The North American aerospace, defence and security industry experienced an 18% drop in new job postings in Q2 2023 compared with the previous quarter, with the highest share accounted for by RTX with 11,480 job postings, according to GlobalData’s analysis of aerospace, defence and security company job postings. Buy the report here.
Notably, Architecture and Engineering Occupations jobs accounted for a 16% share of the North American aerospace, defence and security industry’s total new job postings in Q2 2023, drop 18% over the prior quarter.
Architecture and Engineering Occupations drive aerospace, defence and security hiring activity
Architecture and Engineering Occupations, with a share of 16% new job postings, was the occupation with the greatest hiring activity in the North American aerospace, defence and security industry in Q2 2023 , ahead of Computer and Mathematical Occupations with a 15% share of new job postings.
The other prominent roles included Management Occupations with an 8% share in Q2 2023, Production Occupations with a 6% share and Business and Financial Operations Occupations with a 6% share of new job postings.
Top five companies accounted for 47% of hiring activity
RTX posted 11,480 jobs in Q2 2023 and registered a decline of 28% over the previous quarter, followed by Northrop Grumman with 5,908 jobs and an 8% growth. Leidos, with 4,038 jobs, and Huntington Ingalls Industries, with 2,851 jobs, recorded a 51% drop and a 4% rise, respectively, while L3Harris Technologies recorded a 125% increase with a 2,274 new job postings during Q2 2023.
Regional analysis of hiring in the North American aerospace, defence and security industry, Q2 2023
The US held the leading share of the North American aerospace, defence and security hiring activity with a 95.22% share, a 19% decrease over Q1 2023. Canada was next with 4.18%, four-percentage-point up over the previous quarter.
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