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__[|Tasks]__ I am researching the career of a physicists. The type of tasks this career does, is they **study the natural world**, **do experiments to discover the laws of nature and ask questions about the world around them**. **They sometimes ask questions like "what causes gravity?"**

[|Level of education required] Level of education you need for this job is **in some cases a doctorate degree, to get this degree you need several years of graduate school. There is no type of liscensure you need for this job. (you may need a lab license for certain jobs and experiments).**

[|Salary]
 * The starting pay for this job is $83,750.** **When you have done this job for a few years you will have an average pay of $106,440.** **You get medical and life insurance for this job.**

[|Future prospects]
 * The future prospects for this job are good because there are 15,600 jobs for a physicists today.** The job prospects are very high because the world will always need a scientist of any kind. **By the year 2018 employment for this job is expected to be very high.**

[|Average hours spent on this job]
 * A physicists works normal hours in a lab. (9:00-500).** You may need to work on the weekends if you are doing an experiment. **You will have to work Monday-Friday from 9:00-5:00.**

[|High school]
 * You need to have very good grades in math and science in high school.** You must have at least 12 hours in a lab in high school. Some community service will help with this job as well as many other jobs.

[|College education]
 * You sometimes need a doctorate degree in some states to be a physicists. A masters degree is okay for this profession but you will get paid less money and you will not get as much chances for this job.**