Career Profiles
Title & Description | Category | Education | Median Income | Rating | |
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By studying bacteria, bacterial geneticists learn more about human genetics and how to develop new antibiotics and defenses against infection. |
Research (Basic and Clinical) |
Bachelor's Degree |
$65,080 |
- |
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Behavioral researchers consider advances in genomics and what they mean to healthcare, including how society will respond. |
Research (Social Science) |
Bachelor's Degree |
$65,080 |
- |
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Working in a newborn screening lab, biochemical geneticists test and treat society's newest members. |
Research (Basic and Clinical) |
Ph.D. |
$82,800 |
- |
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As advances in genomic science challenge society's concepts of health and morality, bioethicists offer new insights and perspectives. |
Research (Social Science) |
Master's Degree |
$68,570 |
- |
|
Bioinformaticians use mathematics and computer science to analyze chemical data on the molecular level, shedding new light on genome sequencing. |
Research (Basic and Clinical) |
Bachelor's Degree |
$65,080 |
- |
|
High school biology teachers are responsible for preparing students to become well-rounded members of an increasingly scientific society. |
Education |
Bachelor's Degree |
$51,180 |
- |
|
Biomedical engineers apply engineering principles to problems in biology and medicine, helping create new technologies with a genetic twist. |
Technology |
Bachelor's Degree |
$77,400 |
- |
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Biostatisticians use mathematical methods to analyze data and discover new insights into human health. |
Research (Basic and Clinical) |
Master's Degree |
$72,610 |
- |
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By taking note of the special traits that help plants and animals flourish, biologists can develop new methods to assist other organisms face environmental challenges. |
Nature |
Bachelor's Degree |
$58,390 |
- |
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Cytogenetics is the study of chromosomes, their structure, and their inheritance. This is a lab-based science that involves processing and analyzing chromosomes in order to detect and interpret chromosome abnormalities. |
Research (Basic and Clinical) |
M.D. |
$140,000 |
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