r/Physics • u/RoundElephant5876 • 6d ago

employed physicist

Those of you who have completed research physics and are currently working, how is it, what exactly do you do, are you satisfied, do you work inside your country (and if yes, which one) or abroad, online, how difficult was it for you to get your current job?

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u/QuantumMechanic23 6d ago

  1. Do you mean research physics as in at least PhD level?

  2. When you say employed, do you specifically mean as a research physicist or anything in general?

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u/RoundElephant5876 6d ago

Honestly I am interested in anything, just any physicist that isn't a teacher and is using his diploma for the work field that he is in.

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u/db0606 5d ago

At least in the US, the fraction of Physics majors that are K-12 teachers is relatively small. So small, in fact, that it's a major problem for the field and the American Physical Society and the American Association of Physics Teachers are constantly trying to figure out ways to get more Physics majors into K-12 teaching.

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u/Classic_Department42 5d ago

Maybe with tenure (or whatever an unlimited contract is called) and higher salary?

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u/db0606 5d ago

Sure, but APS and AAPT don't control that.

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u/RoundElephant5876 5d ago

the need is same in Croatia, I just don't think I would make a good teacher