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Careers / Biologists |
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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 state with the largest agricultural industry is California, which has a production more than double the second-place state. |
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Did you know... |
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The CareerMatch™ system scores and ranks 748 different careers based on your responses to the four career assessment tests! |
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