Users in this career have rated it a 2.4 in terms of their own personal satisfaction with the career. This figure represents an average taken from the responses of 78 MyPlan.com users during registration.
Users were asked to rate their happiness in their current occupation as being either "Very Happy" (4), "Happy" (3), "Mixed / Neutral" (2), "Not Happy" (1), or "Miserable" (0).
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There are 2888 users in this career group. They represent 54 different countries. You can see the list of users in this career group by clicking on one of the links below. You can also join this career group simply by selecting your current status and clicking "Add Me."
People considering a career in research science need to think about whether they are prepared to move multiple times (and move not just cities, but entire countries) to establish their career and whether they are prepared to accept the relatively low (relative that is to the qualifications required) salaries.
Having said that, I enjoy it. It's a good feeling knowing that you are helping discover new things, details that may help treat or prevent disease. You get to work with a lot of bright (mostly) interesting people from all over the world.
It's not nearly as cool, glamorous, exciting or speedy as 'CSI'might lead you to believe, but I can't imagine doing anything else.
Single women in the U.S. are 40% more likely than single men to work two or more jobs.
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