Also called: Space Habitat Designer
Designs places for people to live in space: space stations, Moon bases, and Mars habitats.
Space architects design layouts that keep astronauts sane and safe in tiny spaces, test mockups, and work with engineers at NASA and private space companies.
New field; figures are estimates from job postings.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 7 years after high school. Architecture or aerospace engineering degree, often with a space architecture master's (e.g., University of Houston).
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Architecture, Aerospace Engineering, Industrial Design.
Growing faster than average. Tied to NASA and commercial space growth.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Generative design speeds habitat layouts, but testing mockups for human comfort and safety stays human in a tiny field.
Classes: AP Physics, Art/drawing, Drafting/CAD, AP Calculus.
Official data: O*NET occupation 17-1011.
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