Skills, knowledge needed for this field:
- Possess attention for accurate detail: ability to distinguish minute differences between objects
- Must be investigative, analytical, numerate, accurate and adaptable
- Continuous growth in knowledge of information and techniques needed in the physics field
- Ability to identify complex problems, critically analyze alternative actions, and implement the best solution
- Develop laboratory techniques
Develop your resume:
- Gain research and lab experience through an internship
- Pursue graduate studies in engineering, business, law or medicine
- Participate in research programs and projects
- Shadow a professional in your desired field
| EMPLOYERS OF MC ALUMNI | |
| Aspect Communications | Motorola |
| CSpire | NASA |
| EDS Corporation | National Institute of Standards and Testing |
| Entergy | US Army Corps of Engineers |
| ExxonMobil | US Army Missile Engineering Center |
| Freescale Semiconductor | US Navy |
| General Motors | |
Additional resources and links:
- American Association of Physicists in Medicine
- American Association of Physics Teachers
- American Astronomical Society
- American Geoscientists Institute
- American Geophysical Union
- American Nuclear Society
- American Physical Society
- Biophysical Society
- Nature Jobs
- Physicsworld.com
- Science Careers
- Society of Exploration Geophysicists
- Society of Physics Students
