Physicists vs Materials Scientists

Compare Physicists and Materials Scientists side by side: median pay, job outlook, AI exposure, education, and top skills. Physicists pays about $54k more.

Pay and outlook: BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills: O*NET 30.3. AI exposure is a modeled estimate. How these numbers are made.

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