Employment Opportunities

Career Paths

As Berkeley physics students, your skills are sought after by all kinds of employers. Some job titles held by physics students are

• Research/Lab Assistant
• High School Science Teacher
• Technical Consultant
• Hardware Engineer
• Software Engineer
• Data Scientist
• Financial Analyst

and many more. For example, take a look at the Career Destination Survey responses collected from 2018 physics graduates.

Resources

Physics Career Guide

The Physics Career Guide is a quite comprehensive summary of the types of opportunities as well as the resources available to help pursue them. (Much of the following sections is inspired by this guide!)

The Career Center

The UC Berkeley career center is one of the most valuable resources when looking for jobs and internships. It offers a variety of services such as counseling appointments, resume writing workshops, employer information sessions, and career fairs.