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Recruiting and HR in California

Space Jobs for Recruiters and HR Professionals in California

87 open roles for recruiters and HR professionals at 26 space companies name a site in California, most of them in Long Beach and Hawthorne; typical pay runs $92.5k–$190k/yr. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.

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Space companies hiring recruiters and HR professionals in California

EmployerOpen roles hereMedian posted pay
SpaceX18$92.5k/yr
Vast13$126k/yr
Astranis6$125k/yr
Rocket Lab6$82.5k/yr
K2 Space5$130k/yr
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)4$110k/yr
Muon Space4$145k/yr
Relativity Space4$116k/yr
True Anomaly4$141k/yr
Astrolab3$135k/yr
CesiumAstro2too few figures
GITAI2too few figures
Varda Space Industries2too few figures
Viasat2too few figures
The Aerospace Corporation1not stated
Apex1too few figures
E-Space1too few figures
Impulse Space1too few figures
Inversion Space1too few figures
Loft Orbital1too few figures
Outpost1not stated
Planet1too few figures
Reflect Orbital1too few figures
Skylo1not stated
Virgin Galactic1too few figures

Where the roles are

  • Long Beach27
  • Hawthorne16
  • Los Angeles9
  • San Francisco8
  • El Segundo5
  • Palo Alto4
  • Pasadena4
  • San Jose3
  • Carlsbad2
  • Mountain View2

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What people ask about recruiters and HR professionals' work in California

Which space companies hire recruiters and HR professionals in California?

Today, SpaceX (18 roles), Vast (13 roles), Astranis (6 roles), Rocket Lab (6 roles), K2 Space (5 roles), NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) (4 roles), and 20 more. The table above lists the 25 with the most roles open in California.

Where in California are the roles for recruiters and HR professionals?

Most are in Long Beach (27), Hawthorne (16), Los Angeles (9), San Francisco (8), as the postings name their sites. A role that names several sites counts at each.

How much do space roles for recruiters and HR professionals in California pay?

The roles here that state pay post a median $121k/yr, with typical pay from $92.5k–$190k/yr; 91.8% of California's postings state their pay at all, which our research on where space jobs are compares state by state. California's law has required employers with 15 or more employees to state a pay range in job postings since 1 Jan 2023 (each state's law beside its postings).

Do roles for recruiters and HR professionals in California require US citizenship?

Of the 4,856 space postings in California whose text we read, 76.4% are limited to US citizens or US persons and 35.6% name a security clearance, by our research on who can apply, which compares every state. Each posting states its own rule, often citing export control under ITAR or the EAR.

How is this list made?

We read each employer's own job board every hour. A role is listed here when it is a US role and its own location line names a place in California, by the same reading as our research on where space jobs are, and its title names the profession by the same rule as the page for recruiters and HR professionals; remote roles that name no state are on the remote jobs page.