Career Pathways in Quantum

Let the AYCSS help you find your Quantum Career path!

Our goal is to put you ahead of the innovation curve as you consider your career because EVERY industry and career pathway will be impacted by Quantum. In fact by 2027, the global quantum technologies market will reach a minimum value of $42.4 Billion! By 2040, the estimated number of Quantum jobs worldwide is 5.8 million!

Put simply, the emerging industry of Quantum Technology represents long-term security on a long-term career path for not only scientists and engineers, but also business, and even English majors! Adaptability, reinvention, and a multi-disciplinarian mindset will be the pilars to success in the new frontier of Quantum Technology.

"In the 30 years since the creation of OpTeC, we went from effectively having zero high-tech jobs to being recognized worldwide for our unusual high concentration of optics and photonics educators, researchers, and companies. We now are in the early stages of a diligent effort to repeat this success in the fledging quantum field, which is closely allied to and deeply connected to optics and photonics.”

—Joseph Shaw, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor and Director of the Optical Technology Center.

What is Quantum?

Quantum Mechanics is the science of atoms and particles - the building blocks of our Universe. Using Quantum Mechanics, scientists and engineers have created revolutionary technologies that impact our everyday lives. As industry leaders in Quantum Technology shift gears to translate their applied research endeavors into commercial opportunities at scale, they will to need a skilled and diverse Quantum workforce of all talents and expertise.

Whether that’s Quantum sensors to measure gravitational gradients with precision, or the development of next-generation Quantum computing systems for drug discovery and therapeutic optimization, the new frontier of Quantum Technology will impact us all!

To learn more about Quantum Technology and its global impact on industry, check out the 60 Minutes Video below and schedule an appointment with Laura Seitz, our AYCSS career coach specializing in Quantum and other emerging technologies!