Career Advising at EOU

Career-Related Information for Physics Majors

Job Titles for Physics Majors

Physicists and Astronomers - From the Occupational Outlook Handbook.

Career Advising:  Physics Careers Information Archives - From the American Institute of Physics.   "Hundreds of physicists have posted their biographies and have answered questions about diverse areas of work outside academia.  Many discuss how they reached their present position, and how the work relates to the physics they studied."

Job Search Information for Physics Majors

• American Association of Physics Teachers
• American Institute of Physics Job Opportunities - "Job Opportunities is an online searchable jobs database, which is updated daily. There are hundreds of jobs posted each month..."
• Internships in the Physical Sciences - Internship resources from the American Institute of Physics.
• Monster.com - Jobsearch - Search with keyword 'physics' yielded 1146 jobs on 2/2/99.
• Job Search Resources

Places of Employment

Physics majors may find employment in a variety of fields depending on their skills and experience.  Places of employment for physics majors include:   government agencies, businesses (high-tech, research, engineering, and consulting firms) and educational institutions.  The organizations linked below have posted positions that require either a bachelor's or master's degree in physics.  Some sample job titles have also been included. 

• Mentor Graphics - Careers - Sample job title:  Software Development Engineer.
• FLIR Systems Inc. - Career Opportunities - Sample job title:  Systems Engineer.

Miscellaneous

• SURFing the Physics Lab - "The Physics Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology has a 12 week Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship program providing hands-on research experience in Atomic, Molecular, Optical, Radiation and Chemical Physics."
• PhysicsWeb Job Listings -  From Institute of Physics Publishing.  Lists academic and nonacademic jobs in the UK.

 

Professional Associations

• American Institute of Physics (AIP)
• American Physical Society (APS)
• Institute of Physics (IOP)

 

Physics Department, Eastern Oregon University

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