NASA hires between 500 and 1,000 new employees each year, with two-thirds hired as entry- or mid-level employees. The majority of hires are in engineering fields such as aerospace, computer, and electronics engineering or in business areas like financial analysis, contracting, and human resources. NASA also hires 200-300 students annually for its Pathways internship program and placed 75 recent graduates in its Pathways program from 2010 to 2014. Most new employees come from outside the federal government.

1. W H E R E C O U L D Y O U
F I T I N T O O U R S P A C E ?
H I R I N G A T A G L A N C E
NASA HIRES BETWEEN
NEW EMPLOYEES EVERY YEAR
500 AND
1,000
OF NASA’S NEW HIRES ARE
HIRED AS ENTRY- OR MID-
LEVEL EMPLOYEES2/3
DISCLAIMER: ALL PERCENTAGES AND FRACTIONS HAVE BEEN ROUNDED UP OR DOWN AS NECESSARY
TOTAL HIRES BY FUNCTIONAL AREA (FY2010–FY2014)
7% Science
41% Business
48% Engineering
4% Other
MOST COMMON ENGINEERING
FIELDS
AEROSPACE
ENGINEERS
COMPUTER
ENGINEERS
ELECTRONICS
ENGINEERS
MOST COMMON SCIENCE FIELDS
MOST COMMON BUSINESS AREAS
PHYSICAL SCIENTISTSSPACE SCIENTISTS
N A S A P A T H W A Y S P R O G R A M S
NASA HIRES 200-300 STUDENTS
INTO THE PATHWAYS INTERNSHIP
PROGRAM EACH YEAR
IN FY2010–FY2014, NASA HIRED 75
PEOPLE INTO THE PATHWAYS RECENT
GRADUATE PROGRAM
FINANCIAL
ANALYSTS
$CONTRACT
SPECIALISTS
HR
PROFESSIONALS
FIND OUT MORE AT
nasapeople.nasa.gov
80%OF NASA’S HIRES COME
FROM OUTSIDE OF THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
www.nasa.gov
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration
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