Hiring at listed space companies
Space Stocks Hiring Tracker
The 24 listed space companies we read had 5,334 open roles on 7 Nov 2026, 28% of all open roles at the space employers we follow. SpaceX (SPCX) posted the most roles this week, 200, and took down the most, 201. Every figure is read from the company's own careers page and refreshed daily.
Listed space companies
Companies whose business is space. Each name opens the company's open roles, pay and locations.
| Company | Ticker | Open roles | Posted this week | Taken down this week | Open roles posted in 30 days | Median posted pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SpaceX | SPCX · Nasdaq | 2,596 | 200 | 201 | 589 | $138k/yr |
| Rocket Lab | RKLB · Nasdaq | 513 | 62 | 78 | 211 | $121k/yr |
| Viasat | VSAT · Nasdaq | 265 | 33 | 39 | 138 | $156k/yr |
| AST SpaceMobile | ASTS · Nasdaq | 261 | 24 | 26 | 80 | $43.7k/yr |
| MDA Space | MDA · TSX | 244 | n/a | 8 | 108 | n/a |
| OHB | OHB · Xetra | 244 | 19 | 15 | 114 | n/a |
| Voyager Technologies | VOYG · NYSE | 174 | 24 | 31 | 71 | $145k/yr |
| Firefly Aerospace | FLY · Nasdaq | 136 | 17 | 4 | 131 | $160k/yr |
| SES | SESG · Euronext Paris | 116 | 5 | 10 | n/a | $136k/yr |
| Planet | PL · NYSE | 109 | 8 | 14 | 36 | $151k/yr |
| Intuitive Machines | LUNR · Nasdaq | 90 | 15 | 101 | n/a | $84.5k/yr |
| Virgin Galactic | SPCE · NYSE | 75 | 1 | 7 | 75 | $126k/yr |
| Eutelsat | ETL · Euronext Paris | 73 | 2 | 5 | n/a | n/a |
| Redwire | RDW · NYSE | 66 | 20 | 87 | n/a | $138k/yr |
| ispace | 9348 · Tokyo | 56 | 1 | 8 | 6 | $142k/yr |
| Iridium | IRDM · Nasdaq | 55 | 7 | 5 | n/a | $123k/yr |
| Telesat | TSAT · Nasdaq | 55 | 6 | 5 | 11 | n/a |
| Synspective | 290A · Tokyo | 52 | 3 | 1 | 9 | n/a |
| Astroscale | 186A · Tokyo | 44 | 3 | 3 | 6 | n/a |
| BlackSky | BKSY · NYSE | 34 | 0 | 3 | 16 | $155k/yr |
| Spire Global | SPIR · NYSE | 34 | 0 | 1 | 6 | $151k/yr |
| Satellogic | SATL · Nasdaq | 17 | 3 | 0 | 5 | n/a |
| Sidus Space | SIDU · Nasdaq | 15 | 1 | 15 | n/a | n/a |
| Momentus | MNTS · Nasdaq | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | $169k/yr |
Listed primes and contractors, their space work
Larger listed companies whose space units or space programs we read; the figures cover the roles on the careers boards we read for that space work.
