Also called: Space Camp Counselor, Space Science Educator
Leads kids and teens through astronaut-style training, mission simulations, and rocket launches.
At a place like the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Alabama, you run a simulated shuttle mission, supervise trainees on the multi-axis spinning chair, and launch model rockets. Many trainers go on to aerospace careers.
Often seasonal or entry-level.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. High school diploma or college student; science background helpful.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Education, Physics, Aerospace Engineering.
Growing about average. BLS does not project this specialty separately; rating estimated from related occupations.
Low risk for 10 years. Running mission sims and launches with kids is live, energetic work AI can't do.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply for seasonal crew trainer jobs at Space Camp in Huntsville; they train you before campers arrive
Classes: Physics, Earth science, Speech.
Official data: O*NET occupation 39-9032.
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