Workforce
2007 – Space Employment
This section examines those technical professions that contribute significantly to furthering space activities in the United States. These include such occupations as aerospace engineers, astronomers, atmospheric and space scientists, and avionics technicians.The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics… Thank you for visiting The Space Report! The Authoritative Guide to Global Space Activity, Packed with Over a…
2007 – Trends and Events Affecting U.S. Employment
There were ## individual establishments, or workplaces, engaged in space activities located throughout the United States in 2006. In fact, the number of space industry establishments nationwide has been increasing every year since 2003, rising by ##% during that period.
2007 – U.S. Space Industry Salaries
Along with growing space industry employment, the U.S. space industry workforce is well compensated. In 2006, the U.S. space industry paid an annual average wage of $## to its workers. This was more than double the private sector average wage of $## in 2006.
2007 – U.S. Space Industry Employment
Space industry core employment totaled ## jobs in 2006, a substantial increase of nearly ## space industry jobs from 2003. That increase of nearly ##% in just three years outpaced the ##% increase from 2003 to 2006 in overall U.S. private sector employment.
2007 – Official U.S. Workforce Statistics
The space industry sectors covered in this analysis are based on the U.S. government’s North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes. For purposes of employment statistics, the space industry is comprised of companies that manufacture such products as radar systems, guided missiles and space vehicles, and space vehicle propulsion units, along with businesses that provide satellite telecommunications services.
2007 – U.S. Space Workforce
According to the most recent study by the Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation, conducted in 2006, the estimated direct value of the goods and services produced by the U.S. commercial space transportation sector was approximately $## billion.
2006 – U.S. Space Workforce
The U.S. space industry draws on the expertise of more than a quarter of a million Americans across the country who directly contribute to the economic health of the national economy, many state economies, and local communities.
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