What to do with a Biology Major

Job Titles    
Aquatic Biologist Environmental Scientist Physician Assistants
Biologist Epidemiologist Pharmacists
Biochemist Geoscientist Pharmacologist
Biological Oceanographer Health Technologists and Technicians Physiologist
Biological-Physical Anthropologist Human Biologist Registered Nurses
Biological Photographer Immunologist Scientific Researcher
Biological Scientist Laboratory Technician Systematic Biologist
Biological Technician Marine and Aquatic Biologist Teacher
Biomedical Engineer Medical Scientist Technical Writer
Biophysicist Microbiologist Therapists
Biotechnologist Mycologist Toxicologist
Botanist Nutritionist Wildlife Biologist
Business Services Pathologist Zoologist
Ecologist    

 

Personal Characteristics to be Successful    
Communicative Detailed Persistent
Compassionate Determined Productive
Comprehensive Independent Realistic
Creative Intelligent Resourceful
Critical Thinking Logical Self-disciplined
Dedicated Objective  

 

Workplace Skills  
Calculate and tabulate information Observe, receive, and obtain information
Communicate test results to the public Process information or data
Compile and categorizing data Provide consultation and expert advice to others
Deliver laboratory analysis Research of study basic principles of plant and animal life
Document/record information Understand the implications of new information
Follow specific rules and procedures Use logic and analysis to examine certain approaches
Grasp implications of new material Use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems
Identify complex problems Use scientific rules and methods to solve problems
Monitor processes, materials, and surroundings  

 



 

 
 
 
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