New Grad with B.A. in Physics - where to look for lab work?

[thealyosha]

I am a new grad with a very theoretically based B.A. in physics from a liberal arts college. I am devoted to physics entirely, but I couldn't bring myself to make the commitment to graduate school so soon.

I'd like to try to find work in a physics field, but I don't know where to look. My coursework looks like:

General Physics I & II
Classical Mechanics I & II
Quantum Mechanics I
Electrodynamics I & II
Thermal Physics
Topics of Astrophysical Interest
Thesis I & II
Calculus
Linear Algebra
Introduction to Analysis
Multivariable Calculus I & II

Any advice on where to find jobs? Aside from physics today...

 

[fss]

You should probably start with the faculty at your university. You know them pretty well after all.

 

[Mistake]

You probably won't find any work in physics with just a bachelor's degree. Even lab work will be hard to come by. Why hire you when they can hire a grad student?

The closest you can get is most likely some engineering or programming, but even that will be hard to come by. I've been unemployed for 8 months now. It's slim pickin's for physics majors because there are so many engineering majors out there that there is no reason to look to us for work.

 

[ModusPwnd]

I worked in a restaurant after getting my B.S. in physics. The hours got too low and I couldn't land a job elsewhere, not even at a gas station. Now I am doing day labor by advertising on craigslist.

IMO, you need to go to grad school to get any kind of a career out of physics.