As the career poster shows, the discipline of physics teaches skills and ways of thinking that are valuable in many professions, including, but not limited to, traditional physics. In a technologically complex and rapidly changing world, it is especially important to have the kind of broad, flexible education that a physics major or minor provides. Many of our graduates work in industry in both technical and management positions.
Teaching continues to be a good career choice, with a stable demand for physics teachers.
Military service, including the Navy's nuclear program, is another possible career option. A physics degree is also excellent preparation for further study in many areas. Recent UW-Whitewater graduates are pursuing graduate study in physics as well as in related areas such as astronomy, engineering, computer science, and medicine. Many recent graduates are also teaching in middle and high schools. Essentially all of our graduates who seek employment in a technical field are able to find it.