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Possible Job Titles
 
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Types of Physicists
Acoustics
Electro-Magnetic
Light
Rheologists
Astrophysicist
Electronic
Low Temperature
Solid Earth
Atomic
Elementary Particle
Medical
Solid State
Biophysicists
Experimental
Molecular
Space & Planetary
Chemical
Fluids
Nuclear
Temperature
Cryogenics
Geophysicists
Optics
Theoretical
Crystallographers
Health
Particle
Thermodynamics
Electricity & Magnetism
Laser
Plasma
Vacuum

Job Titles Of Physics Majors
Aero dynamist
Industrial Hygienist
Photo-optics Technician
Agronomist
Information Scientist
Photogrammetric Engineer
Airplane Dispatcher
Instrument Maker
Photogrammetrist
Airplane Pilot/Navigator
Instrumental Technician
Physical Scientist
Architect
More Job Titles
Laboratory Tester
Physician
Ballistics Experts
Laser Technician
Physicist Technician
College Teacher
Librarian, Special
Police Chemist
Computer Programmer
Management Trainee
Radiological Technologist
Computer-Systems Engineer
Manufacturers' Rep
Safety Manager
Consultant
Mech. Engineering Technician
Salesperson, Scientific Apparatus
Crime Laboratory Analyst
Medical Lab Technician
Seismologist
Criminalist
Medical Technologist
Stress Analyst
Curator/Natural History
Metallurgist
Teacher, Science
Editor (Science)
Meteorologist
Technical Secretary
Environmental Scientist
Microbiologist
Writer Technical
Geodetic Computer Technician
Nuclear Technicians
Zoologist
Hydrologist
Optometrist
Industrial Health Engineer
Pharmacologist

Related Occupations
Astronomer
Geographer
Mathematician
Oceanographer
Engineer
Geologist
Meteorologist
Science Technician

Typical Places of Employment
 
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Astronaut Corps
US Dept of the Interior
Nonprofit Research Groups
Chemical Companies
Federal Government
(Army, Navy, etc.)
Oilfields
Colleges & Universities
Hospitals
Patent Law Firms
Electronic Firms
Laboratories
Power Plants
Engineering Firms
Museums
Private Industry
(IBM, Allied, etc.)
US Dept of Agriculture
National Aeronautics & Space Administration
Research & Development Firms
US Dept of Commerce
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
School Boards
US Dept of Defense
State & Local Governments

Typical Work Activities
 
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Performing ambiguous or abstract tasks
Solving problems through thinking
Working independently
Collecting and organizing data
Conducting research and analyses
Doing scientific or laboratory work

Additional Info in Career Services
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These publications must be used in the Career Services Office.  However there are many brochures and magazines such as Resume Writing, Interviewing and Job Choices that you may take with you:

  • Preparing Physicists for Work

To see a complete list of career books located at the Career Services Office click here.

  • Landing Your First Job: A Guide for Physics Students


Alumni Resources (Listed below are examples of SU Alumni and their Jobs in this major-For more alumni resources, go to Mentor Network) Back to Top
ALUMNI NAME GRAD. DATE CURRENT JOB ORGANIZATION
Christopher
Crue
2002 Researcher - Physicist Battelle Memorial Institute
Jeffrey Reddish 1987 NASA NASA
Richard Woitkowiak 2000 Systems Performance Engineer Nextel
 Glenn Silbert 1991 GS Computers Plus LLC Owner

Related Links
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American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Association of Physic Teachers
American Physical Society
The American Astronomical Society -Career resources.
American Institute of Physics-Careers for Physicists
Careers in Astronomy:  A New Universe to Explore
Careers Using Physics
Careers with Physics
Careers in Science and Engineering 
Check this out:  A major-- to career-- converter from Monster.
College and University Faculty from the Occupational Outlook Handbook
Job Sites for Engineers
(The) National Society of Black Engineers-Easy to search site.
Orthotics and Prosthetics Careers-Gives good overview of the profession.
PhDs.org -for Science and Math
Physicists and Astronomers from the Occupational Outlook Handbook
PhysLink.com-All things Physics
Sample Resumes for Physices Students
Science Careers 
Science Technicians from the Occupational Outlook Handbook

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