Please don’t give me snarky answers. I applied for Uni with a physics major because it was kind of the only thing I’m good at besides music. Now I’m realizing that unless I get a PhD or continue in the field (I want to do neither of those things) I’m cooked.
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You can probably switch to engineering pretty easily in which case a bachelors or a masters will be plenty.
All of the physics people I encountered learned some programming. They can solve a lot of difficult problems that regular coders can’t.
You graduate with a degree that shows you are a strong problem solver + a quick learner, and go into a technical field such as IT or data science
You could work in Finance.
Or go to grad school for a non-physics profession.
Engineering.
Actuarial jobs.
I know someone who worked for a defence contractor with a similar education. I think he specifically did guidance systems.
Try applying to engineering jobs. I am pretty sure you know as much math as they do, and can pick up the specific applications as needed.
Or try Finance, specifically Financial Engineering, like modeling or predicting stocks price movements, and using those models to price derivatives.
I would say that you probably can apply to be a high school physics teacher
A lot of smart STEM BScs go into finance.
If you can program you could easily apply for programming jobs. Most say a comp-sci or engineering degree and most will not question a physics degree as acceptable
Get a master’s in health physics and be inherently employable.
I operate a particle accelerator for a medical company, with an undergrad in physics.
Anything math or science related easily. I’m an environmental consultant who works largely with asbestos in schools with mine…because I can understand the math and physics and work a microscope. You’d be surprised how basic skills you pick up in uni translate to like, 80% of all jobs.
I think you will find getting an undergraduate degree in Physics will open a lot of doors. Just not research doors in Physics.
Just make sure you take computational classes and leave university with programming skills.