Boeing to hire 10,000 professionals in 2023 to speed up production
- ByStartupStory | January 28, 2023
Boeing expects to hire 10,000 workers in 2023 as it recovers from the pandemic and ramps up jetliner production, but will cut some support jobs, the American planemaker said Friday.
The Arlington, Virginia-based company increased overall employment by approximately 14,000 workers in 2022 to 156,000 as of December 31, up from approximately 142,000 in 2021. Boeing employs approximately 136,000 people in the United States.
Boeing acknowledged that it will “reduce staffing in some support functions,” in order to better align resources to support current products and technology development. It has refused to say how many jobs it will cut in 2023.
The majority of the expansion will occur in Boeing’s business units, as well as engineering and manufacturing, to meet rising airline demand.
The company intends to increase 737 MAX deliveries from 374 aircraft in 2022 to 400 to 450 planes this year, with 787 deliveries expected to be between 70 and 80 planes.
Airbus, a European rival, announced this week that it plans to hire 13,000 new employees this year. Approximately 7,000 of those positions are expected to be newly created, with approximately 9,000 of the new hires based in Europe.
“Hiring is not a constraint anymore,” Boeing Chief Executive Dave Calhoun told analysts Wednesday. “People are able to hire the people they need. It’s all about the training and ultimately getting them ready to do the sophisticated work that we demand.”
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