Career path
Physicists
Conduct research into physical phenomena, develop theories on the basis of observation and experiments, and devise methods to apply physical laws and theories.
What this work leans on
PRISM reads 29 signals about how a person thinks, decides and works. These are the ones this path draws on most.
- OpennessCentral
How drawn you are to new ideas, aesthetic experiences, and unconventional approaches.
- Investigative InterestsCentral
Your interest in analyzing, researching, and understanding how things work.
- IndependenceCentral
How much you value autonomy, self-direction, and freedom from close supervision.
- Working ConditionsCentral
How much you value variety, security, and the material conditions of work (compensation, environment).
- AchievementCentral
How much you value visible accomplishment and using your abilities to their fullest.
- Numerical ReasoningCentral
How you handle quantitative information: ratios, percentages, simple inferences from data.
All 6 signals above are measured directly in the assessment. See the full method
The basics
- Field
- Education & research
- Job titles you'll see
- Physicists
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