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Job Description |
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Job Requirements |
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Experience: Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job. |
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Education: Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree). |
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Training: Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training. |
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Top Ten Industries |
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U.S. National Figures. |
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Biological Scientists |
Scientific Research and Development Services |
31,790 |
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
22,590 |
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
12,670 |
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
9,200 |
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing |
8,080 |
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services |
5,940 |
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services |
2,590 |
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories |
1,990 |
Employment Services |
1,930 |
Management of Companies and Enterprises |
1,170 |
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Interesting Fact |
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The first U.S. patent, issued in 1790 to Samuel Hopkins for a potassium compound, was signed by both President George Washington and then Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson. |
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