Workforce
Workforce: Global Space Workforce


The space industry relies on tens of thousands of highly skilled workers to research and design, build, and operate advanced technologies that enable space activities and increase our understanding of the space environment. These highly skilled . . .
2020 TSRQ2 – Workforce: Space Workforce


The space industry relies on tens of thousands of highly skilled workers to design, build, and operate advanced technologies that enable space activities and research that increases our understanding of the space environment.
2019 TSRQ3 – Workforce: Emerging Jobs


The increasingly technical nature of society drives a greater need for STEM skills to support it, and dramatic growth in the number of STEM jobs reflects this trend. However, some reports suggest that STEM graduates—those degreed in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics—are not meeting this need. . .
Japanese Space Industry Employment by Sector
2019 TSRQ2 – Workforce: Domestic and International Space Industry Employment


The global space industry employs hundreds of thousands of highly skilled individuals to design, produce, and operate cutting-edge technology. This dynamic workforce contributes to local economies, with clusters of innovative companies and service . . .
2019 TSRQ1 – Workforce: U.S. Space Workforce


The global space industry employs hundreds of thousands of highly-skilled individuals to design, produce, and operate cutting-edge technology. This workforce, in turn, contributes to thriving local economies, with clusters of innovative companies and service support industries. Understanding trends . . .
2018 – U.S. Space Industry Employment
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) publishes information about employment in the United States in its Quarterly Census…
2018 – U.S. Space Workforce
The U.S. space workforce consists of more than 179,000 workers across the commercial , civil, and national . . .
2018 – Workforce: Space Workforce


The global space industry employs hundreds of thousands of individuals in well-paid cutting-edge technology jobs, and it relies on a pool of highly qualified workers to fill new jobs as they arise. Trends among this workforce, including its size, age breakdown, average pay . . .
2017 – Other Space Employment
Most nations do not publicly release annual data about the size of their space workforce. However, some do provide information periodically, particularly with regard…