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Biology/Life Science
The tables below present the occupations that are most commonly associated
with a degree in Biology/Life Science. We have separated the tables
depending on whether we examine graduates who stop their education with the
bachelors degree in Biology/Life Science, and those who get either a masters
in Biology/Life Science, a Ph.D. in Biology/Life Science.
While the list above describes the occupations of students with advanced degrees in
Biology/Life Science some students with a bachelors degree in Biology/Life Science will get advanced
degrees in other fields. The tables listed below descibe the types of advanced degrees
that were chosen by students with a bachelors in Biology/Life Science.
Since all of the above tables present information on the average salary,
it is possible to lose sight of the fact that some majors place students
in jobs with a narrow range of salaries near to the mean while others
place students in many different income categories. For this reason,
we have drawn two frequency distributions (histograms) of Biology/Life Science Salaries.
Histogram of Biology/Life Science Salaries: Bachelors Degree Only
The diagram below includes all students with a major in Biology/Life Science who received no degree beyond the bachelors.
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Histogram of Biology/Life Science Salaries: Bachelors and Beyond
The diagram below includes all students with a major in Biology/Life Science while an undergraduate.
The data includes students who subsequently earned degrees beyond the bachelors.
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Bachelors Degree
The information in the table below is based on data from people of all sexes and ages whose most recent college degree was a bachelors degree majoring in Biology/Life Science.
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Occupation
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$36,185 295 14.16 Health Technologists and Technicians (e.g., dental hygienists, health record technologists/technicians, licensed practical nurses, medical or laboratory technicians, radiologic technologists/technicians)
$54,244 174 8.35 Top and mid-level managers, executives, administrators (people who manage other managers)
$33,091 134 6.43 Technologists and technicians in the biological/life sciences
$35,746 109 5.23 Biological scientists (e.g., botanists, ecologists, zoologists)
$39,148 102 4.90 Chemists, except biochemists
$31,531 89 4.27 Teachers: Secondary - computer, math or sciences
$41,347 67 3.22 OTHER OCCUPATIONS (Not Listed)
$43,117 66 3.17 OTHER management related occupations
$38,279 55 2.64 Biochemists and biophysicists
$48,171 55 2.64 Sales Occupations - Commodities Except Retail (e.g., industrial machinery/equipment/supplies, medical and dental equiptment/supplies)
$34,438 53 2.54 OTHER biological/life scientists
$40,406 50 2.40 Medical scientists (excluding practitioners)
$46,757 49 2.35 OTHER marketing and sales occupations
$49,702 41 1.97 Insurance, securities, real estate, and business services
$36,640 41 1.97 OTHER health occupations
$41,173 38 1.82 Registered nurses, pharmacists, dieticians, therapists, physician assistants
$34,049 36 1.73 Agricultural and food scientists
$44,694 31 1.49 Accountants, auditors, and other financial specialists
$77,037 29 1.39 Diagnosing Treating Practitioners (e.g., dentists, optometrists, physicians, psychiatrists, podiatrists, surgeons, veterinarians)
$32,397 28 1.34 Technologists and technicians in the physical sciences
$45,629 28 1.34 Computer system analysts
$46,578 26 1.25 Engineers: Environmental
$47,314 23 1.10 Computer programmers (business, scientific, process control)
$33,903 23 1.10 Sales Occupations - Retail (e.g., furnishings, clothing, motor vehicles, cosmetics)
$27,972 23 1.10 OTHER administrative (e.g., record clerks, telephone operators)
$56,162 21 1.01 Transportation/material moving occupations
