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Question 1 of 3Hiring now
15
open professional roles
63
opened in the last 90 days
63 in the last 12 months
0%
of roles are remote
6
states hiring
Texas, District of Columbia, Washington, Arizona, California, Tennessee
What it hires for: Engineering (9), Sales (8), Finance (5), Operations (4), Data & Analytics (3). By level: senior ic (27), early career (8), director (8), manager (6), senior manager (6).
Where: Dallas, Texas, United States of America (44), Dallas, TX (13), Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America (2), Austin, TX (1), Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America (1), Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America (1), Sacramento, California, United States of America (1).
Main hubs: Dallas, TX (13), Austin, TX (1). Open a city for its job market, layoffs and training.
Southwest Airlines Co. outlook: Cooling
From public records and our own hiring data, as of the last check. It looks at layoff notices, capital raised and how fast roles are opening. It does not judge the company by its industry or its city.
- 15 open professional roles, 63 opened in the last 90 days
- 1 layoff notice filed in the last 12 months
Context
- Its industry, Transportation & Logistics, is steady nationally. Learn the skills it asks for.
- Its main hub, Dallas, TX, sits in a county that is steady.
Where Dallas, TX ranks
Where Dallas, TX placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #2Best cities for construction and real estate jobs170 openings · of 13
- #2Best all-round cities for remote workers in the Southwest89 / 100 · of 15
- #2Best all-round cities for AI careers in the Southwest84 / 100 · of 15
- #3Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the Southwest401 jobs · of 38
- #3Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Southwest772 openings · of 33
- #3Best all-round cities for mid-career professionals in the Southwest72 / 100 · of 15
Rankings about engineering jobs
- Best cities for software and engineering jobs #1 San Francisco (3,412 openings)
- Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($216k)
- Most requested AI skills in engineering jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (6.1%)
- AI tools named most often in engineering jobs #1 Claude (1.7%)
- Employers with the most engineering jobs #1 Amazon (2,992 roles)
Southwest Airlines Co. in the industry job lists
Where Southwest Airlines Co. places in our weekly lists of the employers hiring in each industry, kept month by month.
November 2026
- #11Entry-level airline and aviation jobs and who is hiring3 entry-level · of 12
- #13Employers with the most open airline and aviation jobs9 open · of 25
Southwest Airlines Co. hiring at a glance
- We have tracked Southwest Airlines Co.'s career site since Oct 2026; it has opened 63 professional roles in that time.
- 2 of Southwest Airlines Co.'s 12 open roles (17%) are entry-level or early-career.
- 1 open roles (8%) ask for a specific AI skill; tools named include Databricks.
- 16% of its roles post a salary range, against a median of 15% for Transportation & Logistics employers.
- 2 roles were posted in the last 7 days; the median open role was posted 7 days ago.
- By open professional roles, Southwest Airlines Co. ranks #134 of 166 Transportation & Logistics employers we track.
What Southwest Airlines Co. asks for
Skills named most often in open roles
- project management 3
- agile 2
- aws 2
- budgeting 1
- databricks 1
- excel 1
- linux 1
- powerpoint 1
- procurement 1
- redshift 1
AI tools named: Databricks (1).
How Southwest Airlines Co. compares with Transportation & Logistics employers
| Measure | Southwest Airlines Co. | Median employer |
|---|---|---|
| Open professional roles | 12 | 28 |
| Roles that post a salary range | 16% | 15% |
Median across 166 Transportation & Logistics employers with 3 or more open roles. Updated daily.
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What Southwest Airlines Co. pays
Across 10 postings with a posted range, pay is in line with the market range for the same roles. 16% of its roles post a salary range.
Only salary ranges the employer posted. No estimates.
Southwest Airlines Co. news from SEC filings
Acquisitions, leadership changes and capital raised by Southwest Airlines Co., from its SEC filings in the last 12 months.
- Leadership change · Executive or director change · SEC filing
- Leadership change · Executive or director change · SEC filing
Conferences where Southwest Airlines Co. appears
Listed as an exhibitor, sponsor or speaker on the event’s own pages.
Common questions
- Is Southwest Airlines Co. hiring?
- Southwest Airlines Co. has 15 open professional roles on its career site as of the last check. 63 opened in the last 90 days and 63 in the last 12 months. The most common function is engineering.
- How well does Southwest Airlines Co. pay?
- Across 10 postings with a posted salary range, Southwest Airlines Co.'s pay is in line with the market range for the same roles. We compare each posted range with the market range for the same title, function and area.
- Does Southwest Airlines Co. hire entry-level candidates?
- Yes. 2 of Southwest Airlines Co.'s 12 open roles (17%) are entry-level or early-career. Entry-level means roughly 0 to 3 years of experience, read from the title, the employer and the full posting.
- What skills does Southwest Airlines Co. ask for?
- Across its open roles the skills named most often are project management (3), agile (2), aws (2), budgeting (1), databricks (1), excel (1).
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Layoff notices from Southwest Airlines Co.
Layoff notices Southwest Airlines Co. has filed with state labor departments. 1 notice in the last 12 months, 107 workers where a headcount is given.
| Notice date | Employer | State | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines Co. | Illinois | Chicago | 107 | Closure | State record |
Southwest Airlines Co. layoff history, severance and unemployment rules
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