| Company | Ticker | Open roles | Posted this week | Taken down this week | Open roles posted in 30 days | Median posted pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lockheed Martin | LMT · NYSE | 1,719 | 336 | 1,573 | 815 | $137k/yr |
| Northrop Grumman | NOC · NYSE | 750 | 143 | 221 | 482 | $130k/yr |
| Amazon Leo(Amazon) | AMZN · Nasdaq | 715 | 88 | 110 | 202 | $169k/yr |
| KBR | KBR · NYSE | 226 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $153k/yr |
| L3Harris | LHX · NYSE | 216 | 25 | 35 | 126 | $131k/yr |
| Amentum | AMTM · NYSE | 213 | 44 | 42 | 128 | $83.7k/yr |
| Airbus Defence and Space(Airbus) | AIR · Euronext Paris | 200 | 67 | 40 | 145 | n/a |
| BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems(BAE Systems) | BA. · London | 179 | 36 | 733 | 153 | $159k/yr |
| Boeing | BA · NYSE | 150 | 45 | 61 | 138 | $148k/yr |
| Booz Allen Hamilton | BAH · NYSE | 98 | 11 | 31 | 46 | $142k/yr |
| Teledyne | TDY · NYSE | 90 | 4 | 24 | 35 | $90.9k/yr |
| CACI | CACI · NYSE | 85 | 6 | 12 | 41 | $122k/yr |
| RTX | RTX · NYSE | 84 | 8 | 16 | 55 | $139k/yr |
| Moog | MOG.A · NYSE | 61 | 13 | 4 | 35 | $93.8k/yr |
| Leidos | LDOS · NYSE | 53 | 5 | 14 | 25 | $130k/yr |
| AeroVironment (AV) | AVAV · Nasdaq | 51 | 3 | 8 | 22 | $127k/yr |
| General Dynamics Mission Systems(General Dynamics) | GD · NYSE | 23 | 2 | 0 | n/a | $138k/yr |
| Parsons | PSN · NYSE | 23 | 5 | 5 | 16 | $154k/yr |
Open jobs over time, from the companies' own boards
How many jobs each company's own careers board listed, month by month since January 2023, counted from the copies the Internet Archive kept of that board, and the same board on 6 Nov 2026. These counts come from archived copies, a different record from the hourly reads in the tables above, and each month's count is listed under its chart. A month with no copy has no point. The same history for every space company whose board the Archive kept, listed or private, is on space industry hiring since 2023.
SpaceXSPCX
Jan 2023: 968 · low 742 (Jul 2024) · Jul 2025: 1,233 · today 2,894
Every month's count
- Jan 2023: 968
- Mar 2023: 1,010
- Apr 2023: 1,107
- May 2023: 1,104
- Jun 2023: 1,157
- Jul 2023: 1,139
- Aug 2023: 1,087
- Sep 2023: 1,085
- Oct 2023: 1,084
- Nov 2023: 1,108
- Dec 2023: 1,084
- Jan 2024: 1,086
- Feb 2024: 940
- Mar 2024: 1,062
- Apr 2024: 1,100
- May 2024: 906
- Jun 2024: 784
- Jul 2024: 742
- Aug 2024: 855
- Sep 2024: 969
- Oct 2024: 996
- Nov 2024: 1,034
- Dec 2024: 1,079
- Jan 2025: 1,084
- Feb 2025: 1,193
- Mar 2025: 1,194
- Apr 2025: 1,165
- May 2025: 1,203
- Jun 2025: 1,204
- Jul 2025: 1,233
- 6 Nov 2026: 2,894 (the board today)
Rocket LabRKLB
Jan 2023: 204 · low 173 (Aug 2025) · Oct 2026: 585 · today 545
Every month's count
- Jan 2023: 204
- Feb 2023: 209
- Mar 2023: 207
- May 2023: 198
- Jun 2023: 215
- Sep 2023: 210
- Dec 2023: 214
- May 2024: 215
- Jun 2024: 250
- Jul 2024: 261
- Aug 2024: 252
- Sep 2024: 290
- Oct 2024: 336
- Dec 2024: 280
- Jan 2025: 277
- Feb 2025: 253
- Mar 2025: 216
- Apr 2025: 184
- May 2025: 193
- Jun 2025: 179
- Jul 2025: 208
- Aug 2025: 173
- Oct 2025: 258
- Nov 2025: 247
- Dec 2025: 250
- Jan 2026: 280
- Feb 2026: 287
- Mar 2026: 295
- Apr 2026: 263
- Jun 2026: 333
- Jul 2026: 356
- Sep 2026: 506
- Oct 2026: 585
- 6 Nov 2026: 545 (the board today)
Voyager TechnologiesVOYG
Sep 2025: 59 · low 54 (Dec 2025) · Sep 2026: 181 · today 184
Every month's count
- Sep 2025: 59
- Nov 2025: 57
- Dec 2025: 54
- Jun 2026: 85
- Sep 2026: 181
- 6 Nov 2026: 184 (the board today)
PlanetPL
Jan 2023: 104 · low 3 (Jul 2024) · Oct 2026: 121 · today 125
Every month's count
