Boeing

What Boeing does

Boeing had about 182,000 employees at December 31, 2025, with 14% located outside the U.S. The fiscal 2025 10-K reports three segments: Commercial Airplanes (BCA); Defense, Space & Security (BDS); and Global Services (BGS). Principal executive offices are at 929 Long Bridge Drive in Arlington, Virginia. Floor space totaled about 111 million square feet at the end of 2025, about 86% of it in the U.S. On its website (accessed October 13, 2026), the company calls itself a top U.S. exporter with customers in more than 150 countries.

Where Boeing hires

H-1B labor condition applications (LCAs) naming The Boeing Company as employer total 49 for 2025, and no worksite city reached 25 that year. Seal Beach, CA led 2025 with 16 filings. Across 2019 through 2026 (2026 is a partial year), 283 filings appear, and four cities pass 25:

• Everett, WA: 61 filings
• Seal Beach, CA: 50 filings
• Seattle, WA: 39 filings
• Renton, WA: 28 filings

The 10-K (December 31, 2025) lists major sites by segment. BCA names Greater Seattle, Wichita, Greater Charleston and China. BDS names Greater St. Louis, Greater Seattle, Greater Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Mesa and Huntsville. BGS names San Antonio, Greater Dallas and Great Britain, and India appears under Other. The careers site (accessed October 13, 2026) cites employees and operations in more than 65 countries.

Job titles and levels you will see

Structural Analysis Engineer is the most frequent LCA title: 6 of the 49 filings for 2025 and 19 of 283 across 2019 through 2026. Business Intelligence Analyst follows with 15 filings over the same span. Reliability Engineer and Programmer Analyst have 6 filings each. Lead Computing Architect and Wire Design & Installation Engineer each appear twice in 2025.

Postings bundle levels into one title. A Software Engineer (Associate, Experienced or Senior) role in Daytona Beach, posted October 5, 2026, asks 5 or more years of related experience for Level 3 and 9 or more years for Level 4. The careers site sorts openings into Engineering, Manufacturing, Business, Cybersecurity, Data Science and Analytics, and Information Technology.

Workforce and hiring patterns

About 72,000 union members were part of the workforce at December 31, 2025, per the 10-K. The company had 32 agreements with nine U.S. unions and agreements with 18 employee representative bodies abroad. The Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA) represents 11% of the total workforce. In 2024, IAM District 751 members in Washington state struck for 53 days, halting most commercial aircraft production. In 2025, about 3,200 IAM District 837 members at St. Louis area sites struck for 101 days. LCA filings rose from 42 for 2024 to 49 for 2025, with 67 already listed for partial-year 2026.

Good to know before you apply

• The Software Engineer posting (October 5, 2026) requires a CodeVue coding assessment, and skipping it removes you. Candidates must also pass a Conflict of Interest assessment.
• That role is 100% onsite, needs an active U.S. Secret clearance and U.S. Person status, and offers no visa sponsorship.
• The Boeing Pre-Employment Training Program (BPET) lets students from pre-certified manufacturing programs skip the interview. Boeing Manufacturing Accelerated Careers (BMAC) lets select candidates skip resume review.
• The 10-K lists healthcare, paid time off, parental leave, retirement benefits and tuition assistance.
• Onsite, clearance and union questions are best raised in the discussions below.