Occupations in Science?

[Illuminati]

Alright, I already know I'm going into physics.

 

I plan to major in physics and double minor in business and mechanical engineering.

 

Yet, I have no idea of the job market.

 

So, could someone please enlighten me to the jobs available in the physics field?

[Klaynos]

Well when I started my physics degree they gave me a long list of possible jobs.

 

These ranged from research academic to someone modeling the financial markets.

 

An interesting link is:

 

http://careers.iop.org/

 

Which is the british institute of physics, an professional organisation for physicists.

[Illuminati]

Thankyou, that is very enlightening.

 

However, a good amount of these require a doctoral, atleast all the high paying ones.

 

Heh, I'm going to be in school forever.

[swansont]

Thankyou' date=' that is very enlightening.

 

However, a good amount of these require a doctoral, atleast all the high paying ones.

 

Heh, I'm going to be in school forever. [/quote']

 

It only seems like forever. Most traditional jobs are not all that high-paying. Not that you're poor or anything, but the real power of the advanced degree is interesting work.

[Illuminati]

It only seems like forever. Most traditional jobs are not all that high-paying. Not that you're poor or anything, but the real power of the advanced degree is interesting work.

 

I can imagine, however, I'm something of a reniassance man, I want to try a little of everything.

 

In addition to the 3 I mentioned above, I'd also like to dabble in psychiatry, electrical engineering, and computer programming (mainly game programming).

 

This is the reason why I think I'll be in school forever, lol.

[JustStuit]

I'm planning on majoring in electrical engineering and computer engineering or something of that sort. I'm taking physics hon this year and ap next year. Also, I doing calc ab this year and bc next year. What other classes should i look into. I'm in my junior year.

[deltanova]

i have just returned from a fantastic mining engineering summer school with the university of NSW, when i do my degree im looking at mining engineering/physics degree. doing mining engineering means that you are almost cirtain that you will get a job your first year out of uni with a salary of 85,000 AU with paid holiday work while you are doing your degree.(in australia anyway, though i think the program is similar for all unis) doing mining engineering means that you have a huge range of things you can do within the industry, mine management, environmental, working with explosives, its all good.

 

hehehe, i'm really plugging mining engineering, but if u want to be cirtain of a job.

 

i know that explosive companies like Orica, have physicists employed for research its really cool, numerical moddeling of explosions ect. XD

 

that and u work all around the world, with the most massive equipment that any industry uses.