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Pengwuino
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What is everyones opinion on the future employability of a PhD in nuclear engineering? I am planning on going to Georgia Tech's nuclear engineering department and I'm curious as to the employability in industry of such a field. I am hoping to work on fusion/plasma physics and I assume industry jobs are few and far between in terms of directly working with fusion. However, I may move into fission if the idea of fusion looks too bleak. So assuming one develops the typical skills needed in industry, what kind of employability would a PhD in such a field (fusion or fission) have in the somewhat near future?
I would love a research position at a national lab, but I suspect those types of positions are like string theorists trying to find tenure positions in academia - not too likely :)
I would love a research position at a national lab, but I suspect those types of positions are like string theorists trying to find tenure positions in academia - not too likely :)