Description

Physicists conduct theoretical and applied research to extend knowledge of natural phenomena and to develop new processes and devices in fields such as electronics, communications, power generation and distribution, aerodynamics, optics and lasers, remote sensing, biotechnology, medicine and health. They are employed by electronic, electrical and aerospace manufacturing companies, telecommunications companies, power utilities, university and government research laboratories, hospitals and by a wide range of other processing, manufacturing, and research and consulting firms. Astronomers conduct observational and theoretical research to extend knowledge of the universe. They are employed by government and universities.

Job Titles

• Aerophysicist
• Chemical physicist
• Experimental physicist
• Health physicist
• Laser physicist
• Particle accelerator physicist
• Particle physicist
• Physicist
• Thermal physicist

Main Duties

• Design and conduct research in experimental and theoretical physics
• Carry out analysis of research data and prepare research reports
• Participate as a member of a research or development team in the design and development of experimental, industrial or medical equipment, instrumentation and procedures.

Workplaces

• Electronic, electrical and aerospace manufacturing companies
• Hospitals
• Power utilities
• Processing, manufacturing, and research and consulting firms
• Telecommunications companies
• University and government research laboratories

Skills

• Critical Thinking
• Decision Making
• Digital Literacy
• Digital Production
• Evaluation

Abilities

• Categorization Flexibility
• Deductive Reasoning
• Fluency of Ideas
• Inductive Reasoning
• Information Ordering

Personal Attributes

• Active Learning
• Analytical Thinking
• Attention to Detail
• Innovativeness
• Adaptability

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