Also called: Space Domain Awareness Analyst, Space Surveillance Analyst
Watches everything in orbit, tracking satellites, debris, and suspicious maneuvers by other countries.
You analyze tracking data from radars and telescopes, notice a foreign satellite drifting close to a U.S. one, and write a quick alert for military leaders.
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 physics, engineering, or math; military space training common.
Ways in: 4-year college, Military. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Physics, Aerospace Engineering, Mathematics.
Growing faster than average. Small, fast-growing field as low Earth orbit gets crowded; not tracked separately by BLS.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. AI now tracks objects and flags odd maneuvers automatically, so fewer analysts; military judgment stays human.
Classes: Physics, Computer science, Statistics, Geography.
Official data: O*NET occupation 17-2011.
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