Job prospects Definition and 71 Threads

Hey everybody, I was wondering what the job prospects are for those who hold an associates degree in engineering. I am currently pursuing an associates degree from a community college, looking to transfer into a bachelor electrical engineering program. I live in a high tech area but I still...

Hi guys, I'm just about to start university however because of some weird thing with advanced credits because I did IB, I have to declare what I want to take this year. I did a bunch of deliberation and finally settled on an Honours Physics degree. I'm wondering: what kind of job...

I'm an undergraduate biomedical physics major going into my senior year. I've been really interested in going the medical physics route, but was only interested in doing that for two years to get my master's rather than Ph.D. Now with all the CAMPEP accreditation and residency stuff, I've...

I've decided against pursuing a career as a university professor after seeing how low the odds of actually making it are. If I were to still study physics (undergrad at least, I will do a master's and/or PhD if necessary), how are the job prospects (chance of getting a job, job security...

I currently have a B+ average. Is this good for an engineering student. Will I be able to get a good job with these kinds of grades?

Is a computational physics major a good compromise for someone who is not sure if they'd like to go deeper into physics, or start working for scientific or software companies?I ask because I live in the Bay area, and with Silicon Valley here, would a B.S. in applied physics sound like a good...

Job prospects after an MSc! I'm aspiring to do my MSc in Energy with core subjects being Thermal Power and fluids engineering and/or Gas turbine technology. I would like to know what are the job prospects after this course as this course would drain me off my resources? What would be the nature...

I am currently a freshmen who is planning on getting a graduate degree in Physics, but specializing in Astrophysics. Since I am not going into this field for the money, I do not care if you are brutally honest with me ha ha. I was wondering if someone within this field has a percentage of...

I'm a CC student (barely just started), and I'm planning on transferring to a high quality university with excellent grades. Problem being, I've been really confused as to what to major in.. I was trying to go the "realist" route before, and get into business even though it's not really what...

Hello, I am currently working to complete requirements to transfer to the Nuclear Engineering program at Oregon State University. I do not expect to have a BS until 2015 ( I am 33 years old and have a lot of math to catch up with). Although I am incredibly interested in this field I do need...

I have read the numerous threads discussing experimental vs. theoretical physics on this forum. I am leaning toward pursuing theoretical physics in and after graduate school despite the numerous caveats regarding job prospects. I realize that one need not make a decision between theoretical and...

Okay, so I was diagnosed at a young age with ADD and ADHD and took medicine from elementary until I graduated H.S. I usually don't take the medicine unless I really need to concentrate on something for long periods of time. I started back in college after a 5 year break and found that it was...

Hi, I am a Chinese student who has just been admitted to Queen's university(engineering physics). I plan to be an engineer in the future but I don't know if I could get a job easily after graduating from engineering physics. What is more, someone told me that the engineering physics in...

This has already been posted in another thread (https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=375948), but I thought it would be more appropriate if it were here. Anyway, here's the article I got from my friend's school newspaper. Is there any truth in it? I'm a civil engineering major and am...

Hi, I was wondering if the job-market for a theoretical condensed matter physicist is any better than the other branches of theoretical physics (e.g., particle and astro-physics). At first glance: it seems so, given how applied a branch of physics it is.

I have mixed thoughts about this. Some people say this is the engineering that has the most job opportunities and others say it's the worst because the field is overpopulated. At least in the United States, how do you see this field? Good, bad, average and will it stay that way?

So today, in high school, my Econ teacher told us that a few reputable economists are forecasting 20% unemployment by 2012. And I was wondering which engineering degree would be the safest or least vulnerable to such a rise in unemployment. The engineering degrees available at the college...

I frequently look at job openings in various Science/Engineering fields. I've began to notice that for Bachelor's education-level jobs they are very specific as to what degree you need to be eligible. Then at the PhD level the jobs all of a sudden say various degrees are eligible. Something like...

Hey, Only recently have I taken an interest in Nuclear Physics. I have touched upon some of the basics in school but nothing too complicated. I am located in the UK if that helps. I have started this thread to get an insight into Nuclear Engineering. I will put some questions up below...

Hey there's no civil forum so I just wanted to ask. Whats better EE or civil eng. I'm interested in both pretty much. Only exposure I've really had has been with electrical glossing over a couple of friend notes (not understanding them at all but parts of it look interesting), and civil I get...

CAn anybody guide me about what are the prospectus for jobs if one gets masters in quantume mechanics? pls om namah shivay