Workforce
2014 – Workforce
The space industry operates at the cutting edge of technology and requires a highly skilled, highly trained workforce to build, launch, and utilize space assets. Trends in the size and…
2017 – U.S. Space Industry Employment – Snapshot
In 2016, private industry space companies in the United States employed 128,163 professionals. This is 1.6% fewer than in 2015, continuing an 8-year trend of decline in the size of…
2017 – U.S. Space Workforce – Snapshot
The U.S. Space workforce is composed of more than 173,000 workers across the commercial, civil, and national security sectors. In recent years, the U.S. space workforce has been shrinking, and…
2017 – Indian Space Employment – Snapshot
India’s Department of Space, which includes the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), employed 16,072 employees in 2017, a decrease of nearly 5% from a total of 16,902 employees in 2016.…
2017 – U.S. Army Space Workforce – Snapshot
The U.S. Army maintains a sizeable force of soldiers and civilians with training and experience in the space domain, with 4,948 space cadre billets in FY 2018. This was…
Workforce: Space Workforce – TSR 2017
Introduction | The global space industry relies on a highly qualified workforce. Understanding the trends in this workforce, including changes in size and demographics, provides insight into the overall health… 2017 – U.S. Space Industry Employment
In 2016, private industry space companies in the United States employed 128,163 professionals. This is 1.6% fewer than in 2015, continuing an 8-year trend of decline in the size of…
2014 – Other Space Employment
Most countries do not publicly release regular reports on the size of their space workforce, making analysis of trends over time difficult or impossible. However, point assessments of the size…
2014 – Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Employment
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has not shared in the workforce growth trend seen in the country as a whole. Instead, JAXA has remained relatively steady in recent years,…
2014 – Japanese Space Industry Employment
From 2012 to 2013, Japan saw a 2.5% decrease in its workforce, shedding about 200 jobs, for a total of 7,978 space workers in 2013. Overall employment is still well…