5 careers in the space industry that new grads should focus on, according to a VC [Video]

Space is the place for people who want to work in an industry with countless career opportunities. A 2024 report from McKinsey & Co. estimates the global space economy will balloon to $1.8 trillion by 2035, fueled by advances in AI.

Chad Anderson, founder and managing partner of Space Capital, one of the first early-stage VC firms to focus exclusively on the space economy, told Business Insider that the space economy has plenty of technical career paths available. But he emphasized that many don’t realize the enormous growth in commercial ventures is also opening up the space area to skills and talents that haven’t traditionally been associated with it, like interior design.

The VC added that many traditional business roles — including human resources, marketing, and customer relations — can provide a great opportunity for newbies to break into the space field, which is good news for those who may lack key technical skills like engineering but really want …