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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, and other characteristics can provide insight into the health and dynamics of the industry as a whole 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, and other characteristics can provide insight into the health and dynamics of the industry as a whole.
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U.S. Space Employment Continues Slow, Steady Climb Since 2016
In 2022, more than 201,009 individuals worked in key sectors…
America’s Top Aerospace States Battle to Keep Pace with Space Industry Growth While Attracting New Businesses
Introduction | Each small slice of the space workforce forms…
Study Shows Steady Decline in U.S. Students Studying Engineering, Science
U.S. Space firms battling for workers in an increasingly tight…
Cyber Workforce Development Will Require Cross-Sector Collaboration
The rapidly changing threat environment along with new and disruptive…
New Leader Takes Space Force Helm as Dangers in Orbit Loom
Pentagon leaders emphasized the growing importance of missions in orbit…
Latest Employment Data Hints at Space Workforce Hiring Slowdown
Space-related employment has been growing steadily over the past two…
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8 Stories from the Front Lines of the New Space Workforce
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Space Force: Thousands Apply, Few Accepted as New Branch Builds Pipeline of Future Space Workers
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Europe Continues to Lead in Global Workforce Job Growth
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NASA Civil Servant Workforce, 2012-2022
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U.S. Space Industry Core Employment, 2011-2021
Core employment in 5 key space sectors continued to grow…
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2022 TSRQ1 – U.S. Core Space Employment Reaches 10-Year High, with Double-digit Growth the Past 5 Years
The United States relies on an integrated space workforce and…
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2022 TSRQ1 – Space Industry Leaders Fear Labor Shortfall Could Slow Space Manufacturing Boom
As satellite assembly lines and mass production of new launch…
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2021 TSRQ3 – Space Industry Workforce Recovers to Pre-Pandemic Levels
The latest employment data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor…
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Global Space Workforce Growth, 2011-2021 Snapshot
Hiring in more than a dozen nations continued to escalate…
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2020 Space Workforce: Europe Climbs; India Dips; U.S. Still Dwarfs
As with so many industries around the world in 2020,…
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