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Career
Area
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Employment
Settings
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Sample Employers & Internship Sites
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| ASTRONOMY |
| Education |
Colleges & universities |
Institutions
w/ physics dept. |
| Research |
Observatories |
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Planetariums
Science museums |
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| ACOUSTICAL PHYSICS |
| Research & development |
Government labs & non-profit
research ctrs. |
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| Education |
Colleges & universities |
Institutions w/ physics dept. |
| Consulting |
Industry - electronics, noise
pollution, recording & film production |
Lucent Technologies
Harris Miller Miller and Hanson Inc.
Raytheon |
| ASTROPHYSICS |
| Research & design |
Government labs & research centers |
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| Education |
Colleges & universities |
Institutions
w/ physics dept. |
| Astronautics |
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American Association
for the Advancement of Science/NASA
Ametek Aerospace & Power
Instrument
United
Space Alliance |
| BIOPHYSICS |
| Education |
Colleges & universities |
Institutions
w/ physics dept. |
| Research & development |
Government labs & research centers
Industry - biotechnology, environment |
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| FLUID & PLASMA PHYSICS |
| Education |
Colleges & universities |
Institutions
w/ physics dept. |
| Research & development |
Automobile, jet engine/space
vehicle design industry |
Lockheed Martin
Raytheon
United
Space Alliance |
| Consulting |
Government agencies |
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| GEOPHYSICS |
| Research & development |
Industry - petroleum, mining & exploration
firms |
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| Education |
Colleges & universities |
Institutions w/ physics dept. |
| Consulting |
Federal government |
U.S. Geological Survey |
| HEALTH PHYSICS |
| Research & development |
Industry - instrumentation,
nuclear power, radioisotope products |
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| Education |
Colleges & universities |
Institutions w/ physics dept. |
| Monitoring/Inspection |
Hospitals
Government agencies |
Departments of Public Health
Service |
| MEDICAL PHYSICS |
| Research & development |
Industry - medical instrumentation |
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| Education |
Colleges, universities & medical
schools |
Institutions w/ physics dept. |
| Consulting/Advising |
Hospitals |
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| NUCLEAR PHYSICS |
| Research & development |
Industry - nuclear weapons,
accelerators & reactors |
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| Quality control |
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| Education |
Colleges & universities |
>Institutions w/ physics dept. |
| OPTICAL PHYSICS |
Research & Development
Consulting |
Gov't labs & non-profit
research centers
Industry |
Kodak |
| TECHNICAL |
| Engineering (Process & Testing) |
Research & development
firms |
Lucent
Technologies |
| Technical
Writing |
Professional & technical
journals |
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| Quality Control |
Manufacturing firms |
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| SOLID STATE PHYSICS |
| Research & Development |
Gov't labs
Non-profit research ctrs. |
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| Consulting |
Electronics industry |
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| HUMAN SERVICES & EDUCATION |
| Teaching English as a Second
Language (TESOL) |
Language schools
Corporations |
Park's
Overseas Personnel Service |
| Teaching |
Colleges
or universities
K-12 |
Institutions
w/ physics dept.
Teach For America |
| Service/Volunteerism |
Government programs |
American
Foreign Service Association
Americorps
Peace
Corps |
| University Student Services |
Admissions Offices
Alumni Offices
International Student Services
Multicultural Offices
Study Abroad Offices |
Any college or university,
including community colleges |
| Community Outreach |
Community Centers/Agencies
Youth Programs |
Upper
Hudson Planned Parenthood |
| Case Management |
Community agencies |
Occupations,
Inc. |
| Advocacy |
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Hunger Action Network of NYS
US Department of Housing & Urban Development |
| Research |
Health care centers
Social policy research centers |
Albany Medical
Center
MDRC |
| Human
Resources & Affirmative Action/Recruiting |
Universities |
Any college or university,
including community colleges |
| Companies |
Chase
Manhattan Bank |
| Training & Development |
Corporations |
M&T
Bank |
| Computer training firms |
New
Horizons |
| PUBLIC
RELATIONS |
| Writing/Editing |
Publishing companies |
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| Media
Liaison |
Public Relations
firms |
Hill & Knowlton,
Inc.
Makovsky & Co. |
| Corporate PR department |
CSEA
- Communications Department |
| Special Events Planning |
Hotels/Conference Ctrs.
Radio Stations
Entertainment Facilities |
Marriott
WQBK-FM
Times Union Center (Pepsi Arena) |
| Technical Writer |
Corporate publications |
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| Web design |
Web design firms |
Media Logic |
| BUSINESS |
| Management |
Any company |
Enterprise
Rent-A-Car
Macy's
Chase Manhattan Bank |
| Consulting |
Management consulting firms |
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| Banking/Financial Services |
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| Sales |
Technical companies |
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| Market
Research |
Specific companies
Market research firms |
MapInfo |
| PUBLISHING/JOURNALISM |
| Sales |
Publishing companies |
Delmar Publishers
Avalon Publishing Group |
| Editorial |
Science journals |
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| Reporting/Reporting |
Newspapers
Guidebooks |
Legislative Gazette |
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