Biology Career Options
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What Can You Do? |
Typical Degree Training | |
| Medical & Allied Health Fields | ||
| Physician, Optometrist, Dentist, Podiatrist, Veterinarian | M.D. etc. - Professional School | |
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Chiropractic Medicine, Physical Therapy, Medical Technician, |
See a Pre-Health Advisor or the Pre-Health Information Packet (available in 127 Miller) for specific details. | |
| Academia | ||
| High School Science Teacher: Education | B.A. + Teaching Certificate | |
| Community College Instructor: Education | M.S. or Ph.D. - Graduate School | |
| College or University Professor: Teaching and Research | Ph.D. - Graduate School | |
| Researcher, Research Institution or Museum | M.S. or Ph.D. - Graduate School | |
| Research Technician | B.A. or M.S. - Graduate School | |
| Industry & Business | ||
| Research & Development - Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals, Forest Products, Agro-industry | M.S. or Ph.D. - Graduate School | |
| Technician - Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals, Forest Products, Agro-industry. | B.A. or M.S. - Graduate School | |
| Pharmaceuticals- Research & Development | M.S. or Ph.D. - Graduate School | |
| Sales - Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals, Forest Products, Agro-industry, Scientific Equipment, Science Publisher | B.A. | |
| Environmental Consulting Firm | B.A., M.S., or Ph.D. | |
| Publishing - Science Writing, Editing, or Illustrating | B.A. | |
| Environmental Law - Lawyer | B.A. + Law Degree - Law School | |
| Environmental Law - Paralegal | Law or Paralegal Degree | |
| Lobbyist (Industry Association) | Law or Paralegal Degree | |
| Government | ||
| Researcher: US or State Government (CDC, EPA, USFWS, NMFS, USDA, DEC, etc.) | M.S. or Ph.D. - Graduate School | |
| Technician: US or State Government | B.A. or M.S. | |
| Regulation & Enforcement: US, State or Local Government (EPA, DEC, USFDA, USDA, Fish & Game, National Park Service, State Parks, Water Districts, etc.) | B.A. or M.S. | |
| Policy: US or State Government | Law Degree | |
| Nonprofit Organizations | ||
| Lobbyist, Advocate | Law or Paralegal Degree | |
| Environmental, Health | ||
| Grassroots Organizer | B.A. | |
| Education/Public Awareness | B.A. |
Some Current "Hot" Areas of Biological Research:
- cell biology (especially cell cycle biochemistry and cell signaling)
- developmental genetics and morphogenesis
- ecology and environmental science
- immunology
- molecular biology (human genome project, genetic engineering of plants and animals, fingerprint DNA, molecular systematics, etc.)
- molecular evolution (molecular systematics)
- neurobiology
- plant molecular biology and development
A Few of the Many Possible Professions for a Biologist:
- Arachnologist
- Agronomist
- Anatomist
- Bacteriologist
- Behavioral biologist
- Biochemist
- Biological Illustrator
- Biology teacher
- Biophysicist
- Biotechnologist
- Botanist
- Cell biologist
- Chiropractor
- Clinical Pharmacist
- Conservation biologist
- Cytogeneticist
- Dentist
- Developmental biologist
- Developmental geneticist
- Ecologist
- Embryologist
- Endocrinologist
- Entomologist
- Environmental scientist
- Epidemiologist
- Evolutionary biologist
- Food technologist
- Forester
- Geneticist
- Herpetologist
- Histologist
- Horticulturalist
- Ichthyologist
- Immunologist
- Invertebrate zoologist
- Limnologist
- Mammalogist
- Marine biologist
- Mathematical biologist
- Medical technologist
- Microbiologist
- Molecular biologist
- Molecular geneticist
- Morphologist
- Mycologist
- Neuroanatomist
- Neurobiologist
- Neurophysiologist
- Ornithologist
- Paleobotanist
- Paleontologist
- Parasitologist
- Pharmacologist
- Photobiologist
- Phycologist
- Physician assistant
- Physician
- Physiologist
- Population biologist
- Protozoologist
- Science Writer
- Soil scientist
- Systematist
- Taxonomist
- Tropical biologist
- Veterinarian
- Virologist
- Wildlife biologist
- Zoologist
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