Career resources
Things you can do with an Applied Physics DegereeCareers Using Physics from Society of Physics Students
Physics and careers Lots of info from the Sloan Career Center
Profiles of Physicists in Industry from the Industrial Physicist
Profiles of Physicists from the Sloan Career Center
Career profiles from Society of Physics Students
What can you do with a college degree in physics? WorldWideLearn article
What physics graduates from CSU Sonoma are doing from Sonoma State
Physics-specific career guidance
Career Network (American Institute of Physics)
Career guidance for high school and undergraduate students from AIP
Summer jobs in physics
Summer job database From Compadre
REU sites NSF’s Research Experience for Undergrads site
Summer research opportunities A list compiled by Sonoma State
Physics job listings
Jobs in Physics, Astronomy, and Other Fields Extensive list of links by Sonoma State
Physics job listings from Physics Today
Statistical and career information available from AIP Statistical Research Center:
Who Hires Physics Bachelors in CA?
Actel • Adaptive Aerospace, LLC • Aero Jet • Akela, Inc. • ALPOGO Air Conditioning • Apple Computers • Applied Signal Technology, Inc. • Arete Associates • Arlon-M.E.D. • Astrocamp • AT&T • ATK (Alliant Techsystems) • Bank of America • BigFix, Inc. • Boeing • BSK Associates • Capella Photonics • College Loan Corporation • Collevea • Deloitte Consulting • Department of Defense (DoD) • Deposition Sciences, Inc. • Dynamics Technology, Inc. • E&M Electric • Electroglas, Inc. • Eloret, Inc. • Esterline Armtec Corp. • FD Group • Freedom Networks • General Atomics • General Dynamics • Google • Gotama Building Engineers • Hamilton Sundstrand • HR Textron • If Americans Knew • Inside Track Learning • Intel • Javaground • Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) • Kern County Fire Department • Kiff Analytical, LLC • Kofax • Laserfiche • Lathrop Engineering • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBL) • LDI Mechanical, Inc. • Lockheed Martin • Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) • Medical Research Products • Mental Research Institute • MME Consulting • Monterey Bay Building and Design, Inc. • Naval Air Weapons Center • Northrop Grumman • Parasoft • Particle Beam Physics Laboratory • Photon Research Associates • Pomona College, Affiliated Research Institute • Raytheon • Regrid Power • SAIC (Science Applications International Corp.) • Salk Institute • Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics • Schwarzkopf & Henkel • Scientific Applications and Research Associates • Semantic Research Inc. • Skinny Fist Productions • Sonoscan, Inc. • Space Micro, Inc. • Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) • Stantec • Strategic Discovery • Takeda Pharmaceuticals • Thales Navigation • Thegamecompany (TGC) • The Aerospace Corporation • TiVo • Trex Enterprises • True MRI • UBS • UCR Space Science Laboratory • United States Forest service • UC Berkeley, Affiliated Research Institute • UC Irvine, Affiliated Research Institute • UC Los Angeles, Affiliated Research Institute • Vinquiry • Wind River
This is only a portion of the employers who hired recent physics bachelors within the last three years. Source: AIP Statistical Research Center, Initial Employment Surveys, 2004-2006
From American Institute of Physics
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