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Careers
Physics students are qualified to work in a wide range of careers, but few of the careers actually have "physics" in the job title. Some of the major industries are aerospace, biology, chemistry, computing, education, energy and nuclear, engineering and technology, environment and climate, legal and financial, and medical. We've provided some example job titles under each of these heading below. The list is not exhaustive. For example, Angela Merkel was the Chancellor of Germany from 2005-2021 and her undergraduate degree was in physics from the University of Leipzig. You control your future and your career choice is up to you.
Aerospace
Aerospace engineer
Air traffic controller
Astronaut
Astronomer
Astrophysicist
Cosmologist
Flight management analyst
Planetarium guide
Satellite missions analyst
Space program manager
Chemistry
Chemical technologist
Chemical physicist
Materials Scientist
Molecular physicist
Nanotechnologist
Nuclear physicist
Research scientist
Education
College instructor
High school teacher
Laboratory instructor
Laboratory technician
Science museum curator
Research scientist
Science teacher
University professor
Engineering and Technology
Acoustics engineer
Aerospace engineer
Computer engineer
Biomedical engineer
Electrical engineer
Instrument designer
Laboratory technician
Materials engineer
Photon scientist
System support
Legal and Financial
Data analyst
Investment analyst
Operations research
Patent attorney
Policy consultant
Project manager
Science journalist
Science librarian
Technical sales
Technical writerBiology
Biomedical engineer
Biophysicist
Medical doctor
Population biologist
Research scientist
Computing
Artificial intelligence developer
CGI developer
Computer engineer
Data analyst
Software engineer
Database administrator
Information specialist
Systems analystEnergy and Nuclear
Atomic physicist
Nuclear medicine technologist
Nuclear physicist
Nuclear power plant manager
Particle physicist
Photodynamic therapist
Radiation therapist
Radiologist
Environment and Climate
Astronomer
Astrophysicist
Atmospheric scientist
Climatologist
Environmental scientist
Geophysicist
Hydrologist
Meteorologist
Oceanographer
Seismologist
Medical
Biomedical engineer
Cardiac imaging technologist
Environmental health specialist
Medical doctor
Radiologist
Medical physicist
Technical sales
Ultrasound technician
X-ray technologist
Physics Careers Word Cloud
This word cloud was produced using the job titles of the graduates from our undergraduate programs who are in our LinkedIN network.
