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StatGuy2000 said:Of course, one could argue that all of the people you know with a physics PhD, including yourself, ended up getting the job that they have because of their PhD, in spite of the fact that the job itself has nothing to do with their PhD. For example, many companies advertising for data science/data mining positions (such as yours) often hire physics PhDs or cognate quantitative degrees like math, CS, statistics or operations research because of the analytical skills gained as part of their PhD training). Those positions may not necessarily be open for those without a masters or a PhD (many of the advertised data science positions states that a minimum of a masters degree in a quantitative field like math, physics or statistics is a requirement).
You could also argue that the only reason this is true is because there are so many quantitative phds in the job market that employers can be picky similar to why office positions like office mail person etc in some companies now require bachelors when before they required only HS despite the fact that handing people mail doesn't require a college degree.