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Space Jobs in Louisiana

21 open roles at 3 space companies name a site in Louisiana, most of them in New Orleans and Pecan Island; typical pay runs $59.8k–$174k/yr. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.

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Space companies hiring in Louisiana

EmployerOpen roles hereMedian posted pay
Lockheed Martin10$73.4k/yr
SpaceX8not stated
Voyager Technologies3$75.9k/yr

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Updated 31 Oct 2026, 14:02 UTC

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What people ask about space work in Louisiana

Which space companies are hiring in Louisiana?

Today, Lockheed Martin (10 roles), SpaceX (8 roles), Voyager Technologies (3 roles). The table above lists every employer with a role open in Louisiana.

Where in Louisiana are the space jobs?

Most are in New Orleans (10), Pecan Island (8), Minden (3), as the postings name their sites. A role that names several sites counts at each.

How much do space jobs in Louisiana pay?

The roles here that state pay post a median $75k/yr, with typical pay from $59.8k–$174k/yr; 55.6% of Louisiana's postings state their pay at all, which our research on where space jobs are compares state by state. Louisiana has no law requiring a pay range in job postings, so a posting there can leave pay out (each state's law beside its postings). For reference, the 90 aerospace engineers working in Louisiana, in any industry, earn a median $137k/yr (BLS, May 2025, as our research sets beside the open roles).

Do space jobs in Louisiana require US citizenship?

Of the 9 space postings in Louisiana whose text we read, 88.9% are limited to US citizens or US persons and 22.2% 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 Louisiana, by the same reading as our research on where space jobs are; remote roles that name no state are on the remote jobs page.