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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]https://www.bls.gov/ooh/life-physical-and-social-science/physicists-and-astronomers.htm#:~:text=in%20May%202022.-,Job%20Outlook,on%20average%2C%20over%20the%20decade.

My impression is that physics grad students end up going into math modeling for financial companies (hedge funds, etc.), big data analytics, etc.

My family member thinks fusion might have a chance now.  He worked on it for 10+ years, long ago.

What type of physics is your kid interested in?[/quote]

Wow this link is great, thank you![/quote]

You're welcome!

I am dropping back in to make sure the parents interested in advice are very clear that bachelor's level engineering and physics majors are distinct academic specialties in a lot of ways.  Physics is more of a niche, whereas engineering is a huge field of study on many campuses.

There's lots of information on the web comparing engineering schools.  For a future physics major, I'd recommend the student do more direct, in-person contacts with target school physics department staff.  And also check on post-grad employment outcomes.  I'm the one who mentioned above that physics grad students seemed to be going into finance.  That's because there aren't enough jobs in physics and they can make a lot of money in the finance industry.  The only young physics major I know now is attending Cal Tech.  I think his research interest is related to atomic particles.  I would be more careful about school reputation for a physics major than for engineering just because it is a smaller job market.  Have a kid also look through "Physics Today".

https://subs.physicstoday.org/PT/Login.aspx#:~:text=Subscribe%20now%20for%20as%20little%20as%20%2425
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Thanks again! May I ask what field you are in and at what level or geographic area?[/quote]

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