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My sources are a variety of academic accounts and some people in the industry. Also, you have less than $10k usd in debt because your parents saved up for you to go to uni. We don't have that here, we have student loans. Sure some pay upfront but it's rare. Also, Money isn't my motivator, I'd...

Well if I really wanted money I could go into banking. Mathematically heavy, High pay, lots of concepts similar to physics but it doesn't really appeal to me. Maybe I'll change my mind in the future but its not getting lots of money which I want, I just don't want to work my socks off to get a...

I'm no stranger to hard work, and if it all fails miserably you learn a good deal of programming and problem solving skills just for doing physics so there's that, and I could get a reasonable job as a programmer or an accountant. I know a job should be something you love, not just for the...

Funnily enough, I'm not actually in University yet. Not even College, (UK). I thought I had it all planned out, particle physics as a study or something similar, working through my BSc, MSc and PhD to a nice job with flexible hours and where I could have stimulating intellectual discussions with...

I'm good at problem solving, physics and maths help. Physics also helps you turn a word problem into one which can be solved. I'm passionate about the subject but I don't want to do a job that I like, turned sour by long hours, low pay and being pestered to publish and get grants for research.

All I can find about physics online is stories of how bad it is. The field is high supply low demand The pay is low for everything except the best positions The hours are excruciating You do more administration than actual physics You have no free time for anything There's no job security You...

I'm currently 16, pretty young to be thinking about my future like this I know, but I really like science. Not so much experimental but that might change seeing as how the only ones I do right now are really really basic and don't interest me at all. But that's not to say I don't like science...

MIT? I'm english so I don't really know but it's supposed to be the best for STEM subjects.

I've heard you can make decent money in R&D with bigwig companies. Although you'll need some high qualifications for that. Applying for a bigger company would also help, as opposed to your small one. Your salary will grow as your company does; but there'll be more competition.

An academic in physics, I'm interested in high energy particle physics and theoretical physics and I'm good at Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Computer science and Maths. Weak at History and slightly bad at English, Going into college in september (UK).

I'm really interested in the subject and being a Higher education lecturer and academic sounds really good to me. But I don't know where I can talk to somebody in the career. Could somebody point me in the right direction, or if you're already an academic, be open to 15 or so questions about it...

So I'm a little stuck. When I heard of a career as a researcher or academic, I jumped on it. Working at University and controlling my workload? Helping young uni undergrads to learn physics? Spending a few years at CERN at a specialist in particle physics? The idea really appealed to me. Now, I...