Astronomers
Observe, research, and interpret astronomical phenomena to increase basic knowledge or apply such information to practical problems.
Also called: Astronomer, Astronomy Professor, Professor, Research Scientist
Knowledge:
- physics
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
Engineering and Technology
- computers and electronics
- product and service development
- teaching and course design
Skills:
- using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems
- figuring out how to use new ideas or things
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
People and Technology Systems
- thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
- figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
Abilites:
- choose the right type of math to solve a problem
- add, subtract, multiply, or divide
- communicate by speaking
- communicate by writing
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
- use rules to solve problems
- pay attention to something without being distracted
Personality:
Description: People interested in this work like activities that include ideas, thinking, and figuring things out.
They do well at jobs that need
- Analytical Thinking
- Initiative
- Persistence
- Achievement/Effort
- Innovation
- Independence
Technology:
Analytical or scientific software
Development environment software
- Abstraction plus reference plus synthesis A++
- National Instruments LabVIEW
Object or component oriented development software
