Also called: Astronaut Safety Diver, Utility Diver
Helps astronauts train for spacewalks in a giant swimming pool containing a full-size space station.
You scuba dive alongside astronauts in suits for six-hour training runs, keep them balanced to simulate weightlessness, and are ready to rescue them instantly.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 1 year after high school. Commercial or advanced scuba certifications plus rescue training.
Ways in: Certification, Military, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Commercial Diving (trade school).
Growing slowly. Only a few dozen of these jobs exist.
Low risk for 10 years. Robots don't replace safety divers supporting astronauts underwater; jobs are few.
Classes: Physical education, Biology, Physics, Health.
Official data: O*NET occupation 49-9092.
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