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Space Jobs for Technicians

, SpaceJobs.Now lists 651 open roles for technicians on , including Outpost, Inversion Space and Xona Space Systems; typical pay across them is $54.9k to $106k a year (median $63.4k), topped by $150k a year advertised at Loft Orbital.

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$54.9k–$106k/yrtypical paylive median $63.4k/yrup to $150k/yr at Loft Orbital

Measured from 284 distinct posted rates, across 23 employers, each as a year's pay (an hourly rate × 2,080 hours). 366 of the 651 listings open here post no pay at all.

Space companies hire technicians to build, integrate and test rockets and spacecraft by hand, on the factory floor, at test stands and at the launch site. Each listing here is re-verified on the employer's own job board once an hour.

Live roles for technicians

Updated 30 Oct 2026, 06:01 UTC

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Electrical, harness and avionics technicians

21 open

Build and test harnesses, boards and avionics, often to IPC or NASA workmanship standards.

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Propulsion and fluids technicians

17 open

Assemble and test engines, valves and fluid systems, on the floor and at the test stand.

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Launch, pad and facilities technicians

34 open

Prepare vehicles at the launch site and keep pads, test sites and facilities running.

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Assembly, integration and test technicians

29 open

Assemble and integrate rockets and spacecraft and run their tests.

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Technicians

100 open

Technician roles across factories, test sites and launch sites.

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Before you apply

Space hardware is built, tested and flown in person, so many roles name a factory, a test site, a launch site or a control room, and each listing states its location. US roles that touch export-controlled technology (ITAR or EAR) can ask that you be a U.S. person, and some ask for a security clearance. A real employer never charges you to apply, never interviews you only by chat app and never asks you to buy equipment.

Pay by specialty

Every specialty gets its typical band from its own open roles, computed by the same method as the rest of the site (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). A specialty is listed once three or more distinct rates have been posted.

SpecialtyOpen rolesTypical payHighest rate
Electrical, harness and avionics technicians90$60.3k–$104k/yr$123k/yr
Composites and fabrication technicians41$56.4k–$117k/yr$125k/yr
Propulsion and fluids technicians46$52k–$97.8k/yr$125k/yr
Launch, pad and facilities technicians68$57.7k–$108k/yr$129k/yr
Assembly, integration and test technicians146$54.1k–$108k/yr$127k/yr
Technicians260$53.2k–$102k/yr$150k/yr

What the roles ask for

Drawn from the requirement lines of 366 out of 651 open roles for technicians, the same lines each role's pop-up quotes from its posting. Each role is counted once, at the lowest degree it will accept.

0

Ask for a PhD

1

Ask for a master's

31

Ask for at least a bachelor's

334

Name no degree

  • Name years of experience294
  • Ask for a certification108
  • Set a residency or work-authorization condition32
  • Name u.S. person status (ITAR or EAR)25
  • Ask for a professional license10
  • Name iPC or NASA workmanship certification8
  • Require programming (Python, C++, MATLAB and similar)3

Where a posting states years of experience, the median ask is 3 years.

Who hires technicians in the space industry

EmployerOpen rolesPay stated
Outpost logoOutpost2$62.4k–$93.6k/yr
Inversion Space logoInversion Space5$58.2k–$127k/yr
Xona Space Systems logoXona Space Systems3$62.4k–$104k/yr
Varda Space Industries logoVarda Space Industries4$61.9k–$99.8k/yr
Apex logoApex7$64.5k–$127k/yr
K2 Space logoK2 Space13$49.9k–$108k/yr
Loft Orbital logoLoft Orbital4$68k–$150k/yr
Stoke Space logoStoke Space9$52k–$125k/yr
BlackSky logoBlackSky1$74.9k–$83.2k/yr
Slingshot Aerospace logoSlingshot Aerospace2$60.8k–$101k/yr
Northwood Space logoNorthwood Space1$62.4k–$83.2k/yr
True Anomaly logoTrue Anomaly8$49.9k–$120k/yr
Firefly Aerospace logoFirefly Aerospace16Not stated
Blue Origin logoBlue Origin89Not stated
Isar Aerospace logoIsar Aerospace18Not stated
ICEYE logoICEYE15Not stated
Boeing logoBoeing13Not stated
The Exploration Company logoThe Exploration Company11Not stated
Northrop Grumman logoNorthrop Grumman7Not stated
Axiom Space logoAxiom Space5Not stated
Dawn Aerospace logoDawn Aerospace3Not stated
Kepler Communications logoKepler Communications1Not stated
RTX logoRTX1Not stated
SpaceX logoSpaceX209$41.6k–$129k/yr
Spire Global logoSpire Global1Not stated
Vantor logoVantor1$104k/yr
AST SpaceMobile logoAST SpaceMobile53$59.8k–$87.4k/yr
Voyager Technologies logoVoyager Technologies15$45.8k–$110k/yr
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory logoNASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory3$75.5k–$116k/yr
Ursa Major logoUrsa Major9$50k–$91.5k/yr
Terran Orbital logoTerran Orbital3$58.2k–$72.8k/yr
Relativity Space logoRelativity Space49$39.9k–$118k/yr
Vast logoVast12$44.4k–$93.8k/yr
Rocket Lab logoRocket Lab50$39k–$107k/yr
Astranis logoAstranis8$52k–$91k/yr

Sorted by the expected value of an application (acceptance odds times posted pay). A referral agreement, if an employer has one, can raise it in this order but never changes the salary it offers.

Where these roles are posted

The US states with the most open roles for technicians, and the roles posted for a single country. A place name leads to its own page, and a country's count lists the matching roles.

In the US, by state

Space industry jobs by US state

The public record, in every industry: 11,600 aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians work in the US (2025), projected to grow 12% by 2035, at a median $82.9k/yr (BLS, May 2025). Each state's page gives its own.

What our research measures about technicians work

Read from the open postings on 2026-10-29 by our space industry research, rebuilt every day. Every figure opens the row of the report it comes from.

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Frequently asked questions

How much do technicians earn in the space industry?

Going by the 284 distinct salaries currently posted for roles for technicians (each put on a full-time year), the typical range is $54.9k–$106k/yr and the median is $63.4k/yr. The top posted figure is $150k/yr, at Loft Orbital. 366 of the 651 open roles for technicians state no pay, so check each listing.

Do I need a degree?

Many technician roles do not ask for one: they ask instead for hands-on experience, a trade school or military background, or a certification such as IPC soldering or an A&P license. Each listing states what it requires, the shift and the location. Of the 366 open roles for technicians whose requirements we read, 1 a master's, 31 at least a bachelor's and 334 name no degree.

What does a technician do at a space company?

A technician at a space company builds and tests the hardware: assembling structures and engines, building harnesses and boards, laying up composites, running tests and preparing vehicles at the pad, working from drawings and procedures and recording every step.

How do space companies hire technicians?

Each employer runs its own hiring, and each listing says what it asks for: the degree or the hands-on experience, the location, and for export-controlled work in the US, often U.S. person status.

Are these jobs real?

Every role here is read from a space employer's own careers page or job board (Outpost, Inversion Space, Xona Space Systems and Varda Space Industries among them), and each employer's page here covers who they are and how they hire. A real employer never charges you to apply, never asks you to buy equipment and never interviews you only by chat app.

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