Recent grad what kind of jobs can i get with a BS in physics&math

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In summary, the speaker recently graduated with a BS in physics and mathematics and is struggling to find a job. They are interested in pursuing finance or accounting and plan to attend graduate school for a PhD in Statistics or a Masters in Computational Finance/Financial Math in the future. They had a year-long job at Oak Ridge National Lab which was cancelled, causing uncertainty in their plans for the upcoming fall. The speaker has been job hunting prior to graduation and is currently doing a summer internship, but is having difficulty finding something for after. The conversation also mentions the possibility of industrial jobs involving statistics, although they may not be the most desirable given the current state of the financial sector.
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I just grad with a BS in phy&math...but I'm having difficulty finding a job...I would prefer to get into finance/accounting (I want to go to grad skool nxt yr/ltr for a PhD in Statistics/a Masters in Computational Finance/Financial Math), but at this point, I just want a job...
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I'm in Philadelphia, PA (if that helps :)
 
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If you're asking why jobs you can get after you all ready have a degree you're in some trouble. No job hunting before you graduated?
 
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long story... d yr-long job I was supposed to have @ Oak Ridge Nat lab got cancelled...so my plan on working till nxt fall, when I hoped to begin a phd prog, is kinda shaky
@ least d job part is...bt yeah, i did job hunt b4 grad, n I'm doing a summer internship now, but I've diff finding something 4 after...
 
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If you have any facility in statistics there are almost always industrial jobs involving stats. This can be fairly terrible work, basically a grind, but it can pay very well. If you are planning on moving on later, perhaps this is just the ticket.

However, given the recent implosion of the financial sector, I imagine physicists in finance (quants) are probably not the most sought after at the moment.
 

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