$32,232 20 .96 OTHER service occupations, except health
$32,225 19 .91 Protective services (e.g., fire fighters, police, guards)
$35,320 18 .86 Social Workers
$41,015 18 .86 OTHER computer, information science Occupations
$36,493 17 .82 Construction trades, miners and well drillers
$39,123 17 .82 OTHER engineering technologists and technicians
$35,419 16 .77 Precision/production occupations (e.g., workers, woodworkers, butchers, bakers, printing occupations, tailors, shoemakers, photographic process)
$32,281 13 .62 Farmers, Foresters and Fishermen
$39,757 13 .62 Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists
$42,597 13 .62 Other engineers
$22,963 12 .58 Secretaries, receptionists, typists
$53,300 12 .58 Computer engineer - software
$33,306 12 .58 Teachers: Elementary
$53,739 11 .53 Artists, Broadcasters, Editors, Entertainers, Public Relations Specialists, Writers
$44,281 11 .53 Information systems scientists or analysts
$37,460 10 .48 Forestry, conservation scientists
$23,342 9 .43 Operators and related occupations (e.g., machine set-up, machine operators and tenders, fabricators, assemblers)
$29,513 8 .38 Accounting clerks, bookkeepers
$33,732 8 .38 Engineers: Electrical, electronic, industrial, mechanical
$62,293 7 .34 Engineers: Chemical
$28,390 7 .34 Professors: Biological Sciences
$39,254 7 .34 Engineers: Bioengineering and biomedical
$31,425 7 .34 Mechanics and repairers
$60,103 7 .34 Engineers: Electrical, electronic
$33,826 6 .29 Engineers: Aeronautical, aerospace, astronautical
$25,733 6 .29 Food Preparation and Service (e.g., cooks, waitresses, bartenders)
$43,482 6 .29 OTHER physical scientists
$30,107 6 .29 Professors: OTHER health specialties
$51,172 5 .24 Computer scientists, except system analysts
$18,193 5 .24 Clergy and Other Religious Workers
$24,256 5 .24 Librarians, Archivists, Curators Managers, Executives, Administrators (Also see 151-153)
$39,416 4 .19 Engineers: Sales
$55,944 4 .19 Engineers: Mechanical
$40,000 4 .19 Teachers: Pre-Kindergarten and kindergarten
$37,569 4 .19 Engineers: Civil, including architectural and sanitary
$39,890 4 .19 Geologists, including earth scientists
$42,380 4 .19 Engineers: Industrial
$46,625 3 .14 Engineers: Materials or metallurgical
$23,867 3 .14 Teachers: Secondary - other subjects
$39,840 3 .14 Atmospheric and space scientists
$48,648 3 .14 Physicists
$33,000 3 .14 Unknown
$44,833 3 .14 Lawyers, Judges
$35,667 3 .14 Professors: Medical Science
$33,720 2 .10 Architects Engineers (Also see 101-103)
$27,983 2 .10 Teachers: OTHER precollegiate area
$44,824 2 .10 Surveyors
$20,658 2 .10 Teachers: Special education - primary and secondary
$20,994 2 .10 OTHER social scientist
$60,000 1 .05 Economists
$31,000 1 .05 Psychologists, including clinical (Also see 070)
$70,000 1 .05 Engineers: Marine engineer or naval architect
$68,640 1 .05 Engineers: Nuclear
$18,200 1 .05 OTHER postsecondary
$34,320 1 .05 Surveying and mapping
$42,000 1 .05 Engineers: Petroleum
$27,560 1 .05 Drafting occupations, including computer drafting
$35,000 1 .05 Counselors, Educational and Vocational (Also see 236)
$31,493 1 .05 Professors: Foreign Language
$40,000 1 .05 Technologists and technicians in the mathematical sciences
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Masters
The information in the table below is based on data from people of all
sexes and ages whose most recent college degree was a masters degree
in Biology/Life Science.
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Occupation
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$41,469 97 15.54 Biological scientists (e.g., botanists, ecologists, zoologists)
$40,073 69 11.06 Teachers: Secondary - computer, math or sciences
$42,307 54 8.65 Medical scientists (excluding practitioners)
$59,766 46 7.37 Top and mid-level managers, executives, administrators (people who manage other managers)
$34,313 40 6.41 Biochemists and biophysicists
