# BA in physics:  what jobs do people get?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ba-in-physics-what-jobs-do-people-get/349879>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 25, 2006, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ba-in-physics-what-jobs-do-people-get/349879 "2006-03-25T19:50:16Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 27, 2006, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ba-in-physics-what-jobs-do-people-get/349879/21 "2006-03-27T05:38:09Z")

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MsRobyn writes:

\> I’ve known a handful of physics BA/BS’s. They ended up joining the Navy as  
\> nukes.

I know a Navy officer with a masters in physics, who gets various scientific research jobs in his military assignments.

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