Physicists vs Astronomers
Compare Physicists and Astronomers side by side: median pay, job outlook, AI exposure, education, and top skills. Physicists pays about $43k more.
Median pay$172k
OutlookGrowing fast
AI exposureHigh 81%, modeled
EducationDoctoral
ScienceReading ComprehensionMathematicsSpeakingCritical Thinking
Median pay$129k
OutlookGrowing
AI exposureHigh 85%, modeled
EducationDoctoral
Reading ComprehensionScienceWritingMathematicsCritical Thinking
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Pay and outlook: BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills: O*NET 30.3. AI exposure is a modeled estimate. How these numbers are made.
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