Physics
The Physics Major
Resources, Strengths, Career Paths, Skills
Transferable Skills:Students of Physics end their education with superior analytical skills, a rare and highly valued commodity in today's job market. Physics majors also:
- Have Problem solving skill
- Have abstract and formal reasoning skill
- Identify and rectify problems
- Explain processes
- Perform mathematical analyses
- Describe technical information to layperson's
- Sort and prioritize data
Career Paths: The Major in Physics provides students with an optimal platform for entering a variety of fields. Students with a strong technical background are viewed favorably by varying fields. Here are some fields a Physics major may pursue:
- Finance & Investment Banking
- Education
- Government Agencies
- Publishing & Media
- Research & Development
- Technical Institutes
- Actuary
Resources & Professional Associations of Interest: Check out the following web sites and consider joining at least one of the professional associations in your field of interest to boost your career and give you a competitive edge on the job market. These are just a few so don' t hesitate to do some research on your own!
- Society for Physics Students
- American Mathematical Society
- Chronicle of Higher Education , Inside Higher Education - great sites for academics
- American Association of Physics Teachers
- American Institute of Physics
- American Physical Society
Employers: The following companies and institutions have hired/accepted Stony Brook students of Physics and/ or Math:
- BAE Systems
- SPA Inc.
- Invisor Consulting
- Symbol Technologies
- Morgan Stanley
- Northrop Grumman
- UBS
- Stony Brook University
- Quest Diagnostics Incorporated
- Lehman Brothers
- IBM
Sample Job Titles:The following are some sample job titles that would be appropriate for a student who has majored in Physics. This is in no way a complete list. If you're surprised at some of these titles, you shouldn't forget that a student who majors in Physics gains skills that can be used in many industries!
| Physicist | Engineer | Technical Writer |
| Teacher | Professor | Statistician |
| Risk Manager | Operations Manager | Doctor |
| Purchasing Agent | Marketing Associate | Data Architect |
| Data Analyst | Actuary | Web Developer |
| Web Content Editor | Consultant | Administrator |
Famous Physics Majors
Ellen Ochoa - Director of Flight Crew Operations (NASA)
