re: Know anybody who has a Physics Degree

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And for the record, Physics Education degrees do exist. To be honest, most teachers DON'T have degrees in what they teach even at secondary school.

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This is a crock of shite. Every teacher has to be certified as highly qualified to teach a subject in secondary school, which includes a degree in the subject they are teaching. Some on the off chance that they are needed (such as a rural or low-income urban area) can take the Praxis in a different subject and be allowed to teach multiple subjects at a school. However, that is rare as the Praxis test is not exactly the easiest test to pass. No English teacher is going to just up and become a Physics teacher.

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Like I said. I never wanted education as a career, I would join the military before that.

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If you're not interested in education, that's fine. I don't blame you. I ran away from it.

However, if you do want to know a viable option for a physics degree, it's teaching high school physics. Before you write it off, just consider this:

Physics teachers are always in need especially at wealthier schools. You will have mostly the better students of the school meaning that most of the bullshite you hear teachers complain about will not apply to you. As you are in high demand for a difficult subject, you will most likely not be asked to do anything extracurricular unless you want to. The physics teacher at my previous school started a robotics club, and he brought a ton of attention to the school and really created a positive environment for about ten students to excel in .

The money is not great. In fact, it kind of sucks. But your advanced knowledge of physics will make teaching rather easy. Your mental exercises will mostly involve figuring out how to make physics interesting, and with your clientele considered, you will probably have a nice budget to work with so that you can help the smart kids of your school understand your subject.

tl;dr - Don't write education off just yet especially if you can't find a job at all. Get your masters in education (many schools offer a 5th year program, or you could figure out how to get certified), make $50k/year, only work 185 days a year, and teach mostly the brightest students at a school.