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The center employed 3,773 civil servants in FY89 compared to 3,552 the year before. Peak space industry employment in the JSC area occurred in 1989, with 11,120 aerospace industry and support contractor personnel working on or near the center. The peak year for numbers of federal employees at JSC was 1967, with 5,261 positions.
By the end of FY 89, the average federal salary was $43,450. The average age of JSC employees was 42, with 1,927 of those having earned bachelors degrees, 648 with masters degrees, and 191 have doctorates, law, or medical degrees.
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