- Jan 2023: 104
- Feb 2023: 95
- Mar 2023: 107
- Apr 2023: 79
- May 2023: 67
- Jun 2023: 51
- Jul 2023: 24
- Sep 2023: 26
- Oct 2023: 24
- Nov 2023: 14
- Dec 2023: 10
- Jan 2024: 13
- Feb 2024: 21
- Mar 2024: 11
- Apr 2024: 18
- May 2024: 15
- Jun 2024: 6
- Jul 2024: 3
- Aug 2024: 4
- Sep 2024: 10
- Oct 2024: 15
- Nov 2024: 23
- Dec 2024: 30
- Jan 2025: 27
- Feb 2025: 34
- Mar 2025: 57
- Apr 2025: 54
- May 2025: 47
- Jun 2025: 55
- Jul 2025: 55
- Aug 2025: 56
- Sep 2025: 48
- Oct 2025: 53
- Nov 2025: 48
- Jan 2026: 63
- Feb 2026: 78
- Mar 2026: 94
- Apr 2026: 100
- May 2026: 95
- Jun 2026: 82
- Jul 2026: 79
- Sep 2026: 117
- Oct 2026: 121
- 6 Nov 2026: 125 (the board today)
ispace9348
Jan 2023: 42 · low 17 (Jun 2025) · Jul 2026: 38 · today 57
Every month's count
- Jan 2023: 42
- Mar 2023: 48
- Apr 2023: 48
- Jun 2023: 51
- Jul 2023: 54
- Sep 2023: 50
- Dec 2023: 52
- Mar 2024: 40
- May 2024: 28
- Jun 2024: 27
- Jul 2024: 23
- Sep 2024: 29
- Oct 2024: 27
- Dec 2024: 46
- Jan 2025: 47
- Mar 2025: 37
- May 2025: 24
- Jun 2025: 17
- Jul 2025: 20
- Sep 2025: 24
- Nov 2025: 33
- Dec 2025: 33
- Jan 2026: 26
- Mar 2026: 29
- Jul 2026: 38
- 6 Nov 2026: 57 (the board today)
TelesatTSAT
Mar 2024: 79 · low 40 (Jun 2026) · Oct 2026: 54 · today 55
Every month's count
- Mar 2024: 79
- Sep 2024: 62
- Dec 2024: 62
- Mar 2025: 62
- Jul 2025: 48
- Aug 2025: 48
- Sep 2025: 67
- Jun 2026: 40
- Oct 2026: 54
- 6 Nov 2026: 55 (the board today)
MomentusMNTS
Jan 2023: 13 · low 3 (Apr 2023) · Jul 2026: 12 · today 9
Every month's count
- Jan 2023: 13
- Feb 2023: 9
- Mar 2023: 5
- Apr 2023: 3
- May 2023: 3
- Jun 2023: 3
- Jul 2024: 5
- Aug 2024: 5
- Sep 2024: 5
- Oct 2025: 8
- Nov 2025: 10
- Dec 2025: 6
- Apr 2026: 11
- Jul 2026: 12
- 6 Nov 2026: 9 (the board today)
Every posting behind these counts, as data
Hiring radar is each of these companies' postings, role by role: title, kind of work, location, stated pay, the days it went up and came down, and a daily change log of closures, reopenings and pay moves, as plain files regenerated every day. It shows which programs a company is staffing before a filing says so. A year costs $3,000 per firm, and a free sample is on its page.
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Questions
Where do these hiring numbers come from?
From each company's own careers page, which we read every hour. Open roles are the postings live on 7 Nov 2026. "Posted this week" counts roles that first appeared on the company's board in the last 7 days; "taken down this week" counts roles that left the board in those days; "posted in 30 days" counts open roles whose posting date, as the company's own board gives it, falls in the last 30 days. They are the employer lines of Hiring radar, our daily record of every posting, recomputed every hour.
Why does a company show n/a?
Some careers boards give no posting date: for those companies we count open roles, but not how many were posted in the last 30 days, rather than guess a date. A company we started reading this week has no posted-this-week figure yet, since its roles were already up when we began. Pay shows n/a when too few of its open roles state a salary.
Can I get the postings themselves, role by role?
Yes. Hiring radar is every posting we record at these and about 110 more space employers: title, kind of work, location, stated pay, the days it went up and came down, and a daily change log, as plain files updated every day.
Is this investment advice?
No. It is a count of job postings, published as data. Hiring is one signal among many and says nothing on its own about a company's results or its shares.