Report: Careers outside of academia are richly rewarding for Ph.D. physicists
Tuesday, June 30, 2015 - 14:00
in Psychology & Sociology
When asked to picture someone with a PhD in physics, most people probably envision an academic in a lab—and not, say, a CEO or a financial analyst. In reality, though, physicists aren't limiting themselves to the ivory tower. Out of necessity or choice, many leave academia for jobs in the private sector, pursuing careers that are traditionally not tracked in workforce surveys of the physics field.