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Biomedical Science Outcomes & Career Options
Biology graduates are employed in a broad variety of government and private sector positions including, but not limited to field positions (forest service, park service, fish and wildlife management, conservation, ecology), agriculture research or management, food manufacturing industries, waste management, environmental safety and testing, industrial quality control, pharmaceutical and immunochemical industries, biotechnology (genetic engineering, molecular biology, microbiology, immunology), health related research (cancer, infectious disease, genetics), health professions (medicine, dentistry, optometry, allied health, public health), and teaching at the secondary and college levels.
Educational Qualifications
Biological technicians typically need a bachelor’s degree in biology or a closely related field. Students seeking employment in dentistry or medicine must graduate from an accredited health professional school and complete any applicable internships/residencies.
Job Outlook
Employment of biological technicians is projected to increase 5 percent from 2014 to 2024, about as fast as the average for all occupations.
Entering Salary
Sources:
Career information adapted from:
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2016-17 Edition, Biological Technicians, on the Internet at https://www.bls.gov/ooh/life-physical-and-social-science/biological-technicians.htm (visited May 20, 2016).
Degree Programs
Contact and Location
biology@lasierra.edu
951-785-2105
Price Science Complex, Room 201