Abstract
This article discusses the profitability of obtaining a physical education. As part of the study, monitoring of postgraduate employment after graduation from the Department of Physics was carried out. A marketing research was carried out by questioning former graduates of this department over the past 10 years, which included various questions for a more detailed study of both positive and negative aspects in choosing a specialty, training, employment, obtaining additional education and enrolling in a magistracy. The analysis of the motives of applicants when choosing specialties at the Department of Physics is carried out. Based on the data obtained, an assessment of vocational guidance work in schools of the city and region is given. Also, a study was carried out on the correspondence of education and the position held, the prospects for employment outside the specialty, wages and the impact on its increase, obtaining additional education at one of the largest enterprises in Petropavlovsk. The key points that influence the choice of a specialty by applicants are briefly described.