STEM Career Guidance Forum

Discuss topics on science and math professions. Topics include job descriptions, salary, requirements and responsibilities. Find advice when comparing two or more similar careers.

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Physics Can a Physics Degree Lead to a Successful Career in Business and Finance?

  • Delzac
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Physics Jobs to consider while getting a physics degree

  • Covetedjew
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Lighting and Sound Careers and Jobs?

  • kitson
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Near the End of A PhD and Have No Job

  • Astro_Dude
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Anyone work as a Data Scientist/Data Miner/in Machine Learning?

  • Poopsilon
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Engineering Career as a Civil Engineer, or as a Physician

  • Domn
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Engineering Pursuing a Career In Engineering

  • sqrt(-1)<3PF
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Engineering Deciding between Mechanical and Electrical engineering

  • zalook
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Physics Career Advice needed for desperate Phd student in experimental physics

  • savannas9
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Math Careers that require upper level mathematics

  • lus1450
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Math Deciding a Career: Scientist or Engineer?

  • Pawa
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Engineering What Degree Do You Need to Become an Animator for Anime and Cartoons?

  • Daaniyaal
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A brief rant about conference proceedings

  • uby
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Everyone in finance has their number

  • atyy
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Where does your responsibility start and end at the workplace?

  • Spirit
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What Are the Best Ways to Transition into an Aerospace Career?

  • Searcher83
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What are some options for a physics major unsure about grad school?

  • sjohnson80
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Undergrad searching for marketable skills

  • Opus_723
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How Can I Pursue a Career in Physics After a Late Start?

  • DarkMatter911
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No clue what to do with my life.

  • mayodt
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Start a Technology Company: Beginner's Guide

  • FluxFlowers
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If someone wants to go and (not just build), but market a flying car

  • blackraven
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Which is best way to go among digital, analog, microwave/RF or DSP

  • omarelec
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About to finish my PhD and dont know what to do?

  • mtak0114
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How hard is it to switch fields?

  • Diracula
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Job Skills Interview prep for lab tech position

  • efekwulsemmay
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Not sure what career in technology I want.

  • Esoremada
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Does it get better after school?

  • nbaggs
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Physics Is Physicist the right path for me?

  • calvinjhfeng
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What Career Paths Can You Pursue with a Physics Degree?

  • msrellum
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Math MsC in applied physics or mathematics?

  • Inertigratus
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Engineering Where to find reliable salary averages for Engineers?

  • Saladsamurai
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Physics What are the career options for physicists outside of academia?

  • Who Am I
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When Should Graduate Students Start Applying for Finance Jobs?

  • Mr.Fermion
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Should I Major in Management Information Systems?

  • antonmek
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PPE Requirements and Responsibilities for Employees and Employers

  • dwaring28720
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Job Skills Should I Include Microsoft Word in My Resume Skills?

  • flyingpig
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Summer Work to Boost Your Physics Resume for Graduate School

  • zheng89120
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Career advice for a high school student

  • wamozart
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Postdoc positions in the states - general experience

  • modaniel
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What Does an Auditor Actually Do?

  • Jack8rkin
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Physics International Collaboration of Physics

  • Trapp
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Considering carreer in finance/banking/market analysis

  • camel_jockey
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Chemistry Which branch of science offers the most job opportunities and stability?

  • ArcherofScience
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Career Choice: Astronomy, Physics, Mathematics?

  • WLatourelle
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Computational Astronomy career advice please?

  • bergw
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How experiments end and scientists move on

  • Elwin.Martin
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Engineering Civil engineering still worth it?

  • garbiiiiis
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Engineering Is materials engineering too narrow?

  • WeeBey
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How does one get into stock trading?

  • TylerH
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Engineering Is it easy to go from a Mechanical Engineering background to Physics

  • boyongo
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Physics Programming in theoretical physics

  • rbnphlp
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Engineering Programming useful in Electrical Engineering?

  • Applesmack
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Engineering Software Engineers: Advanced Math & Differential Equations in Demand?

  • andrew339
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Physics Is Medical Physics a Saturated Field?

  • lifter
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R&D work without PhD-is it possible?

  • Searcher83
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Engineering What kind of engineering for this field?

  • supernova1203
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Engineering Career Query-Mechanical Engineer with 3.5+ years of experience

  • tarunz
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Anyone know of an auto-sale escrow?

  • QuarkCharmer
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Undergraduate CV: Tips on What to Include &amp; What Not To

  • kraigandrews
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Engineering Is Electrical Engineering any easier than Mechanical eng. ?

  • phy_freak
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Physics Physics Job: Where & What Do Physicists Do?

  • Duder999
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Is investment banking on Wall Street dead?

  • hatelove
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Math Becoming a mathematician - how important is IQ?

  • Levis2
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Engineering Electrical engineering job prospects in Canada

  • clint222
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Job Skills CV/Resume: Should I include a QR code?

  • ChristinaJ
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Are Career Advisors Truly Ineffective for Aspiring Engineers?

  • garbiiiiis
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Could one make a decent living being a high school teacher?

  • Mépris
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What is the odds of being a professor at a top tier university?

  • PhysicsMonk
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Engineering Prepare Your 13-Year-Old for a Career in Engineering/Tech

  • radi
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Starting a career, nanotech passion, looking for advises.

  • WindScars
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Should I max out contributions to my retirement plan?

  • jtbell
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Best Career for High School Grad w/ Math, Chem, Phys & C++

  • mrchair
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Engineering Can engineering be for NON-tomboyish girls?

  • Gesong789
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Job Skills Claiming degree on resume before receiving it

  • brickle11
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Physics Bsc Eng physics, Msc Mech eng, PhD Mech eng.

  • Anyiam
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Which is More in Demand: Actuary or Pharmacist?

  • GirlInDoubt
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Thinking about applying for an internship

  • MissScooter
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Math Want to go to humanity grad school with math degree?

  • PhysicsMonk
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Post doc position, to call or not to call?

  • ApeXaviour
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Physics I have a Physics B.S., now what?

  • eGuevara
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Advice on Chemical Engineering for A-Levels Student

  • maylyn
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Becoming an actuary without majoring in Acturial Science?

  • ode_to_joy
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Do you use your college textbooks in your career?

  • GreenPrint
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Physics BSc Astrophysics: Need Career Guidance?

  • Th0m@$
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Credit Scores - why are mine going down?

  • KingNothing
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Is EE a Good Choice for Someone Interested in Physics and Engineering?

  • JtValentine
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Engineering Which Engineer Actually Uses the Most Math?

  • Nspyred
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Unsure 10th Grader what to do for the future.

  • jorgerocha
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Physics 7th Grader Interested In Future Physics Career

  • Eman7002
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Can I salvage a late start and a sketchy past?

  • slbuster
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Physics Is a Transfer to UCSD for Computational Physics a Good Idea?

  • Musiton
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Paying off College Debt | Is It Possible?

  • Mépris
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Engineering Procrastinator with ambitions (I want to be a Computer Engineer)

  • Agravenlife
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Engineering What countries are most in demand for engineers?

  • Blablablabla
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Physics Pursue a Physics Career in US: Salaries Up to $100K

  • Black Integra
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Engineering Advice on engineering vs eng. tech path

  • unclesam93
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