The Permanent Career Problem and Some Partial Solutions.

Perl, Martin L.; Good, R. H., Jr.

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The Permanent Career Problem and Some Partial Solutions

Perl, Martin L.; Good, R. H., Jr.

Physics Today, 28, 6, 9-15, Jun 75

Examines the employment problems of Ph.D. physicists in the traditional career areas of higher educatiion, industry, and government. Proposed solutions to the problem include not increasing physics graduate enrollment, annual manpower reports, student awareness of careers in non-traditional fields, and career mobility among older physicists. (GS)

Descriptors: Career Opportunities, College Science, Employment Projections, Employment Statistics, Graduate Study, Higher Education, Physics, Science Education, Scientific Personnel

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