Space Habitat Designers

“With various private companies and national space agencies actively building space habitats, significant advancements are expected in the coming decades,” according to “Space Habitats: Is Their Construction and Reality Feasible?,” an article on the Web site of the American Military University. The article goes on to say that “initial prototypes and small-scale habitats could be up and running within 10 to 20 years, paving the way for more permanent structures and permanently inhabited habitats.”

As a result, demand should be strong for space habitat designers—although this remains a small field. Job opportunities for all architects are projected to grow about as fast as the average for all occupations from 2024 to 2034, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Employment for industrial designers who work in the aerospace product and parts manufacturing sector is expected to increase faster than the average during this time span. Faster-than-average job growth is expected for aerospace engineers through 2034.