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Hey All,
I am a soon to be graduate (this spring) from my masters degree in particle physics in Canada, I do not want to do 4+ more years of school for a PhD, so I am job hunting at the moment. I was looking for jobs in finance and or tech approaching graduation, however I fear tech job prospects and pay will be getting worse in Canada soon with imported labour. So I was gearing up to attempt a career in finance but was having no luck in getting job offers.
Recently an on campus recruiter offered me a position in geo-imaging, however I had some questions about this career path. If any geophysicists could give me some guidance that would be great, especially pertaining to the following:
1. Does it seem that a shift towards renewables could disrupt the industry and future job prospects? I have read elsewhere people stating that "Oil&Gas is a dying industry", "get out while you can", etc. My feeling is this is mostly fear mongering but I am not sure.
2. For someone who considers themselves ambitious finance appealed to me because the opportunities for career growth. However with that being said geophysics seems like a much more interesting and rewarding field, one I could see myself doing happily. So my main question which I could not find many good answers online to is what does the career and pay growth look like for a geophysicist? I was offered in the 70k range to start, but what i am slightly afraid of is that I start my career as a jr geo-imager and 20 years later I am doing essentially the same thing as a sr-imager making marginally more. So my question to geophysicists, does there seem to be good opportunities to move up in these companies after 5-10 years of experience for example to project-managers and higher, do you seem to be pigeonholed to your unique skillset and if so does pay increase as experience is gained or does it stagnant?
Thanks!
I am a soon to be graduate (this spring) from my masters degree in particle physics in Canada, I do not want to do 4+ more years of school for a PhD, so I am job hunting at the moment. I was looking for jobs in finance and or tech approaching graduation, however I fear tech job prospects and pay will be getting worse in Canada soon with imported labour. So I was gearing up to attempt a career in finance but was having no luck in getting job offers.
Recently an on campus recruiter offered me a position in geo-imaging, however I had some questions about this career path. If any geophysicists could give me some guidance that would be great, especially pertaining to the following:
1. Does it seem that a shift towards renewables could disrupt the industry and future job prospects? I have read elsewhere people stating that "Oil&Gas is a dying industry", "get out while you can", etc. My feeling is this is mostly fear mongering but I am not sure.
2. For someone who considers themselves ambitious finance appealed to me because the opportunities for career growth. However with that being said geophysics seems like a much more interesting and rewarding field, one I could see myself doing happily. So my main question which I could not find many good answers online to is what does the career and pay growth look like for a geophysicist? I was offered in the 70k range to start, but what i am slightly afraid of is that I start my career as a jr geo-imager and 20 years later I am doing essentially the same thing as a sr-imager making marginally more. So my question to geophysicists, does there seem to be good opportunities to move up in these companies after 5-10 years of experience for example to project-managers and higher, do you seem to be pigeonholed to your unique skillset and if so does pay increase as experience is gained or does it stagnant?
Thanks!