Astronaut

the ability to use your judgement and make decisions
the ability to operate and control equipment
physical skills like movement, coordination, dexterity and grace
to be thorough and pay attention to detail
leadership skills
observation and recording skills
the ability to accept criticism and work well under pressure
thinking and reasoning skills
patience and the ability to remain calm in stressful situations
to be able to use a computer and the main software packages competently

Your duties could include:

cleaning and testing air filters and air quality
repairing, maintaining and testing oxygen production systems
cleaning and maintaining water systems and testing for bacterial growth
packaging and disposing of waste
replacing worn or broken parts on the spacecraft
installing or repairing scientific instruments and equipment
setting up, carrying out and monitoring experiments
taking samples, like blood, from astronauts to assess their health
communicating with Earth by satellite to transfer data and send reports

You could work at a training centre.

Your working environment may be physically and emotionally demanding, cramped and you may spend nights away from home.

You’ll have several years’ training before you’re ready to be selected for a mission. It may take you years to be selected for a space flight. Once you’re selected, you’ll get mission specific training. Your flight in space could last between 6 months and a year.

With experience you could be selected for other missions. You could also move into management, teaching, research or set up your own consultancy business.