Details on Astrophysics and Astronomy and Jobs in those fields of work?

I want to know if Astrophysics is the same as Astronomy because I want to be a Astronomer and if it is the same, and details on how it is different.





How is Astronomy different from Astrophysics?


What field of work will provide more jobs for my future?


What will be the steps and how many years of work will it take in universities?


If I get a PhD and a Doctorate degree in Astronomy, will I still be able to get a job in Astrophysics?|||How is Astronomy different from Astrophysics?



Modern Astronomy is Astrophysics....same thing.



What field of work will provide more jobs for my future?



Same thing....not a lot of jobs in astro...highly competitive. I would compare it to wanting to be a NFL player except for nerds.



What will be the steps and how many years of work will it take in universities?

1. Get a BSc in Physics.

2. While doing that, suck up to profs to fill their lab positions and do meaningless research (busy work...) get me a coffee.

3. While doing the above, teach yourself everything you would learn if you were a computer programming undergrad.

4. 3rd summer... Memorize every physics equation you have ever seen and take the Physics GRE.

4yrs



5. Get into grad school.

6. Get owned in grad school.

7. Get Phd.

4-6yrs



8. Postdoc

9. Do busy work and pick up lunch for some old guy that is near senile.



1-4yrs



10. Job- Become a professor and start the whole ridiculous cycle over again.



If I get a PhD and a Doctorate degree in Astronomy, will I still be able to get a job in Astrophysics?



Once again same thing. Phd is a doctorate. If you are lucky enough or stupid enough to finish a Phd in astro, jobs are hard to come by...only the best of the best nerds make it this far.



Go to college, take some classes find out what you like. If astro is what you like...then go for it...but hear the warning. Becoming a crackhead living on the streets on LA would probably be a better choice.