How easy is it get a job with a physics undergrad?

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So I used to be an aerospace engineering major, but switched to physics because I felt way more natural at it.

I’m currently in this program because I had engineering credit:
https://physics.osu.edu/engineering-physics-program

My specialization is industrial engineering. Straight up guys, I hate that part so much. This major does not interest me at all. The only reason I’m part of it is because it’s easy to get an internship/job later after graduation.

I talked with my adviser and I can actually graduate with a pure physics degree and have more physics knowledge in the same amount of time as the engineering physics degree(since that degree does half and half)

I really like physics and the fact it’s complex, and if I do a full physics major I get to take optics and another lab class, but at the same time I want to take a year off after graduation and earn some money to pay back some debts and industrial engineering has some of the highest employment rates. But I hate industrial engineering so much.

How easy is it to get to a job with a bachelors in physics? I have internship and research experience

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It’s difficult to get a job -in physics- with a bachelor’s in physics. To get a job teaching or doing research in physics, it’s basically necessary to have a graduate degree. However, people with physics degrees are mathematically capable, and good at solving problems. This opens up a lot of job options for people with bachelor’s degrees in physics. However, these jobs tend to fall more into the engineering sector, plus a number of other areas.

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It is difficult, although not impossible to get a job DOING physics with a B.S. in physics. However, getting a job with a B.S. in physics is much easier. You simply have to be flexible and be willing to work in the software field or at an engineering job.

If you really want to go to graduate school in physics, however, and you have good grades and research experience, then realize that you can be fully funded and not incur additional debt. Furthermore, you can defer any student loans until after you are finished with your studies.