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FarCenter

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16. Who hires astrophysicists and will they continue to do so?

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #10)

Tue Dec 12, 2017, 09:52 AM

Dec 2017

It would seem to be a pretty thin job market that is very risky in an economic downturn.

Back in the '70s, when the job market for PhDs went bust, I'd hire Physics and Chem PhDs for conversion to engineers. The Sputnik scare resulted in lots of elementary and HS students being pushed towards science and engineering. Those who were younger, or took too long in grad school came out into the '73 job market.

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