Also called: Behavioral Health Specialist (Spaceflight)
Helps astronauts stay mentally healthy through isolation, stress, and long missions far from home.
You choose crews who get along, run private video check-ins with astronauts in orbit, and study volunteers living in isolated Antarctic stations or habitat simulators.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Doctorate (PhD), about 10 years after high school. PhD or PsyD in psychology.
Ways in: Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Psychology, Neuroscience.
Growing faster than average (about 6% over 10 years).
Low risk for 10 years. AI companions may help lonely crews, but trusted counseling and selection decisions stay human.
Classes: AP Psychology, Biology, Statistics, English composition.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-3039.
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