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What are the industry jobs you can get with an astrophysics degree?

I’ve seen a lot of people say that it’s possible to get an industry job after getting your physics degree, just wondering what are the types of jobs you could typically get

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Teklemuz Ayenew’s Answer

Studying astrophysics gives you strong skills in analytical thinking, coding, and solving problems, opening up many career paths. With an astrophysics degree, you can explore exciting jobs in data, technology, and space. As a data scientist or analyst, you get to work with big data, create models, and help businesses and organizations make smart decisions.

If you like machine learning, you can develop algorithms to find patterns or make predictions, working with tech companies or research labs. As a quantitative analyst, you can use math to understand financial risks and trends, mainly in banks and investment firms.

You might also become a scientific programmer or work in high-performance computing, creating simulations and software for research centers and tech companies. In the space and tech industries, you could design satellite instruments, develop AI, or program space systems for agencies and aerospace startups. There are many exciting opportunities waiting for you!
Thank you comment icon Thank you, this is really helpful. krishna
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Andrew’s Answer

The job market is dynamic. Hence, we need to be flexible to optimize our chances to land on a satisfying job.

Astrophysics is a subfield of physics. Depending on the level of completion, a BS, a MS, or a PhD, you will find a wide rang of jobs that would require your level of training in physics. A job in industry is just one of the many options. You may also find employment in many consulting companies as member of the technical staff.

With a BS and a MS in physics, and a PhD in geophysics, after one year of postdoctoral fellowship, I worked as a staff scientist in consulting firms supporting NASA for two decades. The nature of my responsibilities was quite fair from my dissertation research. It is the training in physics (and mathematics) that affords me to learn new things as a research scientist. I ended my consulting career in academia as my retirement job for another 15 years.
Thank you comment icon I’v heard that people don’t really end up using their degree for their job. Currently considering going into industry directly after my bs, but I don’t know if it’s possible to get decent pay with just a bs in this market krishna
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Joseph’s Answer

I did a Physics with Astrophysics degree, and I know my coursemates went into a wide range of science, tech, data, finance and plenty of other career paths.

I personally originally wanted to go in an astrophysics academic research direction, but realised after a few years of study that the further astro study probably wasn't for me, so followed up on another area of physics I enjoyed - did a Nuclear masters course, and am now in a nuclear physics role.
Thank you comment icon That’s really cool. I’m kind of torn between academic research and an industry job right now haha krishna
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