What can you do with a phD in physics?

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The discussion revolves around the career opportunities available to individuals with a PhD in physics, specifically focusing on stable jobs related to the field beyond academia and finance.

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  • Exploratory, Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • One participant inquires about stable job options for physics PhD holders outside of academia and finance.
  • Another participant lists various potential career paths, including engineering, geophysics, medical physics, technical sales, and more, suggesting a wide range of opportunities.
  • Some participants express frustration with the forum's search functionality, indicating that there are many existing discussions on this topic.
  • A suggestion is made to use Google for more effective searches related to jobs for physics PhDs.

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Participants generally agree that there are multiple career paths available for physics PhD holders, but there is no consensus on the best methods for finding this information or the effectiveness of the forum's search capabilities.

Contextual Notes

Some limitations noted include the effectiveness of the forum's search algorithm and the potential for existing discussions to provide more comprehensive insights.

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Other than being a professor or working in finances/wallstreet, what are the stable jobs that you can get with a background in physics?

That is RELATED TO PHYSICS
 
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Did you do a search in this forum? Lots and lots of messages.
 
Some examples:
- engineering
- geophysicist
- medical physicist
- technical sales
- techinical investigations for industrial companies like Siemens, Phillips, GE, Varian
- teaching
- entrepreneur
- forensic consulting
- military consulting/research
- meterologist
- radiation safety officer
- pharmeceutical research (drug design, pharmecokinetics, etc.)
- scientific journalism
 
Vanadium 50 said:
Did you do a search in this forum? Lots and lots of messages.

I did but the search algorithm isn't all too great
 

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