Bachelor's degree Physics, general

Find key facts and figures about people who graduated in Physics, general (40.0801) and available program options in this field. This information is applicable to all programs found under Physics.

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What jobs do graduates have?

Job title	% of graduates	National salary per hour	Job postings published on Job Bank from 2021 to 2023	Learn more
Post-secondary teaching and research assistants	5.73%	Low: $15.00 Median: $25.97 High: $46.45	1,336 job postings	Post-secondary teaching and research assistants - Learn more
Secondary school teachers	4.33%	Low: $28.02 Median: $45.33 High: $57.69	8,744 job postings	Secondary school teachers - Learn more
Information systems specialists	3.94%	Low: $27.50 Median: $45.67 High: $65.93	18,557 job postings	Information systems specialists - Learn more
Software developers and programmers	3.67%	Low: $28.75 Median: $46.15 High: $69.71	24,121 job postings	Software developers and programmers - Learn more
Software engineers and designers	3.37%	Low: $33.46 Median: $53.85 High: $84.62	9,696 job postings	Software engineers and designers - Learn more
Senior managers - health, education, social and community services and membership organizations	2.58%	Low: Median: High:	6,828 job postings	Senior managers - health, education, social and community services and membership organizations - Learn more
Retail and wholesale trade managers	2.49%	Low: $20.19 Median: $40.00 High: $80.29	61,963 job postings	Retail and wholesale trade managers - Learn more
Computer systems developers and programmers	1.66%	Low: $25.00 Median: $43.75 High: $65.83	3,273 job postings	Computer systems developers and programmers - Learn more
Retail salespersons and visual merchandisers	1.66%	Low: $15.00 Median: $16.50 High: $27.00	171,231 job postings	Retail salespersons and visual merchandisers - Learn more
Computer and information systems managers	1.44%	Low: $42.41 Median: $63.31 High: $96.63	6,216 job postings	Computer and information systems managers - Learn more

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How much do graduates earn (data from 2021)?

Here’s how much graduates in Physics, general (40.0801) earned in 2021. The data shows their median wage 2, 5, and 10 years after graduation and includes earnings from all the jobs they held in each period.

On average, graduates of 2019 earned a median wage of

$39,500

(2 years after graduation)

On average, graduates of 2016 earned a median wage of

$59,900

(5 years after graduation)

On average, graduates of 2011 earned a median wage of

$82,600

(10 years after graduation)