Friday, July 4, 2014

After high school

I have figured out that I want to study Biology as my major in college.

After doing some research, here's what I found for the jobs that are common to people who have had this major:

Biological Technician
  • This job requires knowledge in Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, and English.
  • It requires a four-year bachelor's degree.
  • For people who have these jobs they are most likely be realistic, investigative, and conventional.
  • For some reason, the west coast tends to have more jobs available and higher average pay for biological technicians than the east coast does.
  • Average hourly wage: $20.33 per hour (May 2011, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
                                     equivalent of an annual income of $42,290 for full-time work 40 hrs per week
  • California: 10,920 jobs for biological technicians, average pay of $45,080 per year
  • New York: 3,990 jobs for biological technicians, average pay of $45,080 per year
Medical Scientist
  • Most of the occupations require graduate school Ex. master's degree/Ph.D., M.D., or J.D.
  • Earnings: annual median salary of $76,130 or median hourly wages of $36.60
  • They're likely to be investigative, realistic, artistic, and social
  • States that are among the top paying for medical scientists:
    • Maine: $115,470
    • New Jersey: $115,390
    • Illinois: $111,340
    • Connecticut: $105,130
Biomedical Engineer
  • Most of the occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree
  • People who have this job are likely to be investigative and realistic
  • Median wages: $42,63 hourly, $88,670 annual
  • Top industries are Manufacturing and Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
  • This job has the highest salary in California(median:$97,300), least in states like Arkansas(Median:$64,400) and Nebraska(median:$67,100)

7 comments:

  1. Wow. Your post is a lot cleaner and more organized. The bullet points were a good idea. I like how you just described the regional trends of salary for your chosen jobs; I wrote out each state.

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  2. Seems interesting! I like how organized and clean your post is.

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  3. I love that you already exactly what you want to be, this was really easy to read too!

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  4. This is impressive in that you know just want you want to be in the future

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  5. I like how you included a list of the highest paying states for each profession

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  6. Your post is very distinct and specific, and you've included a great amount of information!

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