Physicist

A physicist is a scientist trained in physics. Physicists are employed by universities as professors, lecturers, researchers, and by laboratories in industry. Employment as a professional physicist generally requires a doctoral degree. However, many people who have trained as physicsts use their skills in other parts of the economy, in particular in computing and finance.

See also:

• Nobel Prize in physics
• Famous Physicists
• Institute of Physics

Note: Physicians are medical doctors and should not be confused with physicists, despite the common root of the word.