If I major in Biology and minor in Physics can I get a job with the Physics minor?

Answer 1

Unlike how everyone else will answer - you will definately find a good biophysics job with no problem.

A biologist is taught to look at the small picture and only glance at the big picture. A physicist is taught to look at the big picture and make the connections from a far. In my experiences with physicists in the biological workplace, they have always given a different way to look at problems.

I have to admit that they've always played a secondary role in the departments I worked in (both government and corporate), but they've always provided the definative 'second/alternative opinion' to the question. Even though you're going to come to the same conclusion as your straight biology counterpart, you'll come there through a different process and your supervisor will always want to know how you came about that answer.

A lab director worth his weight will always carry a biologist with a physics background because you know how to tackle even the toughest hurdle.

Answer 2

A physics job? No, probably not. But you can get a lab tech job or something. But there aren't many jobs in physics that you can get with a BS and still be DOING physics - most will be things like product development, programming, or insurance.