Career Opportunities in Applied Physics

Further education

Given the needs of the industry, graduates with aBUT in PhysicalBUT or a Professional Bachelor’s Degree in “Sensors, Instrumentation, and Metrology” have no trouble finding employment.
Although the DUT is a vocational degree, this fairly broad-based program opens up many opportunities for further study, ranging from professional bachelor’s degrees and academic bachelor’s degrees to engineering schools—whether through work-study programs or traditional full-time programs—depending on the student’s academic performance:
  • Engineering Schools (INSA, INP, UT, Polytech, etc.)
  • Engineering Schools with Apprenticeship Programs
  • General bachelor's degrees leading directly to the third year
  • Professional degrees

Entry into the workforce

The multidisciplinary training provided to Advanced Technicians with aBUT PhysicalBUT or to Assistant Engineers with a Professional Bachelor’s Degree in “Sensors, Instrumentation, and Metrology” enables graduates to find employment in virtually all industrial sectors and types of companies. Their ability to adapt and specialize is highly valued. The department receives an average of 80 job offers for technicians each year.

Types of businesses:

Public research laboratories (CNRS, CEA, CENT, etc.), large corporations (EDF, Schneider, STMicroelectronics, etc.), small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)

Business sectors

Automotive, Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering, Telecommunications, Electronics, Optics, Industrial Microcomputing, Optoelectronics, Materials, Chemistry and Related Fields, Biomedical, Agri-Food, Environment…
Published on May 29, 2017
Updated on September 22, 2022