State Map for Physicists

Looking to move? Some states have more opportunities for this type of work than others.

  • Orange states have an above average share of this career in their workforce.
  • Blue states have a below average share of this career in their workforce.
StateJob Outlook
AlabamaBelow average opportunities
AlaskaNo data available
American SamoaNo data available
ArizonaBelow average opportunities
ArkansasNo data available
CaliforniaAbove average opportunities
ColoradoAbove average opportunities
ConnecticutBelow average opportunities
DelawareNo data available
District of ColumbiaAbove average opportunities
FloridaBelow average opportunities
GeorgiaBelow average opportunities
GuamNo data available
HawaiiBelow average opportunities
IdahoAverage opportunities
IllinoisAbove average opportunities
IndianaBelow average opportunities
IowaBelow average opportunities
KansasNo data available
KentuckyBelow average opportunities
LouisianaNo data available
MaineBelow average opportunities
MarylandAbove average opportunities
MassachusettsAverage opportunities
MichiganAverage opportunities
MinnesotaBelow average opportunities
MississippiBelow average opportunities
MissouriBelow average opportunities
MontanaNo data available
NebraskaNo data available
NevadaNo data available
New HampshireAverage opportunities
New JerseyBelow average opportunities
New MexicoAbove average opportunities
New YorkAverage opportunities
North CarolinaBelow average opportunities
North DakotaNo data available
Northern Mariana IslandsNo data available
OhioBelow average opportunities
OklahomaNo data available
OregonBelow average opportunities
PennsylvaniaBelow average opportunities
Puerto RicoNo data available
Rhode IslandAverage opportunities
South CarolinaBelow average opportunities
South DakotaNo data available
TennesseeAverage opportunities
TexasBelow average opportunities
UtahBelow average opportunities
VermontNo data available
Virgin IslandsNo data available
VirginiaAbove average opportunities
WashingtonAverage opportunities
West VirginiaNo data available
WisconsinBelow average opportunities
WyomingNo data available

For detailed state-by-state info, see employment and wages external site from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

National Outlook

Bright
Nationwide, new job opportunities for physicists are very likely in the future.