Explaining
If you are passionate about explaining science and sharing knowledge, then these jobs might interest you: Teacher, Museum Educator, STEM club Educator, Science Communicator, Medical or Technical Writer, Science Journalist, TV Presenter, Author. Some scientists combine being a researcher and a communicator. Others switch to full-time science communication or teaching.
All astronomers must explain their research to others.
This can be through writing scientific papers, presenting at conferences, giving public talks, teaching students, working with businesses, talking to governments. All sorts of ways.
I'm interested in...
While researching careers in space, you may read about astronomy, astrophysics, and cosmology. Astronomy is the main term we use to talk about studying objects in space. This could involve space missions, measuring the positions of objects in the night sky, or controlling a telescope. Astrophysics is a branch of astronomy which looks in more detail at how physics works in space.
If you're thinking about your future job, you might already have some ideas.
You might think of roles like lawyer, mechanic, nurse, or teacher. These are typical examples. But if you only think about jobs you already know, you could miss other exciting options.
Careers
You might be surprised at just how many careers involve an interest in space. You could be an astronaut! You could explain orbits to primary school children! You could use satellites to study climate change on Earth. Ask yourself, what are you interested in?