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Space Jobs for Welders in California

30 open roles for welders at 5 space companies name a site in California, most of them in Long Beach and Hawthorne; typical pay runs $62.4k–$143k/yr. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.

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Space companies hiring welders in California

EmployerOpen roles hereMedian posted pay
SpaceX14$63.4k/yr
Relativity Space7$84k/yr
Rocket Lab4$62.4k/yr
Vast4$68.7k/yr
K2 Space1not stated

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Updated 30 Oct 2026, 04:01 UTC

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Which space companies hire welders in California?

Today, SpaceX (14 roles), Relativity Space (7 roles), Rocket Lab (4 roles), Vast (4 roles), K2 Space (1 role). The table above lists every employer with a role open in California.

Where in California are the roles for welders?

Most are in Long Beach (15), Hawthorne (14), Los Angeles (1), as the postings name their sites. A role that names several sites counts at each.

How much do space roles for welders in California pay?

The roles here that state pay post a median $71.6k/yr, with typical pay from $62.4k–$143k/yr; 88.2% of California's postings state their pay at all, which our research on where space jobs are compares state by state.

Do roles for welders in California require US citizenship?

Of the 3,014 space postings in California whose text we read, 79.6% are limited to US citizens or US persons and 23.5% 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 welders; remote roles that name no state are on the remote jobs page.