If someone gets their degree in astrophysics, where can they start to find work? ?

What are some starting jobs in the field of astrophysics? Jobs that you can work your way up in this particular area?


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I am not an astrophysics graduate BUT I am an Astronomy Graduate from the Arizona State University and have a lot of friends that are astrophysics graduates. if you are going for those kind of credentials my suggestion is you take it all the way up to your doctorate degree. or at the least masters level.



anyway they all work in research for various organizations or at universities. I have my Bachelors of Science in Astronomy and I work in the research area and use my education for freelance writing. right now in Hawaii USA there is an observatory researching the activity of a Super Massive Black Hole in the center of our Galaxy and my job is to keep track of progress of the research via freelance writing and keeping a record in journals. Its not great money but I have other means of income as well. so if you major in Astrophysics there are other options but you have to have that entrepreneur drive and be creative, as well as get to know people in the industry. but yeah most of the astrophysicists I know work at educational institutions or research related jobs.



to go to college for this kind of thing you REALLY have to love Cosmology and Physics seriously otherwise don't bother and that's the best advise I can give you. because things happen and with your degree you may end up in a completely different field or even perhaps Circle K. if you love Space and Physics as well as Mathematics go for it and take hold of your career path. I wish you the best of luck. on one last note what you learn in astrophysics is amazing and whether you get a job in the field or not the education is priceless. and with a degree like that even if you don't end up in the field every employer will know how smart you are and you would never have too hard of a time finding some kind of job.|||Pretty much all astrophysics related jobs are with universities or research organisations. You'd start out by getting a postdoc position, and then gradually move your way up the ranks. Unfortunately, there aren't a lot of postdoc positions to go around.|||macdonalds or wendys - lol





seriously, the government