Also called: Meteorite Dealer
Searches deserts and fields for space rocks to sell to museums and collectors.
Meteorite hunters track fireball reports, then walk fields with metal detectors and magnet sticks looking for fresh falls. Finds can sell for hundreds or thousands of dollars per gram for rare types.
Highly unpredictable; most hunters have other income.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. Self-taught; geology knowledge helps tell real meteorites from 'meteor-wrongs.'
Ways in: Self-taught. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Geology, Planetary Science.
Growing slowly. No separate BLS projection; estimate based on related occupations.
Low risk for 10 years. Fireball-camera networks and AI help predict where rocks fell, but walking fields to find, identify and sell them stays human.
Classes: Earth Science, Chemistry, Astronomy, Business.
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