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What kind of job requires degree in physics

Mrvile

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Oct 16, 2004
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I think accident investigator was one. Maybe engineering? I know I'm missing a bunch, help!
 

Mrvile

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Oct 16, 2004
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What does a physicist do? I know its a dumb question but seriously I don't know.
 

Armitage

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Feb 23, 2001
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I work with space systems, mostly astrodynamics. There are a few physics degrees, though most are math or engineering of one flavor or another.
 

njmodi

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Dec 13, 2001
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Physicist. :D

Seriously: NASA engineers, Power plans (Nuclear) engineers are just two examples.
 

Mrvile

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Oct 16, 2004
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Hmm I guess. What about like basic physics like dropping and falling and throwing and stuff like that. Forensics does a lot of falling and throwing work.
 

TuxDave

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Oct 8, 2002
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Hell... if you studied enough E/M, you got a nice job ready for ya in electrical engineering.
 
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research.....jus spend all your days searching for the next new particle, or search for the next black hole or something...theres plenty of interesting jobs for people with a physics degree.

if u have a degree you are very employable anywhere
 

Mrvile

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Oct 16, 2004
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lol, rollercoaster designer = dream job. I used to dream of it as I played hours and hours of Roller Coaster Tycoon. Man, I was L337!
 

VirtualLarry

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Wow. no-one mentioned that a degree in Physics, is *extraordinarily useful* these days, in the video-game industry? Seriously. If you're a laid-off NASA engineer, go find a large game studio house to work for. They can more than likely use you.
 

Heisenberg

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Dec 21, 2001
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A physics degree really gives you a pretty wide variety of job options. Physics people generally have good problem solving skills, so they are pretty desireable by a lot of different industries.
 

beer

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Jun 27, 2000
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The world has a lot more research grants available than qualified researchers. Physicists are prime researchers, even at the M.S level.
 

Cattlegod

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if you get a bachelors the job title i think is called "Unemployment"

need a phd to get anywhere.