The data and policy work behind the mission. SWIFT analyzes thousands of real job postings and works directly with employers to translate hiring needs into clear, actionable workforce signals — published here for institutions, employers, and policymakers to act on.
October 2025 · Dr. Leon Vanstone & James Peterson
A bottom-up analysis of the emerging space-economy workforce: thousands of real job postings translated into clear hiring signals. Finds 100,000 new Texas space jobs over the next decade, that 47% of openings require only a high-school diploma, and that nearly 1 in 8 listings is for a welder.
Coming soon
A policy piece advocating for the technicians, welders, machinists, electricians, and other essential trades the space economy runs on — building on the Jobs Report to align programs, funding, and standards around real workforce needs.
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