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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