$37,388 36 5.77 Health Technologists and Technicians (e.g., dental hygienists, health record technologists/technicians, licensed practical nurses, medical or laboratory technicians, radiologic technologists/technicians)
$39,790 33 5.29 Technologists and technicians in the biological/life sciences
$40,966 33 5.29 OTHER biological/life scientists
$34,067 28 4.49 Professors: Biological Sciences
$42,231 15 2.40 Chemists, except biochemists
$38,369 14 2.24 Agricultural and food scientists
$42,273 12 1.92 Registered nurses, pharmacists, dieticians, therapists, physician assistants
$36,531 10 1.60 Forestry, conservation scientists
$70,048 10 1.60 Diagnosing Treating Practitioners (e.g., dentists, optometrists, physicians, psychiatrists, podiatrists, surgeons, veterinarians)
$41,969 9 1.44 OTHER OCCUPATIONS (Not Listed)
$47,724 9 1.44 OTHER management related occupations
$38,484 8 1.28 OTHER health occupations
$54,163 7 1.12 OTHER marketing and sales occupations
$48,286 6 .96 Engineers: Environmental
$46,080 5 .80 Insurance, securities, real estate, and business services
$44,560 5 .80 Computer programmers (business, scientific, process control)
$53,045 4 .64 Statisticians
$52,565 4 .64 Teachers: Elementary
$40,529 4 .64 Professors: Medical Science
$49,500 4 .64 Artists, Broadcasters, Editors, Entertainers, Public Relations Specialists, Writers
$21,313 4 .64 OTHER administrative (e.g., record clerks, telephone operators)
$46,667 3 .48 Information systems scientists or analysts
$49,667 3 .48 Engineers: Electrical, electronic
$35,133 3 .48 Unknown
$58,953 3 .48 Sales Occupations - Commodities Except Retail (e.g., industrial machinery/equipment/supplies, medical and dental equiptment/supplies)
$62,700 2 .32 Computer engineer - software
$46,504 2 .32 OTHER engineering technologists and technicians
$44,310 2 .32 Professors: Chemistry
$26,400 2 .32 OTHER physical scientists
$40,000 2 .32 Accountants, auditors, and other financial specialists
$29,900 2 .32 OTHER computer, information science Occupations
$41,000 2 .32 Computer system analysts
$37,500 2 .32 Counselors, Educational and Vocational (Also see 236)
$40,560 2 .32 Construction trades, miners and well drillers
$62,600 1 .16 Teachers: Secondary - social sciences
$60,000 1 .16 Other engineers
$68,000 1 .16 Engineers: Bioengineering and biomedical
$55,400 1 .16 Teachers: OTHER precollegiate area
$50,000 1 .16 Engineers: Aeronautical, aerospace, astronautical
$72,000 1 .16 Engineers: Mechanical
$55,900 1 .16 Lawyers, Judges
$86,000 1 .16 Engineers: Electrical, electronic, industrial, mechanical
$57,200 1 .16 Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists
$14,560 1 .16 OTHER service occupations, except health
$33,816 1 .16 Psychologists, including clinical (Also see 070)
$14,560 1 .16 Precision/production occupations (e.g., workers, woodworkers, butchers, bakers, printing occupations, tailors, shoemakers, photographic process)
$20,800 1 .16 Geologists, including earth scientists
$22,000 1 .16 Accounting clerks, bookkeepers
$26,400 1 .16 Social Workers
$27,000 1 .16 Librarians, Archivists, Curators Managers, Executives, Administrators (Also see 151-153)
$28,800 1 .16 Protective services (e.g., fire fighters, police, guards)
$30,000 1 .16 Clergy and Other Religious Workers
$33,000 1 .16 Professors: Trade and Industrial
$48,000 1 .16 Engineers: Sales
$40,000 1 .16 Sales Occupations - Retail (e.g., furnishings, clothing, motor vehicles, cosmetics)
$40,800 1 .16 Professors: Physics
$41,641 1 .16 Physicists
$42,000 1 .16 Professors: Earth, Environmental, and Marine Science
$43,000 1 .16 Teachers: Special education - primary and secondary
$44,040 1 .16 Teachers: Secondary - other subjects
$45,000 1 .16 Secretaries, receptionists, typists
$45,760 1 .16 Engineers: Industrial
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Ph.D.
The information in the table below is based on data from people of all
sexes and ages whose most recent college degree was a Ph.D. degree in
Biology/Life Science.
