Careers in Physics—Getting a Job with Your Degree John Sohl Adrienne Cook Stephen G. Payton Cartoon from: http://www.spherion.com/careerblog/hot_topics/ 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 Source: Amer. Institute of Physics (AIP), Statistical Research Center Salaries by Discipline (2005 data) Source Data: salary.com and www.JupiterScientific.org Graduate Study in Other Fields is mostly engineering. (39% of “Other Fields” group) 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) <10% Continue job held before degree Parallels US Economy Source: Amer. Institute of Physics, Statistical Research Center Major Physics Employers • • • • • • • Department of Defense (Civilian) DoD Military Branches Military Industrial Complex Aerospace High Schools Colleges & Universities Federal and State Agencies Source: Amer. Institute of Physics, Statistical Research Center Utah Employers 2003-’05 (Partial List) of New Physics Bachelors Ceramatec, Inc. Easiest Math Hobbytron Lumenis Mission Support Inc./Photogenics Division Moxtek Parvus Corporation Sensory Sweep ThoughtForm Corporation Source: AIP Statistical Research Center, Initial Employment Surveys, 2003-2005 Employers that Hired Multiple Physics Bachelors Boeing Constellation Energy Group Department of Defense (DoD) Epic Systems Corporation General Dynamics Honeywell IBM Intel Jet Propulsion Laboratory Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBL) Lockheed Martin Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Massachusetts General Microsoft MIT Lincoln Laboratory MITRE Corporation NASA Glenn Research Center National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) National Institutes of Health (NIH) Northrop Grumman Raytheon SAIC (Science Applications International Corp.) Schlumberger United Space Alliance US Patent and Trademark Office Veritas DGC, Inc. Source: Amer. Institute of Physics, Statistical Research Center 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 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 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. 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. 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 S&S Arrow – Clearfield Adam Aircraft - Ogden Source: Adrienne Cook, List of Utah engineering based companies. 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 How to Prepare Now • Public Speaking Ott Planetarium Teach in the labs Toastmasters COMM HU1020. Principles of Public Speaking • Experience… Internships Jobs Internships • • • • • Hill AFB, ATK, L3, Black Diamond NASA REU National Laboratories Industrial AT&T, IBM • Congressional & Technical Law Firms • Search Terms: internship physic • Board by SL 240 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 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 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