Workforce
U.S. Space Workforce
2014 – U.S. Space Industry Employment
Each quarter, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) publishes data on employment and salaries within U.S. establishments as reported by employers. This census includes 98% of U.S. jobs, making…
2016 – U.S. Army Space Workforce – Snapshot
The Army Space Workforce, referred to as the Space Cadre, reached 4,581 billets in FY 2017, an increase of more than a third from FY 2016. Although they account for…
2016 – U.S. National Security Workforce – Snapshot
The U.S. national security space workforce is composed of federal employees working across all branches of the Department of Defense as well as the intelligence agencies. Together, there are more…
2016 – NASA Workforce – Snapshot
Like the industry as a whole, NASA’s workforce has experienced steady decreases in size. From the start of FY 1993, the earliest date for which data is available in NASA’s…
Workforce: Space Workforce – TSR 2016
Workforce: Space Workforce - TSR 2016 explores U.S. space, European space and Japanese space workforces at national levels, including NASA and U.S. National Security space workforce.
2016 – U.S. Space Industry Employment
In 2015, the U.S. civilian space sector included 221,367 individuals. Employment is essentially unchanged from 2014, when 221,585 individuals worked in this area. Longer-term trends, however, show that the space…
2016 – U.S. Army Space Cadre Overview
The U.S. Army Space Cadre grew from 11 FA40 (Space Professional) officers in 1999 to 374 FA40 officer billets for 2016.[efn_note]"Army Space Personnel Development Office (ASPDO)." ASPDO. Presented to Space…
Space Salaries
The space industry is well known for its highly paid workforce, which generally provides salaries above the average even among science and engineering jobs.
2014 – U.S. Space Industry Salaries
The space industry is well known for its highly paid workforce, which generally provides salaries above the average even among science and engineering jobs. In 2013, the average salary in…
2014 – Trends and Events Affecting U.S. Employment
While trends in employment levels varied, wages grew across almost all sectors from 2008 to 2013, even accounting for inflation. In fact, the two industry sectors with the greatest percentage…