Physics Examples of industry related physics jobs?

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Industry-related physics jobs span various sectors, including semiconductor development, geophysics in mining and oil, and optics for microscope and lens development. Physicists often collaborate with engineers in these fields, focusing on advancing technology and device capabilities. Smaller companies also play a role, creating detectors, electronics, vacuum systems, and superconductors for research institutions like CERN. Job titles in the industrial sector may vary, but they often include roles such as industrial physicist. For specific job opportunities, resources like New Scientist, Physics Today, and Nature Jobs provide listings that include both academic and industrial positions.
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What examples can you give me of industry related-physics jobs out their? (what industry types, mining, nuclear?) Does working at CERN or a nuclear power plant count?

Thanks for the response(s)
 
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It is not quite clear to me what you want to know. There are plenty of industrial jobs for physicists. Bear in mind that an industrial physicists will work closely with mechanical and electronics engineers or other more production-oriented professions.

Semiconductor industry: Pushing device development (smaller feature sizes, new types of storage).

mining/oil: Geophysics

Optics: Development of microscopes/lenses and so on. I believe the actual optics are still being developed by physicists before the project is given to engineers for implementation.

Then there are plenty of smaller companies that develop detectors/electronics/vacuum systems/superconductors and so on for use by researchers at CERN, other government labs and universities.
 
Never mind the other 2 questions if they make it confusing just this.

NeptuniumBOMB said:
What examples can you give me of industry related-physics jobs out their?

Thanks M Quack.
Does anyone have actual names for the jobs physicists can do in the industrial field or are they just called industrial physicist, I am just interested in researching some specific ones.
 
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