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Professors of Physics

A description of the the work done by "Professors of Physics" can be found in the occupational outlook handbook. On this page we examine the most common methods of getting into this job category. We have examined all of the people in our data set who were "Professors of Physics" and have identified the most common major fields of study. Jobs categories vary considerably in their degree requirements, so we have provided separate rankings for each degree.













Most common fields of study for workers whose most recent degree was a Bachelors Degree

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  Mean 93      Median 93  Number of                Std. Dev.     
  Income       Income     Observations Percent     in 93 Income  Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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  $37,000      $37,000         1         50.00         0.00      Engineering: Electrical, electronics, communications
  $50,000      $50,000         1         50.00         0.00      Chemistry














Most common fields of study for workers whose most recent degree was a Masters Degree

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  Mean 93      Median 93  Number of                Std. Dev.     
  Income       Income     Observations Percent     in 93 Income  Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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  $49,378      $49,378         2         28.57       622.00      Engineering: Nuclear
  $67,600      $67,600         1         14.29         0.00      OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
  $42,000      $42,000         1         14.29         0.00      Mathematics, general
  $40,800      $40,800         1         14.29         0.00      Ecology
  $25,500      $25,500         1         14.29         0.00      Chemistry
  $25,000      $25,000         1         14.29         0.00      Business administration and management














Most common fields of study for workers whose most recent degree was a Ph.D.

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  Mean 93      Median 93  Number of                Std. Dev.     
  Income       Income     Observations Percent     in 93 Income  Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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  $43,333      $30,000         3         21.43     10624.92      Astronomy and astrophysics
  $77,500      $77,500         2         14.29     32500.00      Chemistry
 $150,000     $150,000         1          7.14         0.00      Medicine (e.g., dentistry, optometry, osteopathic, podiatry, veterinary)
 $100,000     $100,000         1          7.14         0.00      Engineering sciences, mechanics, physics
  $45,000      $45,000         1          7.14         0.00      Education:  Science teacher education
  $37,000      $37,000         1          7.14         0.00      Education:  OTHER education
  $33,800      $33,800         1          7.14         0.00      Earth sciences
  $33,000      $33,000         1          7.14         0.00      Atmospheric sciences and meteorology
  $32,600      $32,600         1          7.14         0.00      Education:  Computer teacher education
  $32,000      $32,000         1          7.14         0.00      Education:  Mathematics teacher education
  $30,000      $30,000         1          7.14         0.00      Communications, general














Most common fields of study for workers whose most recent degree was a JD, LLB, MD, DDS, or Th.D.

There is no information on these degrees for this profession.

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Prepared by Prof. Ken Chapman: vcecn00a@csun.edu