Space Industry Test Technician

Supports manufacturing and testing space industry products.

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Compensation by seniority

Simulated

Median

$159k

Mean

$166k

10th–90th pct

$121k–$220k

Observations

676

Confidence: 34% · based on 676 simulated observations · last updated 7/27/2026

Historical trend & projection

Median total compensation at the typical seniority level for this role, 2021–2025, projected forward under three scenarios.

Simulated

Common skills

Quality Assurance

Core

Process Improvement

Core

CAD

Education requirements

Share of postings that require or prefer each level — a signal of typical hiring bars, not a hard rule.

Simulated

Bachelor's Degree

61% require · 24% prefer

Master's Degree

7% require · 34% prefer

No College

21% require · 12% prefer

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Common next roles

Space Industry Manufacturing Engineer+14.1%Manufacturing Operations Manager, Space Industry+151.7%Director of Sales, Space Industry+167.3%Space Industry Account Executive+14.2%Space Industry Sales Development Representative+5.6%

Common previous roles

Space Industry Manufacturing Engineer+12.4%Space Industry Sales Development Representative+5.3%Manufacturing Operations Manager, Space Industry+60.3%Director of Sales, Space Industry+62.6%Space Industry Account Executive+12.4%

Demand snapshot

Active openings (simulated)10,386

Posting growth+9.5%

Median days to fill18 days

Simulated

Employed (US, simulated)159,832

Projected growth7.6%/yr

Simulated

Role characteristics

Remote-friendliness15%

Automation exposure45%

Sources & freshness

Compensation and demand figures on this page are simulated demo data, deterministically generated for this build of CareerAtlas — not verified real-world observations.

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