physics career?

Question

how long do you have to go to college. how much does it pay. can you describe what i will be doing. will job be there for 50 years or so.

Answer 1

At least 6 years in college. You will want at least a Masters in Physics or a double physics/math degree. A PhD is preferable.

The pay depends. Research/professors make 50-80K at most schools. Other fields maybe 50-60K. If you work at NASA in a high level capacity over 100K.

Depends on what you will be doing. There is the theoretical/academic side where you research and write or there is the practical application side such as working for energy, mechanical, or space fields.

There will always be a need for scientists in any field. Physics isn't going anywhere any time soon. Just keep up with modern developments and you will be in demand.

Answer 2

Unless your planning on getting an education degree along with a physics degree so you can teach in high school you would have to get a graduate degree.

But, there is a glut of Ph.D.'s in Physics ever since the Aerospace industry in the northwest deflated. The way I understand it, universities and the private sector prefer Ph.D.'s with experience on big projects.

Alot of new Ph.D.'s in physics end up doing software programming, at least that is what I read before the dot com went bust.

But if its in your soul to push in that area, you might try getting an engineering degree (Mechanical is the best for job security), then go for a grad in physics.

Answer 3

Physics doesn't pay much unless you invent/discover something big. But should be decent enought.

But nothing more can be satifying than physics research......

Its just about choices, if you want to ensure you make more money, get into information-technology.

if you are more intellectually oriented, just go for physics.

Answer 4

well most physics grad students are there for 10 years or sneak out with math degrees. then you go to industry if you're lucky or back to academia when you're trying to balance teaching and research