Physics
Many occupations today require a college educated
individual who can write and speak well, solve problems, learn new information
quickly and work well with others on a team. This means that college
graduates use their education in a wide variety of fields, and your
future career may relate more to your personal career interests, work
values and transferable skills than any specific academic major.
However, the following list contains a representative sample of job
titles of former graduates with an Physics major. Use this as
an idea list, and remember that it represents some, but certainly not
all, of the careers you might consider.
Students obtaining employment immediately upon graduation
are usually those with the best college records and a willingness to
relocate to find a job. Some of these jobs also require education
beyond a bachelors' degree.
Related Career
Titles for Physics Majors
| Acoustics Physicist |
Geodesist |
National Laboratory Research
Administrator |
Research Assistant |
| Aerodynamist |
Geophysicist |
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Lab Technician |
Satellite Data Analyst |
| Aerospace Nondestructive Testing
Analyst |
High-Tech Designer, Oil Industry |
Nuclear Physicist |
Satellite Missions Analyst |
| Astronomer |
Hydrologist |
Nuclear Power Plant Project
Manager |
Science Teacher |
| Astrophysicist |
Industrial Hygienist |
Optical Medical Devices Designer |
Science Writer |
| Atomic Physicist |
Laboratory Technician |
Particle Accelerator Operations
Analyst |
Seismologist |
| Biophysicist |
Lawyer, Technology Specialty |
Physicist |
Solid Earth Physicist |
| Cardiac Imaging Researcher |
Mathematician |
Physics Researcher |
Solid State Physicist |
| Chemical Physicist |
Mathematics and Physics Teacher |
Physiognomist |
Stratigrapher |
| Computer Specialist |
Medical Physicist |
Plasma Physicist |
Technical Consultant |
| Computer System Engineer |
Medical Products Designer |
Process Engineer |
Technical Salesperson |
| Engineer |
Meteorologist |
Radiological Laboratory Director |
Technical Writer |
| Fluids Physicist |
Molecular Physicist |
Research & Development
Scientist |
Test Engineer |
Physics Web Sites
Physicists and Astronomers
(Occupational Outlook Handbook, 1996-97)
A Career Planning Center for Beginning
Scientists and Engineers
PhysLinks: Physics Resources on the WWW
National
Aeronautics and Space Administration
AAAS Next Wave
- Job listings from Science magazine and career trends in Science
Physics Careers
Bulletin Board
Honeywell
American Institute of Physics
American Institute
of Physics Weekly News
American Physical Society
Institute of Physics
The Geophysical Union
The Internet Pilot
to Physics
American
Physical Society Careers/Employment Information
Laser Focus World Career Listing Service - Job listings with an
emphasis on optics, lasers and fiber optics industry
Realities of the Physics Job Market
Texas Instruments
Job Opportunities
Physics
Careers
The Exploratorium
- a museum of science, art, and human perception with over 650 interactive
"hands on" exhibits.
Physics Department
at St. Lawrence University
