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Careers / Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists |
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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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(Abstract from Career Articles) |
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Medical Scientists |
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Medical scientists conduct research aimed at improving overall human health. They often use clinical trials and other investigative methods to reach their findings.
Medical scientists work in offices and laboratories. Most work full time.
Medical scientists typically have a Ph.D., usually in biology or a related life science. Some medical scientists get a medical degree instead of a Ph.D., but prefer doing research to practicing as a physician.
The median annual wage for medical scientists was $82,240 in May 2015.
Employment of medical scientists is projected to grow 8 percent from 2014 to 2024, about as fast as the average for all occupations. Medical scientists will continue to be needed because they contribute to the development of treatments and medicines that improve human health.
Explore resources for employment and wages by state and area for medical scientists.
Compare the job duties, education, job growth, and pay of medical scientists with similar occupations.
Learn more about medical scientists by visiting additional resources, including O*NET, a source on key characteristics of workers and occupations. |
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| Top Ten Industries |
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U.S. National Figures. |
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| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists |
| Scientific Research and Development Services |
44,210 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
24,620 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
20,740 |
| Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing |
8,190 |
| Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories |
3,620 |
| Offices of Physicians |
2,570 |
| Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services |
2,530 |
| Outpatient Care Centers |
2,200 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
1,650 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
1,240 |
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| Employment by Gender |
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| Related Majors & Degrees |
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Gerontology |
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Gerontology |
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Biology, General |
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Biomedical Sciences, General |
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Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
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Biochemistry |
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Biophysics |
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Molecular Biology |
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Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences |
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Cell / Cellular Biology and Histology |
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Anatomy |
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Microbiological Sciences and Immunology |
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Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology |
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Immunology |
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Genetics |
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Human / Medical Genetics |
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Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences |
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Physiology, General |
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Molecular Physiology |
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Cell Physiology |
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Endocrinology |
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Reproductive Biology |
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Cardiovascular Science |
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Exercise Physiology |
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Pathology / Experimental Pathology |
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Oncology and Cancer Biology |
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Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences, Other |
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Vision Science / Physiological Optics |
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Pharmacology and Toxicology |
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Pharmacology |
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Molecular Pharmacology |
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Toxicology |
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Molecular Toxicology |
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Environmental Toxicology |
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Pharmacology and Toxicology |
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Neuropharmacology |
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Biomathematics and Bioinformatics |
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Biostatistics |
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Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology |
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Epidemiology |
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Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies |
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Medical Scientist (MS, PhD) |
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| At 5:00 a.m. on Sunday, September 3, 1967, the entire nation of Sweden switched from driving on the left to driving on the right. |
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