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11,152 job postings on the space employers’ job boards we track, 5,779 of them at private, pre-IPO companies right now (+185 vs. last week). Every figure in this report counts roles on employers’ own job boards; paid and employer-posted roles are not counted. Hiring activity below covers the seven days ending 2026-11-02 (2026-10-26 → 2026-11-02).
| Metric | This week |
|---|---|
| Open roles on employers’ own job boards | 11,152 |
| At private / pre-IPO companies | 5,779 |
| New roles this week | 900 |
| Week-over-week change | +185 |
Ranked by open roles on each employer’s own job board (roles on employers’ own job boards; paid and employer-posted roles are not counted).
| Company | Open roles |
|---|---|
| SpaceX | 2,820 |
| Blue Origin | 1,856 |
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| 553 |
| The Aerospace Corporation | 478 |
| Relativity Space | 410 |
| Thales Alenia Space | 361 |
| AST SpaceMobile | 272 |
| K2 Space | 239 |
| Impulse Space | 218 |
| True Anomaly | 204 |
900 roles were first posted on employers’ own job boards in the last seven days.
Notable new roles:
Median disclosed salary is $160,000, based on 510 roles on employers’ own job boards that disclose salary.
Job data is synced daily from company ATS feeds. This brief is generated automatically every week: no AI, pure data aggregation.
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