Also called: Aerospace Medicine Specialist
Keeps pilots and astronauts medically fit to fly and studies how the body handles altitude, G-forces, and space.
In the Air Force or Navy, examines pilots, clears them to fly, and sometimes flies along on missions. At NASA or private space companies, monitors astronauts before, during, and after spaceflight.
BLS top-codes many physician wages; figures are estimates for attending physicians after residency (residents earn about $65k-$80k while training). Military pay plus bonuses.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Professional degree (MD, JD, DVM…), about 12 years after high school. Bachelor's, medical school, then aerospace medicine training (often through the military).
Ways in: 4-year college, Professional school, Military. Training cost: Over $150k.
Majors to look at: Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Neuroscience, Pre-Medicine, Aerospace Engineering.
Growing about average. No separate BLS projection; a small, specialized field.
Low risk for 10 years. AI monitors pilot health data and flags risks; fitness-to-fly decisions and in-field care stay with physicians.
Classes: AP Biology, AP Physics, AP Chemistry, JROTC.
Official data: O*NET occupation 29-1229.
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