19-1029
Biological Scientists, All Other
Role Overview
All biological scientists not listed separately.
Recommended Majors
Biology/Biological Sciences, General.
Molecular Biology.
Structural Biology.
Photobiology.
Radiation Biology/Radiobiology.
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other.
Botany/Plant Biology.
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology.
Plant Physiology.
Plant Molecular Biology.
Botany/Plant Biology, Other.
Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology.
Anatomy.
Developmental Biology and Embryology.
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology.
Cell Biology and Anatomy.
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other.
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology.
Virology.
Parasitology.
Mycology.
Immunology.
Microbiology and Immunology.
Infectious Disease and Global Health.
Entomology.
Animal Physiology.
Genetics, General.
Molecular Genetics.
Microbial and Eukaryotic Genetics.
Animal Genetics.
Plant Genetics.
Genome Sciences/Genomics.
Genetics, Other.
Pathology/Experimental Pathology.
Pharmacology.
Toxicology.
Biometry/Biometrics.
Biostatistics.
Computational Biology.
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other.
Biotechnology.
Ecology.
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography.
Evolutionary Biology.
Aquatic Biology/Limnology.
Environmental Biology.
Population Biology.
Conservation Biology.
Systematic Biology/Biological Systematics.
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.
Epidemiology and Biostatistics.
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other.
Neuroscience.
Neuroanatomy.
Neurobiology and Anatomy.
Neurobiology and Behavior.
Neurobiology and Neurosciences, Other.
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other.
Mathematical Biology.
Nutrition Sciences.
Human Biology.
Marine Sciences.
Behavioral Neuroscience.
Salary by State (top paying)
| State | Median salary |
|---|---|
| Connecticut | $120,880 |
| Maryland | $115,710 |
| California | $112,010 |
| New Jersey | $102,760 |
| Massachusetts | $101,140 |
| Rhode Island | $98,990 |
| Alaska | $98,220 |
| North Carolina | $97,020 |
| Colorado | $96,680 |
| Washington | $96,120 |
| Pennsylvania | $95,640 |
| Hawaii | $94,700 |
| New York | $93,070 |
| Georgia | $91,890 |
| Utah | $89,860 |
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Median Annual Salary
$93,330
Projected Growth (10yr)
+1.2%
Avg. annual openings
4.8k
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