What jobs await me after a bachelor's in physics?

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After obtaining a bachelor's degree in physics, graduates can pursue diverse career paths, including programming, engineering, meteorology, health physics, and financial advising. While physics provides strong problem-solving skills, it is not a professional degree, necessitating additional training for certain fields like radiation therapy. Graduates often need to actively seek job opportunities rather than waiting for them to appear. The discussion highlights various roles available, emphasizing the versatility of a physics education.

PREREQUISITES
  • Understanding of basic physics principles
  • Familiarity with programming languages
  • Knowledge of engineering fundamentals
  • Awareness of career options in health physics and financial advising
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  • Research programming languages relevant to physics applications
  • Explore engineering disciplines that value a physics background
  • Investigate health physics certification programs
  • Learn about financial advising qualifications and career paths
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This discussion is beneficial for physics graduates, career counselors, and individuals exploring job opportunities after completing a physics degree, particularly those not interested in teaching.

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I'm not interested in teaching. What about after a master's? A PhD?
 
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Jobs don't really sit around and wait for you. You have to go out and hunt them down.

Physics will give you an education. It will teach you how to solve problems. But it is not, in an of itself a professional degree.

That being said, people who study physics go on to do all sorts of interesting jobs. Sometimes additional training is required, sometimes they jump right in. Fields that I've seen people go into after a bachelors's degree include:
- programming
- engineering (in the US)
- meteorology
- health physics (radiation safety)
- radiation therapy (with additional training)
- financial advising
- entreprenurial ventures
- teaching
- careers in the military
- lab assistant/technician

And that's just off the top of my head.
 

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