disciplines is US Space Force staffing?
Of its 51 openings, the largest groups are programs & business (23), supply chain & facilities (9) and manufacturing & technicians (5).
What does US Space Force ask for in program management and business jobs in space?
A business, finance, law or engineering degree; program managers often hold a PMP or an engineering background. The exact bar is in each US Space Force posting.
How fresh is this list of US Space Force roles?
We read US Space Force's public careers site every night. A role stays here as long as US Space Force keeps it up, dated with our last check.
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