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How difficult is it to get a career in the field of Astronomy?
- November
- 4
2:47 am Careers & Employment
Adam asked:
I really like astronomy. I have loved it since I was little, and at 14 I’m thinking seriously about learning more through high school & college. Is it fairly easy to get the career I want if I have the required level of education? Or is it so prestigious that I might as well not try?
I was thinking of being some sort of engineer of the shuttles/rockets/satellites/etc., but I don’t know.
I really like astronomy. I have loved it since I was little, and at 14 I’m thinking seriously about learning more through high school & college. Is it fairly easy to get the career I want if I have the required level of education? Or is it so prestigious that I might as well not try?
I was thinking of being some sort of engineer of the shuttles/rockets/satellites/etc., but I don’t know.
There are so many people chasing so few jobs in this field that you need a Ph.D. just to get a job interview. and still maybe only 10% of them have a career in this field. And because there are so many grads, the pay is crappy.
Nice work if you can get it though.
Posted by chuckles951, on November 7th, 2008, at 7:13 am. #.