Careers in PhysicsGetting a Job with Your Degree

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Careers in PhysicsGetting a Job with Your Degree

• John Sohl
• Adrienne Cook
• Stephen G. Payton

Cartoon from http//www.spherion.com/careerblog/h
ot_topics/
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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

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Source Amer. Institute of Physics (AIP),
Statistical Research Center
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Salaries by Discipline (2005 data)
Source Data salary.com and www.JupiterScientific.
org
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Graduate Study in Other Fields is mostly
engineering. (39 of Other Fields group)
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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)
• Parallels US Economy

Source Amer. Institute of Physics, Statistical
Research Center
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Major Physics Employers

• Department of Defense (Civilian)
• DoD Military Branches
• Military Industrial Complex
• Aerospace
• High Schools
• Colleges Universities
• Federal and State Agencies

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Source Amer. Institute of Physics, Statistical
Research Center
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Utah Employers 2003-05 (Partial List) of New
Physics Bachelors

• Ceramatec, Inc.Easiest MathHobbytronLumenisMi
  ssion Support Inc./Photogenics DivisionMoxtekPar
  vus CorporationSensory SweepThoughtForm
  Corporation

Source AIP Statistical Research Center, Initial
Employment Surveys, 2003-2005
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Employers that Hired Multiple Physics Bachelors

• 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 Grumman RaytheonSAIC
  (Science Applications International
  Corp.)SchlumbergerUnited Space AllianceUS
  Patent and Trademark OfficeVeritas DGC, Inc.

Source Amer. Institute of Physics, Statistical
Research Center
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WSU Physics Alumni Job Data Examples 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
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WSU Physics Alumni Job Data Sample 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
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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.
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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.
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COMMERCIAL (UT)

• 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
• SS Arrow Clearfield
• Adam Aircraft - Ogden

Source Adrienne Cook, List of Utah engineering
based companies.
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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

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How to Prepare Now

• Public Speaking
• Ott Planetarium
• Teach in the labs
• Toastmasters
• COMM HU1020. Principles of Public Speaking
• Experience
• Internships
• Jobs

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Internships

• Hill AFB, ATK, L3, Black Diamond
• NASA
• REU
• National Laboratories
• Industrial
• ATT, IBM
• Congressional Technical Law Firms
• Search Terms internship physic
• Board by SL 240

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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

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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

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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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