Physicists

Education

Required Level of Education

• Post-Doctoral Training = 29.19%
• Doctoral Degree = 23.01%
• Master's Degree = 22.41%
• Bachelor's Degree = 17.59%
• Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) = 3.36%
• High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate) = 1.73%
• Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree, but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master = 1.36%
• Some College Courses = 1.36%

Related Work Experience

• Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 29.98%
• Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 24.65%
• Over 10 years = 14.09%
• Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 10.73%
• Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years = 5.82%
• Over 8 years, up to and including 10 years = 5.82%
• Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 4.46%
• None = 4.46%

On-Site or In-Plant Training

• None = 37.33%
• Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 21.65%
• Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 15.54%
• Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 9.37%
• Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 6.08%
• Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 5.82%
• Up to and including 1 month = 4.21%

On-the-Job Training

• Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 37.61%
• Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 26.18%
• Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 8.67%
• None or short demonstration = 8.67%
• Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 8.34%
• Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 4.46%
• Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 3.36%
• Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 2.72%

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The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™ 16.0.