Careers in Physics

   

What  Physicists  Do  •  They  develop  new  technologies,  methods  and  theories.    •  They  plan  and  conduct  scien9fic  experiments  and  studies.  •  They  do  complex  mathema9cal  calcula9ons  to  analyze  physical  data.  •  They  design  new  scien9fic  equipment.  •  They  develop  computer  so>ware  to  analyze  and  model  data.  •  They  write  scien9fic  papers  and  present  research  findings  at  scien9fic  conferences  and  lectures.  

Careers  for  Physicists      

•  Engineering    •  Technical  Wri9ng    •  Astronomy  •  Consul9ng    •  Research    •  Materials  Science    •  Quality  Control    •  Administra9on  &  Management    •  Computer  System  Engineer      

 •  Patent  Law    •  Nuclear  Engineer    •  Environmental  Health  Specialist    •  High  School  Science  Teacher    •  Science  Educa9on    •  University  Professor  •  Biophysics  •  Geophysics  •  Health  Physics    

 •  Medical  Physics  •  Nuclear  Physics  •  Solid  State  Physics  •  Chemical  Physics    •  Academic  Researcher    •  Industry  Researcher    •  Government  Lab  Administrator    •  Consultant    •  Analyst  

Employers  like  the  ability    of  Physicists  to  adapt  to  new  situa9ons  and  solve  problems.  •  Employment  of  physicists  and  astronomers  is  projected  to  grow  10  percent  from  2012  to  2022,  according  to  the  Occupa&onal  Outlook  Handbook  of  the  Bureau  of  Labor  Sta9s9cs.  

Career  opportuni9es  include  engineering,  research  and  teaching.  

What  Physicists  Earn  •  The  median  annual  wage  for  physicists  was  $106,840  in  May  2012.      

Median  annual  wages  for  physicists  in  the  top  five  industries  in  which  they  work  Hospitals    $  152,280  Management,  scien9fic,  and  technical  consul9ng    $  130,980  Federal  government    $  111,020  Research  and  development  in  the  physical,  engineering,  and  life  sciences    $  104,650  Colleges,  universi9es,  and  professional  schools    $  81,180  

Physicists    $106,840  

All  Occupa9ons    $34,750  

AHer  a  Physics  degree  

Physics & pre-Engineering at Le Moyne College • Small class size • New, state-of-the-art facilities • Research opportunities • Semester-long capstone project of students’ own design • Partners with the College of Engineering at Syracuse University for a Bachelor's + Master’s program • Recent graduates have entered graduate programs at:

University at Albany, nanotechnology Purdue University, nanotechnology Binghamton University, materials physics Syracuse University, chemistry Cornell University, biophysics University of Maryland, quantum physics

• Recent graduates now work at:

        Le Moyne provided me a solid understanding of physics, mathematics, and engineering concepts that have undoubtedly helped me become an effective problem-solver within a complex nuclear industry. It is these problem-solving skills that have made a physics degree from Le Moyne extremely valuable to me thus far in my career. – Christopher Sova ’12,                                              Nuclear