Phd in sciences looking for second career

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Teach high school.

You will start at the bottom, maybe with credit for the PhD -- think 45-50K. And max out at 90K unless you go into admin.

I want to teach HS (PhD in Computational Physics, 1995), but I am the sole wage earner, and my family can not afford the cut (160 -> 50k).

[Anonymous]

Pew hires often

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Teach high school.

You will start at the bottom, maybe with credit for the PhD -- think 45-50K. And max out at 90K unless you go into admin.

I want to teach HS (PhD in Computational Physics, 1995), but I am the sole wage earner, and my family can not afford the cut (160 -> 50k).

OP here: yes, the pay is a deterrent but teaching HS just does not interest me. I can get behind one on one tutoring, though.

[Anonymous]

keep your current job but get a hobby

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:keep your current job but get a hobby

I have been down this road. But I realized that being engaged and happy at work is a bit component of my overall happiness. Hobbies are just distractions and not balm enough.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am 10 years post graduation and work in a stable job with a high 5 figure salary. No chances for advancement in this job, pay likely to remain the Sam for the next 5 years and am too junior for a management position. The thing is I am bored of the work and can't see myself doing the same thing for the next several years. Private jobs in my field are rare. What would you do in my position?

what type of science? trading/finance is littered with physics phd's.

are you strong in R, sql, matlab? Sports analytics - mlb, nba, etc.

Consulting - reach out to someone in strategy consulting - they'll be interested in atleast screening you for a role.

I'm a physics PhD. There are a lot in finance but mostly the ones I know didn't jump into it cold. Usually they took some classes, etc. first.