Also called: Lecture Demonstrator, Physics Lab Manager
Builds and runs the experiments and dramatic demos used in college physics classes.
You set up a Van de Graaff generator to make a professor's hair stand on end, fix broken lab equipment, and design new experiments for 500 students. Some demonstrators build famous demos like a bed of nails or a giant pendulum.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in physics; strong hands-on skills.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Physics, Physics Education.
Growing about average. BLS does not project this specialty separately; rating estimated from related occupations.
Low risk for 10 years. Building, fixing and running real lab equipment for hundreds of students is hands-on work.
Classes: AP Physics, Electronics CTE, Woodshop or metalshop.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-4099.
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