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Careers in Physics—Getting a Job with Your Degree

Careers in Physics—Getting a Job with Your Degree. John Sohl Adrienne Cook Stephen G. Payton. Cartoon from: http://www.spherion.com/careerblog/hot_topics/. Overview. National Physics Job Data WSU Physics Job Data How to Prepare Now Class Choices Projects Research

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Careers in Physics—Getting a Job with Your Degree

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  1. Careers in Physics—Getting a Job with Your Degree John Sohl Adrienne Cook Stephen G. Payton Cartoon from: http://www.spherion.com/careerblog/hot_topics/

  2. Overview • National Physics Job Data • WSU Physics Job Data • How to Prepare Now • Class Choices • Projects • Research • Experience: Internships, Jobs • How to Look for a Job

  3. Source: Amer. Institute of Physics (AIP), Statistical Research Center

  4. Salaries by Discipline (2005 data) Source Data: salary.com and www.JupiterScientific.org

  5. Graduate Study in Other Fields is mostly engineering. (39% of “Other Fields” group)

  6. Bachelors classes ’03 & ‘04 • 13% part time positions (39% in teaching) • Full Time Employment: • 40% got >1 offer • 2-7% Still Seeking Winter after grad. (multi yr) • <10% Continue job held before degree • Parallels US Economy Source: Amer. Institute of Physics, Statistical Research Center

  7. Major Physics Employers • Department of Defense (Civilian) • DoD Military Branches • Military Industrial Complex • Aerospace • High Schools • Colleges & Universities • Federal and State Agencies

  8. Source: Amer. Institute of Physics, Statistical Research Center

  9. Utah Employers 2003-’05 (Partial List)of New Physics Bachelors Ceramatec, Inc.Easiest MathHobbytronLumenisMission Support Inc./Photogenics DivisionMoxtekParvus CorporationSensory SweepThoughtForm Corporation Source: AIP Statistical Research Center, Initial Employment Surveys, 2003-2005

  10. BoeingConstellation Energy GroupDepartment of Defense (DoD)Epic Systems CorporationGeneral DynamicsHoneywellIBMIntelJet Propulsion Laboratory Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBL)Lockheed MartinLos Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)Massachusetts GeneralMicrosoft MIT Lincoln Laboratory  MITRE CorporationNASA Glenn Research CenterNational Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)National Institutes of Health (NIH)Northrop GrummanRaytheonSAIC (Science Applications International Corp.)SchlumbergerUnited Space AllianceUS Patent and Trademark OfficeVeritas DGC, Inc. Employers that Hired Multiple Physics Bachelors Source: Amer. Institute of Physics, Statistical Research Center

  11. WSU Physics Alumni Job DataExamples of Positions • Corporate President • Engineer Consultants -- self employed with own consulting firms • Design Engineers • Systems Engineers • Research and Development Managers • Technical Sales and Service • Civil Engineers • Test Engineers • Teachers • Statisticians Source: Lisa Largent, WSU Development Office

  12. WSU Physics Alumni Job DataSample of Employers • JR Simplot • Bureau of Reclamation • KempTriel • ATK Thiokol • Boeing • Olson Peterson • Northrup Grumman • Autoliv • InfoCore, Inc • Ball Aerospace Source: Lisa Largent, WSU Development Office

  13. DEFENSE CONTRACTORS (UT) Northrop Grumman - HAFB Boeing – Little Mountain/HAFB Lockheed Martin – HAFB General Dynamics - Clearfield ATK – Clearfield/Promontory Aerojet - Clearfield L3 Communications – SLC SAIC – Layton/Roy/SLC Sierra Nevada Corporation – SLC Sumaria – Layton Rockwell Collins – SLC Jacobs – Dugway Infinite Technologies – Layton Barnes Aerospace – Ogden ARINC - Layton Source: Adrienne Cook, List of Utah engineering based companies.

  14. DEFENSE CONTRACTORS(UT) • Andrews Space – SLC • General Atomics Aeronautical • Honeywell - SLC • MTC – Layton/HAFB • ML Technologies – Layton/HAFB • SoBran - Layton • Parker Hannifin Aerospace – Ogden • Moog – SLC • CH2M Hill – HAFB • Mission Support Inc – Layton • Logistic Specialties Inc – Layton • Innovative Logistics Techniques – Fruit Heights • ES3 - Clearfield • Aerospace Engineering Spectrum – Ogden • Space Dynamics Laboratory - Logan Source: Adrienne Cook, List of Utah engineering based companies.

  15. Westinghouse – Ogden Autoliv – Roy Newell Rubbermaid – Ogden Jetway – Ogden Fresenius - Ogden GE Healthcare – SLC Hilti – SLC Fairchild Semiconductor – SLC Micron Semiconductor - Lehi Think Resources – SLC Chevron - SLC Edge Products – Ogden Boston Scientific Corp – SLC Hexel – SLC Black Diamond – SLC 3Form – SLC Siemens Government Services – SLC Kimberly-Clark – Ogden Williams International – Ogden S&S Arrow – Clearfield Adam Aircraft - Ogden COMMERCIAL (UT) Source: Adrienne Cook, List of Utah engineering based companies.

  16. How to Prepare Now • Reference Letters Mirror What You Do Now • Class Choices & Performance • Projects • Flashing LED ornament or warp drive? • Research • Be aggressively involved • Present your work every chance you can • Attend all seminars

  17. How to Prepare Now • Public Speaking • Ott Planetarium • Teach in the labs • Toastmasters • COMM HU1020. Principles of Public Speaking • Experience… • Internships • Jobs

  18. Internships • Hill AFB, ATK, L3, Black Diamond • NASA • REU • National Laboratories • Industrial • AT&T, IBM • Congressional & Technical Law Firms • Search Terms: internship physic • Board by SL 240

  19. How to Look for a Job • Think “Engineering” • Do not say “no” for them: apply for any job that looks honestly interesting. (use caution) • Apply before you Graduate! (at least 2 months) • Google “engineering jobs” • Visit corporate web sites • Many states have jobs web sites • Jobs.utah.gov • Careers.utah.gov

  20. Job Search Engines • nationjob.com → PJ Scout emails you • Dice.com (One of the best for engineering) • Monster.com • Careerbuilder.com • Hotjobs.yahoo.com • Physicstoday.org → mostly PhD jobs • USAjobs.opm.gov

  21. Resumes and Interviewing • Learn to write a resume – careers office • Do a mock interview with Greg Nielsen • Will video it for review • http://weber.edu/careerservices/ • Learn to speak in front of groups

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