Space Jobs in Canandaigua, New York

Today, SpaceX (15 roles). The table above lists every employer with a role open in Canandaigua, New York.

The roles here that state pay post a median $77k/yr, with typical pay from $57.2k–$140k/yr; 93.2% of New York's postings state their pay at all, which our research on where space jobs are compares state by state. New York's law has required employers with 4 or more employees to state a pay range in job postings since 17 Sep 2023 (each state's law beside its postings). For reference, the 30 aerospace engineers working in the Rochester, NY area, in any industry, earn a median $128k/yr (BLS, May 2025).

Of the 44 space postings in New York whose text we read, 84.1% are limited to US citizens or US persons and 20.5% 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.

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 Canandaigua, New York, by the same reading as our research on where space jobs are; remote roles that name no state are on the remote jobs page.