Nuclear physicists find ways to harness the energy stored in certain elements. For years nuclear physicists have studied and been awed by the effects of nuclear energy and have found some good and some bad uses of it. Because radioactive materials can be extremely hazardous to a persons health they must be handled with extreme care and safety. Nuclear physicists may study the effects of neutrons colliding with protons, the effects of radiation on living things, and many other things to do with the protons, neutrons, and electrons.

The average nuclear physicist earns an average starting salary of $35,000 per year

Nuclear Physicists primarily work in laboratories indoors. They also work for the government, universities, or other research facilities.

The average nuclear physicist works a normal forty-hour week with some overtime

To prepare to become a nuclear physicist you will need to take classes in math, all of the physical sciences, and metals shop may be useful. You must hold a bachelors degree for the minimal requirement.

Some of the advantages of being a nuclear physicist are that you may some day discover a new way of curing people of a disease with radiation, you may find a new way to split or combine atoms, or maybe even find a new way to harness the energy of an atom.

There are many disadvantages to becoming a Nuclear Physicist many which include the danger of radiation and other hazardous effects. There are also other disadvantages like the possibility of overtime, weekend work, holiday work, and may require you to work nights.

The Nuclear Physicist has been around for quite a while and will continue to play a more important part in human history well into the two thousand years. There are not many jobs for a nuclear physicist around yet but the jobs there are are small and stable

To get information on how to enter this field you may write to

         The American Nuclear Society.  
         555 North Kensington Ave.
         LaGrange Park IL 60525  

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