What career opportunities are available in physics for older individuals?

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Google search for an old physics textbook brought be to a PF thread, and I was hooked
In a prior life, I was a top physics student working toward an undergraduate major in Physics. I completed my program but lost my sense of direction along the way, and I've been wandering with poor aim ever since. I launched my professional career in software technology related to computer animation, bounced around in engineering for a few years, then shifted gears to technical training and teaching. I now work primarily as a private STEM tutor.

I'm interested in getting involved with some USAPhO training and coaching, and possibly finding a way to bring more of my physics background into a renewed career focus. Seems like there aren't too many career opportunities in physics for us older folks, though. I miss the camaraderie and world view of those I knew back in the day.
 
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I'm sure there's room for at least one more "Mike".
 
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Thanks @PeroK, much appreciated! I'm very happy to have found this community.
 
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Hello everyone, I was advised to join this community while seeking guidance on how to navigate the academic world as an independent researcher. My name is Omar, and I'm based in Groningen The Netherlands. My formal physics education ended after high school, but I have dedicated the last several years to developing a theoretical framework from first principles. My work focuses on a topological field theory (which I call Swirl-String Theory) that models particles as knotted vortex...
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