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Aviation: building, flying and maintaining aircraft, and the FAA rules for it. SpaceX, Anduril Industries, Shield AI, Skydio and Rocket Lab have the most open roles mentioning Aviation right now.

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1,516 open roles · 125 posted in the last 7 days · 3% remote · 63 companies hiring · $170K median advertised salary · checked Nov 15 against employer career pages

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Job titles in Aviation roles

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Newest Aviation jobs

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Who is hiring for Aviation roles

Where Aviation roles are

A role that lists several places is counted in each of them.

What Aviation roles pay, by level

Level in the titleMedian advertised salaryRoles counted
No level in the title$138K528
Senior$176K333
Lead and above$214K204

Medians of the midpoints of advertised yearly US-dollar ranges; a level needs at least 15 such roles. Advertised, not verified pay.

Jobs you can get with Aviation

Kind of workOpen jobs asking for AviationMedian advertised pay
Aerospace engineer402$155K
Electrical engineer204$166K
Avionics engineer182$152K
Manufacturing and quality171$160K
Test and validation engineer167$149K
Mechanical engineer140$158K
Technician137$98K
Software engineer102$191K

Skills asked together with Aviation

Security clearance (29%), Python (28%), Hardware testing (25%), Test equipment (23%), CAD (23%), Mechatronics (20%), PCB design (20%), Sensor fusion (18%) of the 1,516 open postings that name Aviation.

Companies hiring for Aviation

Aviation salaries

Questions about Aviation jobs

What is Aviation?
Building, flying and maintaining aircraft, and the FAA rules for it. 1,516 open roles on Jobs Every Hour ask for it as of Nov 15, 2026.
How many Aviation jobs are open right now?
There are 1,516 open Aviation jobs at 63 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 125 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
Which companies have the most Aviation jobs?
Right now the most openings are at SpaceX (251), Anduril Industries (249), Shield AI (163), Skydio (132) and Rocket Lab (97). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
Are there remote Aviation jobs?
51 of the 1,516 open Aviation jobs (3%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
What do Aviation jobs pay?
The median advertised salary is $170K, based on 1,074 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $136K and $198K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay. Most employers here are technology companies, so the figures run above the wider market for the same work.
Is it hard to get an Aviation job?
64 of the 1,516 open Aviation jobs (4%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 1,119 postings that state experience, the median asks for 5 years. 63 companies are hiring and 125 roles were posted in the last seven days. Matching your resume to the skills each posting names helps most; the free resume builder shows the match.
How is AI changing Aviation jobs?
286 of the 1,516 open Aviation jobs (19%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often Computer Vision, LLM, AI. Employers still list 1,516 such roles today at 63 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
What skills do Aviation jobs ask for?
Most often Aviation (100%), Security clearance (29%), Python (28%), Hardware testing (25%), Test equipment (23%) of the 1,516 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
Which job titles come up most in Aviation jobs?
Electrical Engineer (28), Mechanical Engineer (25), Staff Engineer (23), Senior Manager (22), Senior Electrical Engineer (18): the most common titles among the 1,516 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
Are Aviation jobs in demand in 2026?
1,516 Aviation jobs are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 63 companies, 1.0% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 125 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $170K. 51 (3%) can be done remotely.
How do I apply for Aviation jobs?
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