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Salary Data and Occupational Outcomes for Biological Sciences / Life Sciences Majors
October 15, 2015
45.7% of recent graduates in this major are employed full-time. These are the top occupations for recent graduates in Biological Sciences / Life Sciences:
Occupation | First Year Avg. Salary | Pct of Biological Sciences/Life Sciences grads in this occ |
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists | $28,500 | 9.3% |
Business Teachers, Postsecondary | $22,300 | 7.5% |
Nuclear Technicians | $24,300 | 5.0% |
Physical Scientists, All Other | $30,600 | 3.0% |
Biochemists and Biophysicists | $26,600 | 2.5% |
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians | $19,700 | 2.2% |
Registered Nurses | $31,100 | 2.2% |
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education | $31,700 | 2.2% |
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants | $22,400 | 1.7% |
Home Health Aides | $23,600 | 1.7% |
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers | $36,200 | 1.6% |
Waiters and Waitresses | $26,600 | 1.4% |
Retail Salespersons | $18,300 | 1.4% |
Dietitians and Nutritionists | $29,600 | 1.4% |
Chemical Technicians | $30,800 | 1.3% |
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | $35,700 | 1.3% |
Customer Service Representatives | $21,600 | 1.3% |
Chemists | $28,900 | 1.2% |
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics | $27,200 | 1.2% |
Office Clerks, General | $31,800 | 1.2% |
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products | $38,100 | 1.1% |
Receptionists and Information Clerks | $14,500 | 1.1% |
Software Developers, Applications | $45,900 | 1.0% |
Managers, All Other | $30,800 | 1.0% |
Note: Values in the right hand column do not total to 100% as we do not include occupations of less than 1%. Data courtesy of Educate to Career.
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