Occupation
Astronomers
Observe, research, and interpret astronomical phenomena to increase basic knowledge or apply such information to practical problems.
Is Astronomers a safe career from AI?
Astronomers scores 96 out of 100 for AI exposure, which is high. A large share of this work is the kind current AI systems are measurably good at. That is not a prediction the job disappears, and the research does not support one. It means more of this role is likely to change than most.
Its human advantage score is 19, which is low. Most of this role can be done through a screen, and that is the half of the labor market AI has reached first. Market demand scores 53 out of 100, combining how many of these jobs exist with where that number is heading. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects employment growing 7.8% over ten years.
What Astronomers pay
The median wage is $132,170 a year. The lower quarter earns under $94,990 and the upper quarter over $177,690. About 1,560 people do this work in the United States.
Where Astronomers can go next
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Work content and transitions from O*NET, the US Department of Labor's occupational database. Wages and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. AI exposure from published research measuring which occupations current AI capabilities overlap with. None of it is a forecast, and none of these numbers are ours: they are public data, put next to each other.