For anyone who is a physicist

Greetings, I am a junior in high school right now, and I am debating myself of what I would like to do for a career. It is either a doctor or a physicist. Now, to those who are a physicist, I have a few questions.
1. Are there different types of physicists? Which one are you?
2. What degree(s) do you need? (What college(s) did you go to?)
3. How many years of school did it take?
4. After graduating from college, how did you land a job? (Please list key points.)
5. Are you satisfied with your job today?
6. What made you want to be one?
The main reason why I would like to be a physicist is because I love physics. It is the science of how we all interact with others in the world.

You are to be commended for such positive thinking about your career!. Physics is a very broad area of study and activity. Physicists are engaged in basic and applied research as well as industrial and academic careers. A research or teaching position in a university will require an advanced degree, usually a PhD which requires many years of study and research. After graduation, I landed a job in a lab as a very junior member of a team developing nuclear reactors. I learned a lot from my more experienced team members. Physicists can work in fields such as cosmology, solid state, nuclear science, particle physics, and many other technical areas. A minimum of a BS degree is required, but you should plan on seeking advanced degrees to really get deeply involved in something of interest to you. For now, concentrate on mathematics as this is the foundation for everything in physics. I just retired after 45 years in the nuclear power field, mostly in the experimental area because this was most interesting to me. Theoretical physics on the other hand is focused on developing theories that explain nature in a way that is consistent with experimental results. Good luck and I hope you keep your interest in physics.