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Branches, and what they lead to

• Condensed matter

  Materials and solids. The largest branch, and the closest to industry jobs.

• Particle and nuclear

  Accelerators and national laboratories. Long experiments, huge teams.

• Astrophysics and cosmology

  Telescopes and simulation. Beautiful, and the fewest permanent posts.

• Optics and photonics

  Lasers, sensors and imaging. Hired heavily by companies.

• Quantum information

  Building quantum computers. Currently the hottest hiring market in physics.