Skills employers ask for in space jobs
python, supply chain and onboarding are the skills most often named in space job postings, read from each posting's own text. Every job on this page is in the United States, taken from the employer’s own career site or job system and checked to still be open.
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Skills employers ask for in space jobs
Rebuilt weekly. November 2026 edition.
| # | Skill | Share of jobs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | pythonJobs 1,691 | 31% of jobs |
| 2 | supply chainJobs 940 | 17% of jobs |
| 3 | onboardingJobs 845 | 16% of jobs |
| 4 | c++Jobs 808 | 15% of jobs |
| 5 | procurementJobs 635 | 12% of jobs |
| 6 | project managementJobs 624 | 12% of jobs |
| 7 | matlabJobs 582 | 11% of jobs |
| 8 | linuxJobs 528 | 10% of jobs |
| 9 | sqlJobs 521 | 10% of jobs |
| 10 | excelJobs 498 | 9% of jobs |
| 11 | erpJobs 376 | 7% of jobs |
| 12 | talent acquisitionJobs 363 | 7% of jobs |
| 13 | logisticsJobs 346 | 6% of jobs |
| 14 | leanJobs 343 | 6% of jobs |
| 15 | agileJobs 295 | 5% of jobs |
| 16 | kubernetesJobs 286 | 5% of jobs |
| 17 | ci/cdJobs 282 | 5% of jobs |
| 18 | jiraJobs 248 | 5% of jobs |
| 19 | dockerJobs 236 | 4% of jobs |
| 20 | solidworksJobs 229 | 4% of jobs |
| 21 | six sigmaJobs 212 | 4% of jobs |
| 22 | gitJobs 210 | 4% of jobs |
| 23 | awsJobs 198 | 4% of jobs |
| 24 | terraformJobs 192 | 4% of jobs |
| 25 | auditJobs 184 | 3% of jobs |
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- Education14,346
- Nonprofits13,697
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- AI8,364
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- Transportation and logistics5,669
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- Real estate1,655
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- Mining and natural resources884
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- Casino and gaming441
- Sports235
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