Where the work is
Space Jobs by US State
The US states where open space industry roles name a site, by how many are open, read from the employers' own job boards every hour. A role that names sites in several states counts in each; our research on where space jobs are compares the states' pay and how often their postings state it.
| State | Open roles | Employers |
|---|---|---|
| California | 2,950 | 28 |
| Texas | 1,254 | 8 |
| Washington | 879 | 9 |
| Colorado | 542 | 18 |
| Florida | 449 | 8 |
| Virginia | 155 | 8 |
| Alabama | 123 | 6 |
| Maryland | 92 | 4 |
| District of Columbia | 71 | 18 |
| Arizona | 38 | 3 |
| Mississippi | 37 | 2 |
| Tennessee | 36 | 1 |
| Nevada | 27 | 1 |
| New Mexico | 21 | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 21 | 1 |
| Missouri | 18 | 2 |
| New York | 16 | 1 |
| Louisiana | 7 | 2 |
| Connecticut | 5 | 1 |
| Illinois | 4 | 1 |
| Ohio | 3 | 2 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 1 |
| Hawaii | 1 | 1 |
| Michigan | 1 | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 | 1 |