Boeing is a global aviation and aerospace manufacturer that employs roughly 76,000 people across engineering, production, and corporate functions. Recent staffing records show about 1,200 hires alongside 3,300 departures, illustrating routine adjustments that align talent with program demand. The company supports commercial airplanes, defense, space, and related services, requiring a broad mix of technical and customer-facing roles.
Engineering is Boeing’s largest discipline with around 32,400 employees—about 43 % of the total workforce—underscoring the importance of design, research, and systems integration. Operations follows with more than 13,000 employees (17 %), supporting large-scale assembly and manufacturing. Core business groups such as Business Management (6,300), Finance & Administration (5,600), and Information Technology (4,500) together account for nearly one fifth of staff. Additional teams in Sales & Support, Program & Project Management, Quality, Marketing & Product, and an "Other" category round out the organization, providing the commercial, governance, and market-enablement expertise needed to deliver complex aerospace products.
Headcount is heavily concentrated in the Pacific Northwest, where the Seattle area hosts about 11,200 employees. Nearby Washington sites in Everett, Renton, and Kent add more than 6,200 additional roles, reinforcing the region’s significance to aircraft production. Outside Washington, major employment centers include St. Louis, MO (4,700), Los Angeles, CA (1,470), Mesa, AZ (920), and Oklahoma City, OK (880). A further 50,600 employees are distributed across numerous other facilities worldwide, reflecting Boeing’s expansive geographic footprint in support of its commercial, defense, and space programs.