Careers

Careers

Physics career

Possibilities

  • * Physicist
  • * Astronomer
  • Test Engineer
  • * Science Journalist
  • * Professor / Teacher / Educator
  • * Nuclear Physicist
  • Environmental Scientist
  • * Geophysicist
  • Energy Industry / Oil Exploration
  • * Atmospheric Scientist
  • Technical Consultant
  • * Hydrologist
  • * Patent Agent
  • *Computer Science

* May require further education or certification

Interested in becoming a secondary school Physics Teacher?

Colorado Statistics

  • 2013 Annual median salary for Physicists is $86,500; employment is expected to grow 13% by 2020.
  • 2013 Annual median salary for Atmospheric Scientists is $92,500; employment is expected to grow 15% by 2020.
  • 2013 Annual median salary for Hydrologists is $89,100; employment is expected to grow 10% by 2020.
  • 2013 Annual median salary for Geoscientists is $100,300; employment is expected to grow 40% by 2020.

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For more information contact T. Rowe Price Career and Innovation Center

(719) 255-3340