Open jobs, places, roles and published pay, side by side.
By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 09/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Rocket Lab Corporation has 432 open jobs and OpenAI has 638.
All about Rocket Lab Corporation →All about OpenAI →
| Measure ⇅ | Rocket Lab Corporation ⇅ | OpenAI ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Open jobs now | 432 | 638 |
| New in the last 7 days | 44 | 66 |
| New in the last 3 days | 7 | 16 |
| States hiring | 8 | 4 |
| Cities hiring | 11 | 4 |
| Top states | California (251), Maryland (54), Virginia (38) | California (547), New York (30), District of Columbia (21) |
| Top cities | Long Beach, CA (236), Middle River, MD (40), Tucson, AZ (32) | San Francisco, CA (547), New York, NY (30), Washington, DC (21) |
| Biggest role families | Mechanical / Manufacturing engineer (86), Engineer (other) (45), DevOps / Cloud / SRE (43), Operations / Supply chain / Logistics (43) | Software engineer / Developer (123), Data scientist / Machine learning (96), DevOps / Cloud / SRE (52), Other roles (36) |
| Pay published by the employer (median range, yearly) | $107,000 – $158,400 (369 of 432 ads) | $252,000 – $352,000 (637 of 638 ads) |
| Remote or flexible listings | 0 (0%) | 420 (66%) |
| Ads that mention a bachelor's degree | 372 (86%) | 38 (6%) |
| Ads that mention U.S. citizenship or U.S.-person rules | 432 (100%) | 3 (0%) |
| Ads that say they do not sponsor visas | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Median years of experience stated | 5 years (349 ads) | 8 years (322 ads) |
| Headquarters (Wikidata) | Auckland, Auckland | San Francisco |
| Founded (Wikidata) | 2006 | 2015 |
| Employees (Wikidata) | n/a | 4,500 (2026) |
2 states are in common.
| State ⇅ | Rocket Lab Corporation open jobs ⇅ | OpenAI open jobs ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| California | 251 | 547 |
| District of Columbia | 2 | 21 |
| Role family ⇅ | Rocket Lab Corporation ⇅ | OpenAI ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Software engineer / Developer | 23 | 123 |
| Mechanical / Manufacturing engineer | 86 | 15 |
| Data scientist / Machine learning | 4 | 96 |
| DevOps / Cloud / SRE | 43 | 52 |
| Engineer (other) | 45 | 36 |
| Operations / Supply chain / Logistics | 43 | 24 |
| Other roles | 28 | 36 |
| Security engineer / Analyst | 23 | 35 |
| Project / Program manager | 17 | 27 |
| Electrical / Hardware engineer | 27 | 7 |
| Technician / Trades / Driver | 26 | 0 |
| Marketing | 0 | 25 |
OpenAI, with 638 open jobs against 432 (updated several times a day).