The global aerospace, defence and security industry experienced a 10% drop in new job postings related to 3D printing in Q4 2023 compared with the previous quarter, according to GlobalData’s Job Analytics. This compares to a 12% decrease versus Q4 2022. GlobalData’s Aerospace, Defense & Security: Hiring Trends & Signals Q4 2023 report reveals comprehensive insights into hiring patterns, job roles, required skills, geographical trends, and key themes within the industry, facilitating anticipation of future workforce needs. Buy the report here.

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Notably, Architecture and Engineering Occupations jobs accounted for a 33% share of the global aerospace, defence and security industry’s 3D printing-related total new job postings in Q4 2023, down 7% over the prior quarter.

Architecture and Engineering Occupations drive 3D printing-related hiring activity

Architecture and Engineering Occupations, with a share of 33%, emerged as the top 3D printing-related job roles within the aerospace, defence and security industry in Q4 2023, with new job postings drop by 7% quarter-on-quarter. Computer and Mathematical Occupations came in second with a share of 25% in Q4 2023, with new job postings dropping by 20% over the previous quarter.

The other prominent 3D printing roles include Management Occupations with a 9% share in Q4 2023, Production Occupations with a 4% share of new job postings.

Top five companies in aerospace, defence and security industry accounted for 72% of hiring activity

The top companies, in terms of number of new job postings tracked by GlobalData, as of Q4 2023 were Boeing, Relativity Space, Leidos, RTX, and Lockheed Martin. Together they accounted for a combined share of 72% of all 3D printing-related new jobs in the aerospace, defence and security industry.

Boeing posted 339 3D printing-related new jobs in Q4 2023, Relativity Space 188 jobs, Leidos 112 jobs, RTX 62 jobs, and Lockheed Martin 50 jobs, according to GlobalData’s Job Analytics.

Hiring activity was driven by the US with a 58.08% share of total new job postings, Q4 2023

The largest share of 3D printing-related new job postings in the aerospace, defence and security industry in Q4 2023 was in the US with 58.08% followed by India (29.42%) and Liberia (3.75%). The share represented by the US was three percentage points higher than the 54.93% share it accounted for in Q3 2023.

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This content was updated on 6 January 2024

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