Astronomers and Physicists Career

Vocational Programs for Astronomers and Physicists Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
20K	$74.66	$155,280

The average annual wage of the occupations is $155,280 and $75 per hour. 7 vocational programs could be taken for the Astronomers and Physicists career. Based on BLS data, a total of 20,430 employees were employed in the Occupation.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Astronomers and Physicists Career

The following 7 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Astronomers and Physicists.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Astronomers and Physicists
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Astronomy	3	-	-	-	-
Astrophysics	1	-	-	-	-
Planetary Astronomy and Science	1	-	-	-	-
Physics	10	-	-	-	-
Acoustics	1	-	-	-	-
Physics (other)	1	-	-	-	-
Health/Medical Physics	1	-	-	-	-

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Astronomers and Physicists

Program Name

Number of Schools

Tuition & Fees

Books & Supplies

Program Lengths

Avg. Completion Time

Astronomy

Astrophysics

Planetary Astronomy and Science

Physics

Acoustics

Physics (other)

Health/Medical Physics

Schools offering voational programs for Astronomers and Physicists

The following 18 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Astronomers and Physicists. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.