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Explore Careers Across Aerospace

Aerospace is much bigger than aircraft design. Explore careers across engineering, software, science, space operations, manufacturing, flight and business — and understand the education and skills that can help you get there.

20+ career paths Multiple aerospace sectors U.S. compensation benchmarks BLS-based career data

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There is more than one way into aerospace.

Aerospace organizations need people with backgrounds in mechanical engineering, electronics, software, physics, data, manufacturing, operations, project management and many other fields. Use the filters below to explore careers that match your interests and education goals.

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About compensation data

Compensation figures shown in this directory are U.S. occupational benchmarks, not guaranteed starting salaries. Aerospace job titles do not always correspond directly to one government occupation category, so some specialized roles use the closest relevant U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics occupation as a benchmark.

Actual compensation varies by employer, experience, specialization, geographic location, security clearance, education and level of responsibility.

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