Also called: Aerospace Attorney, Space Law Attorney
Handles the legal side of space: launch licenses, satellite contracts, international treaties, and who owns what in orbit.
You draft a contract for a satellite launch, advise a startup on whether it can legally mine an asteroid, and file paperwork with the FCC. Space law is small but growing fast.
Uses BLS lawyer figures; big-firm space lawyers earn far more.
Professional degree (MD, JD, DVM…), about 7 years after high school. Bachelor's degree, then law school (JD) and the bar exam; some take a space law LL.M.
Ways in: 4-year college, Professional school. Training cost: Over $150k.
Majors to look at: Political Science, Engineering, International Relations.
Growing about average (about 4% over 10 years).
Medium risk for 10 years. AI drafts contracts and does legal research fast, trimming junior lawyer work; advice, negotiation and licensed accountability stay human.
Classes: English composition, Government or civics, Speech or debate, AP Physics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 23-1011.
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