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Physicists
$142.85K Median Salary 1.3K Job Openings (Annual Projection) 8.6% Job Growth
About This Career
Conduct research into physical phenomena, develop theories on the basis of observation and experiments, and devise methods to apply physical laws and theories.
Reported Job Titles
Biophysics Scientist, Health Physicist, Medical Physicist, Physicist, Research Consultant, Research Physicist, Research Scientist, Scientist
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Skills You'll Need
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Abilities
Mathematical Reasoning
Number Facility
Written Comprehension
Deductive Reasoning
Fluency of Ideas
Inductive Reasoning
Oral Comprehension
Oral Expression
Originality
Information Ordering
Problem Sensitivity
Written Expression
Category Flexibility
Near Vision
Speech Clarity
Speech Recognition
Visualization
Flexibility of Closure
Speed of Closure
Selective Attention
Far Vision
Perceptual Speed
Knowledge
Physics
Mathematics
Engineering and Technology
Computers and Electronics
English Language
Education and Training
Chemistry
Skills
Science
Mathematics
Reading Comprehension
Critical Thinking
Speaking
Active Learning
Active Listening
Writing
Complex Problem Solving
Learning Strategies
Judgment and Decision Making
Instructing
Programming
Systems Analysis
Systems Evaluation
Monitoring
Social Perceptiveness
Operations Analysis
Persuasion
Time Management
Coordination
Management of Personnel Resources
Service Orientation
Technology Skills
Analytical or scientific software
Presentation software
Development environment software
Graphics or photo imaging software
Object or component oriented development software
Data base user interface and query software
Operating system software
Computer aided design CAD software
Configuration management software
Spreadsheet software
Expert system software
Desktop publishing software
Video creation and editing software
File versioning software
Enterprise application integration software
Office suite software
Word processing software
Data base management system software
Music or sound editing software
Cloud-based management software
Web platform development software
Tools
Lasers
Mobile or transportable medical linear accelerators
Spectrometers
Signal generators
Frequency analyzers
Sound measuring apparatus or decibel meter
Scanning probe microscopes
Monochromators
Radiation detectors
Chromatographic detectors
High vacuum equipment
Interferometers
Voltage or current meters
Electromagnets
Signal conditioners
Scanning electron microscopes
Multimeters
Laboratory vacuum pumps
Optical beamsplitters
Medical computed tomography CT or CAT scanners or tubes
Network analyzers
Transmission electron microscopes
Geiger counters
Polarizers
Laboratory balances
Electronic counters
Medical radiation films or badges
Laser beam analyzers
Notebook computers
Tube furnaces
Light scattering equipment
Gas chromatographs
Frequency counters or timer or dividers
Mass spectrometers
Pull spring balances
Capacitance meters
X ray diffraction equipment
Laser filters
Goggles
Amplifiers
Autosamplers
Force or torque sensors
Tweezers
Laboratory vibrators
Injectors
Cryogenic or liquid nitrogen freezers
Pneumatic vacuum equipment
Photosensitive diodes
Photo attachments for microscopes
Semiconductor testers
Magnetometers
Magnetometer geophysical instruments
Digital camcorders or video cameras
Ultraviolet UV lamps
Plotter printers
Optical breadboards
Visual filters
Single gas monitors
Frequency calibrator or simulator
Infrared spectrometers
Roughness measuring instruments
Oscilloscopes
Nuclear magnetic resonance NMR spectrometers
Medical magnetic resonance imaging MRI scanners
Laboratory safety furnaces
Binocular light compound microscopes
Leak testing equipment
Galvanometers
Laboratory box furnaces
Photometer
Electron microscopes
Cryostats
Laboratory centrifugal pumps
Telescopes
Ionization chambers
Spectrophotometers
Atomic absorption AA spectrometers
Desktop computers
Analytical balances
Optical choppers
Personal computers
Accelerometers
