The Australian space industry is a multidisciplinary domain that needs a broad range of people with diverse skill sets to help it grow and transform. 

Manufacturing, research and development, and communications are just some of the areas that will support our space sector into the future. 

Explore over 30 space careers across five broad areas and find a role and study pathway that suits you. Then, begin your space career journey.

 

Choose a job role and discover what kind of work is performed, how the role is different in the space sector, the skills, knowledge and experience you’ll need, and what to study.

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Technicians

Putting together the various parts of a spacecraft to make a finished product is what assembly technicians specialise in – imagine the sense of achievement seeing the product come to life.
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Communications, project management & business support

Almost every child has dreamed of becoming an astronaut. Although Australia does not currently have plans for a crewed space program, learn more about this fascinating career pathway.
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Technicians

Robotics technicians help engineers design and build robotic systems and help keep them running smoothly. Explore how this career might be suited to your technical skills.
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Technicians

Avionics technicians install critical systems on spacecraft like navigation and radar. Learn more about the different specialisations within this career pathway.
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Communications, project management & business support

It takes all sorts of people to run a space organisation - you don’t have to be a scientist or an engineer to join the space industry. Read more about business and management roles in the space industry.
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Technicians

Imagine a career where your skills can help send a new-generation satellite into orbit. Explore what a future in 2D and 3D design for the space sector could look like.
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Key resources

Our key space career job roles and study pathways information is packaged up into downloadable PDFs that students, teachers or parents can easily browse through and keep as a handy reference.

a poster of multiple space professionals

A space for everyone: careers in space poster 

This poster covers some of the key space careers on offer. Teachers can put the poster in spaces accessible to students and encourage them to access the career information by scanning the embedded QR code.

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Space Careers Quiz

Which space career is right for you?

Navigate a day on the Moon in our short interactive quiz to find out which role best suits your strengths.

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