Astronomers Career

The role of Astronomers is to observe, research, and interpret astronomical phenomena to increase basic knowledge or apply such information to practical problems..

The average annual wage of the occupations is $128,940 and $62 per hour. 3 vocational programs could be taken for the Astronomers career. Based on BLS data, a total of 2,080 employees were employed in the Occupation.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Astronomers Career

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Astronomers
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Astronomy	3	$47,101	-	-	-
Astrophysics	1	$47,484	-	-	-
Planetary Astronomy and Science	1	$46,741	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Astronomers Career

The following 18 occupations are related to Astronomers.

Related Occupations toAstronomers
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Computer and Information Research Scientists	35,210	$157,160	$76
Mathematicians	2,220	$119,770	$58
Statisticians	29,950	$109,190	$53
Data Scientists	193K	$119,040	$57
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other	4,320	$83,330	$40
Engineers, All Other	151K	$118,350	$57
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	73,020	$66,640	$32
Biochemists and Biophysicists	33,180	$120,310	$58
Biological Scientists, All Other	61,220	$99,060	$48
Physicists	18,350	$158,270	$76
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	9,310	$101,530	$49
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	24,620	$104,000	$50
Hydrologists	6,150	$96,410	$46
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	48,230	$95,320	$0
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	38,370	$120,630	$0
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	11,770	$111,930	$0
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary	7,120	$100,910	$0
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	14,030	$106,950	$0

Vocational Programs for Astronomers Career

2K

$61.99

$128,940

Vocational Programs to Prepare Astronomers Career

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