Career Resources for Physics Majors

UW Career Resources

• UW Career and Internship Center
• Career Center @ Engineering
• Handshake
• Office of Admissions: Physics – Career Outcomes
• UW Physics Career Panels Recordings:
  • February 12, 2024
  • November 15, 2024
  • November 13, 2025

External Career Resources

• Society of Physics Students national page can connect you with internships and other career resources.
  • Society of Physics Students’ Careers Toolbox is a great place to start learning about common jobs for physics majors, how to gain experience, network, and more!
  • SPS Jobs database features bachelor-level positions appropriate for physics applicants, as well as jobs for graduates at other levels.
• O*Net Online - job titles requiring physics knowledge per the Department of Labor.
• American Physical Society allows you to search for careers in physics, attend webinars, and even find a mentor.
  • APS Careers Guide
  • APS physics job board
  • NSBP profiles and APS profiles
• American Institute of Physics – a not-for-profit federation of scientific societies dedicated to advancing and promoting the physical sciences.
  • Who’s Hiring Physics Majors - a state-by-state listing of only a portion of the employers who recently hired new physics bachelors to fill science and engineering positions.
  • AIP Common Job Titles – data graphic listing common job titles for new physics bachelors as of 2024.
  • Statistics about physics employment and salaries
  • Physics Today 2025 Career Issue
• Pathways to Science – List of programs for internships, REUs, post-baccalaureate positions and more in science-related fields.
• Dept. of Energy National Labs offers many internships (SULI) for recent graduates.
• USAJobs is the US federal government's official job list, includes jobs at NASA, NIST, and other federal labs.
• Science Careers is a database of job postings from around the world for scientists of all disciplines and experience levels.
• Physics Today Jobs has listings for the latest assistant, associate, and full professor roles, plus scientist jobs in specialized disciplines like theoretical physics, astronomy, condensed matter, materials, applied physics, astrophysics, optics and lasers, computational physics, plasma physics, and others!
• Physics World Jobs is an international online recruitment board and career resource for professionals, researchers, and students in physics, engineering, and related sciences.