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- Career Cluster- Science, Technology, Engineering & Math
- Career Pathway- Engineering and Technology
- Career Description- Aerospace engineers design, create, and test aircraft, spacecraft, and missiles. They also supervise the production of these products.
- Earnings/Salary- $104,000 national/ $101,000 Wisconsin
- Employment Statistics- In 2014 72,500 Aerospace Engineer/ In 2024 70,900 Aerospace Engineers, about an 2% decrease
- The reason for the decrease in Aerospace Engineering is that more machines can do human work, causing a loss in human jobs. Also, the funding for space programs is dramatically decreasing.
- Similar Occupations- Astronomer, Chemical Engineer, Civil Engineer.