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[|Tasks] Most astronomers focus on certain parts of astronomy. They also attend to sophisticated task like meetings. They mainly spend their time in an office analyzing data.

[|Level of education required] A master's degree with state certification, one teaching job in high school or at 2 year colleges. Holders of a bachelors or a masters degree can help assist astronomer's with research such as using telescopes. For undergraduates they can be able to go to programs that have broad backgrounds in science and mathematics.

[|Salary] The average annual salary for astronomers and space scientists was $130,833 in March 2009. The median annual salary for astronomers were $101,300 in May 2008.

[|Future prospects/chance of getting this job] Usually people who have only a bachelors degree in physics or astronomy,are not really qualified for physics or astronomy research jobs. You can work for related jobs as mathematics,environmental science,engineering, and computer science. Employment in 2008, 17,100 astronomers and physicists were employed. They believed that within 10 years for 2008 (2018) there will be 19,800 astronomers and physicists employed. Which is %16 more than 10 years before.

[|High school/College or other education/training] In highschool, if you are sure you want to be an astronomer then you must be ready to accomplish your end goal. It can take up to nine years to be dedicated to astronomy.