Physics Major
Career Information
Possible Job Titles
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
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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
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Typical
Places of Employment
- 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
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- 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
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Typical
Work Activities
- Performing ambiguous or abstract
tasks
- Solving problems through
thinking
- Working independently
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- Collecting and organizing data
- Conducting research and analyses
- Doing scientific or laboratory
work
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Additional Info in Career Services
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
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- Landing Your First Job: A Guide
for Physics Students
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To see a complete list of career books
located at the Career Services Office click
here.
Alumni
Resources
(Listed below are examples of SU Alumni and
their Jobs in this major-For more alumni
resources, go to
Mentor Network)
| ALUMNI NAME |
GRAD. DATE |
CURRENT JOB |
ORGANIZATION |
| Christopher Crue |
2002 |
Researcher - Physicist |
Battelle Memorial Institute |
| Jeffrey Reddish |
1987 |
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NASA |
| Richard Woitkowiak |
2000 |
Systems Performance Engineer |
Nextel |
| Glenn Silbert |
1991 |
Owner |
GS Computers Plus LLC |
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