Also called: Radar Astronomer
Bounces powerful radar beams off asteroids and planets to map their shapes and surfaces.
You schedule time on a giant radio dish, transmit a radar signal toward a passing asteroid, and turn the faint echo into a 3D model of its shape.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Doctorate (PhD), about 10 years after high school. PhD in physics, astronomy, or electrical engineering.
Ways in: Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Physics, Astronomy, Electrical Engineering.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years).
Low risk for 10 years. AI helps process radar echoes; running observations and interpreting asteroid shapes stay human, with very few jobs.
Classes: AP Physics C, AP Calculus, Computer science, Electronics class.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-2011.
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