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| What Can I do With a Major in?
Physics
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| Remember that most careers do not require that you have a
specific major but that you meet a minimum amount of education. So the
question is not so much what can you do with a certain major but what
you want to do and how you want to get there. The following list is a
beginning point to help you explore a few related career choices based
on an academic interest you might have.
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Potential Careers:
| Astronomer | Acoustic Specialist |
| Astronaut | Astrophysicist |
| Atomic Physicist | Biophysicist |
| Engineer | Industrial Physicist |
| Physics Teacher | Physics Professor |
| Geophysicist | Meteorologist |
| Nuclear Physicist | Physicist |
| Researcher | Researcher |
| Scientific Writer | Technical Writer |
| Computer Engineer | Mathematician |
| Product Development | |
Potential
Employers:
| Colleges and Universities | Federal and State Government Agencies |
| Research Laboratories | Computer Companies |
| Aviation Firms | Engineering Firms |
| Energy Producers | Magazines and Journals |
| Weather Bureaus | Defense Contractors |
| Medical Equipment Firms | Geology Firms |
| Oceanography Agencies | Petroleum Firms |
| Acoustics Companies | Planetariums |
| Optical Manufacturers | Fire arms Manufacturers |
| Forensic Labs | Military |
Links:
| http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos052.htm | OOH Profile, Physicist |
| http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos050.htm | OOH Profile, Environmental Scientist |
| http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos066.htm | OOH Profile, College Professor |
| http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos051.htm | OOH Profile, Atmospheric Scientist |
| http://www.aip.org/careercornerstone/search/ | Physics Career Profiles |
| http://www.nasa.gov/about/career/index.html | NASA Career Information |
| http://www.physicscentral.com/ | Physics Information |
| http://www.aps.org/ | American Physics Society |
| http://www.aip.org/ | American Institute of Physics |
| http://www.ametsoc.org/AMS/index.html | American Meteorological Society |
| http://www.aip.org/careersvc/ | Physics Jobs Listings |
| http://www.aps.org/jobs/index.html | Physics Jobs Listings |
| http://tiptop.iop.org/ | Physics Jobs Listings |
| http://www.scijobs.org/ | Science Job Listings |
| http://www.phds.org/ | Science Job Listings |
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