1. 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/

2. 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

4. Source: Amer. Institute of Physics (AIP), Statistical Research Center

5. Salaries by Discipline (2005 data) Source Data: salary.com and www.JupiterScientific.org

6. Graduate Study in Other Fields is mostly engineering. (39% of “Other Fields” group)

7. 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

8. Major Physics Employers Department of Defense (Civilian) DoD Military Branches Military Industrial Complex Aerospace High Schools Colleges & Universities Federal and State Agencies

10. Source: Amer. Institute of Physics, Statistical Research Center

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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.

16. 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.

17. 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.

18. 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

19. How to Prepare Now Public Speaking  Ott Planetarium  Teach in the labs  Toastmasters  COMM HU1020. Principles of Public Speaking Experience…  Internships  Jobs

20. 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

21. 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

22. 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

23. 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