Also called: Data Analyst (Spacecraft)
Watches the data streaming down from spacecraft and spots trends before they become problems.
You build dashboards that track a satellite's battery over months and notice it's aging faster than expected. You flag it before it causes an outage.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in engineering, math, or data science; some come from military.
Ways in: 4-year college, Military. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Data Science, Aerospace Engineering, Mathematics.
Growing much faster than average (about 8% over 10 years).
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. AI anomaly detection now watches spacecraft data around the clock, so fewer analysts; investigating odd results stays human.
Classes: AP Statistics, Computer science, Physics, Algebra II.
Official data: O*NET occupation 17-3021.
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