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Occupation
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$49,754 161 20.00 Biochemists and biophysicists
$56,456 129 16.02 Medical scientists (excluding practitioners)
$43,309 99 12.30 Biological scientists (e.g., botanists, ecologists, zoologists)
$50,159 94 11.68 Professors: Biological Sciences
$82,414 63 7.83 Top and mid-level managers, executives, administrators (people who manage other managers)
$43,272 52 6.46 OTHER biological/life scientists
$76,626 50 6.21 Diagnosing Treating Practitioners (e.g., dentists, optometrists, physicians, psychiatrists, podiatrists, surgeons, veterinarians)
$69,652 28 3.48 Professors: Medical Science
$58,871 21 2.61 Agricultural and food scientists
$62,261 15 1.86 OTHER postsecondary
$62,844 9 1.12 Professors: OTHER health specialties
$47,486 7 .87 Professors: Chemistry
$46,567 6 .75 Chemists, except biochemists
$53,680 5 .62 Professors: Agriculture
$61,656 5 .62 OTHER OCCUPATIONS (Not Listed)
$36,654 5 .62 Teachers: Secondary - computer, math or sciences
$62,564 5 .62 OTHER management related occupations
$46,750 4 .50 Technologists and technicians in the biological/life sciences
$41,667 3 .37 Insurance, securities, real estate, and business services
$62,333 3 .37 Engineers: Environmental
$48,915 3 .37 Professors: Earth, Environmental, and Marine Science
$69,440 2 .25 Farmers, Foresters and Fishermen
$47,872 2 .25 Statisticians
$72,566 2 .25 OTHER marketing and sales occupations
$10,525 2 .25 Operators and related occupations (e.g., machine set-up, machine operators and tenders, fabricators, assemblers)
$44,000 2 .25 OTHER health occupations
$40,442 2 .25 Artists, Broadcasters, Editors, Entertainers, Public Relations Specialists, Writers
$28,750 2 .25 Health Technologists and Technicians (e.g., dental hygienists, health record technologists/technicians, licensed practical nurses, medical or laboratory technicians, radiologic technologists/technicians)
$35,000 1 .12 Teachers: Elementary
$97,600 1 .12 Professors: Engineering
$90,000 1 .12 Computer scientists, except system analysts
$15,600 1 .12 OTHER service occupations, except health
$78,000 1 .12 Engineers: Bioengineering and biomedical
$17,000 1 .12 Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists
$75,000 1 .12 Computer engineer - software
$28,000 1 .12 Professors: Education
$30,000 1 .12 Computer programmers (business, scientific, process control)
$30,000 1 .12 Construction trades, miners and well drillers
$30,000 1 .12 Precision/production occupations (e.g., workers, woodworkers, butchers, bakers, printing occupations, tailors, shoemakers, photographic process)
$46,000 1 .12 Professors: Social Work
$36,000 1 .12 Information systems scientists or analysts
$37,024 1 .12 Forestry, conservation scientists
$40,300 1 .12 Operations research analysts, modelling
$40,303 1 .12 Professors: OTHER natural sciences
$56,000 1 .12 Oceanographers
$51,584 1 .12 Engineers: Aeronautical, aerospace, astronautical
$50,000 1 .12 OTHER physical scientists
$50,000 1 .12 OTHER administrative (e.g., record clerks, telephone operators)
$45,600 1 .12 OTHER computer, information science Occupations
$49,514 1 .12 Professors: Psychology
$45,760 1 .12 Accountants, auditors, and other financial specialists
$48,645 1 .12 Librarians, Archivists, Curators Managers, Executives, Administrators (Also see 151-153)
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Masters Degrees earned by students with a Bachelors
degree in Biology/Life Science
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Field of Study
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$42,823 146 12.38 Biology, general
$54,653 65 5.51 Business administration and management
$58,939 62 5.26 Public health (including environmental health and epidemiology)
$39,319 53 4.50 Microbiology
$42,690 45 3.82 OTHER biological sciences
$37,689 43 3.65 Education: OTHER education
$43,440 36 3.05 Education: Administration
$37,117 36 3.05 Education: Science teacher education
$44,336 34 2.88 Biochemistry and biophysics
$44,336 34 2.88 Biochemistry
$48,364 33 2.80 Zoology, general
$47,473 31 2.63 Ecology
$38,727 27 2.29 Botany
$36,301 25 2.12 Cell and molecular biology
$50,749 23 1.95 Environmental science studies
$49,214 22 1.87 Physiology, human and animal
$41,518 19 1.61 Education: Counselor education/guidance services
$64,437 19 1.61 Computer science
$49,268 19 1.61 OTHER health/medical sciences
$58,525 18 1.53 Health services administration
$71,020 16 1.36 Medicine (e.g., dentistry, optometry, osteopathic, podiatry, veterinary)
$38,361 16 1.36 Education: Secondary teacher education
$72,621 16 1.36 Financial management
$48,467 15 1.27 Engineering: Environmental
$37,450 13 1.10 Physical therapy and other rehabilitation/therapeutic services
$43,900 12 1.02 Psychology: Counseling
$57,102 12 1.02 Business marketing/marketing management
$30,186 12 1.02 OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
$54,573 12 1.02 Public administration
$47,956 11 .93 Social Work
$45,799 10 .85 OTHER business management/administrative services
$41,480 10 .85 Plant sciences
$57,400 10 .85 Computer/information sciences, general
$42,818 9 .76 Genetics, animal and plant
$76,850 9 .76 Business, general
$38,878 9 .76 Chemistry
$35,170 9 .76 OTHER conservation/renewable natural resources
$40,032 9 .76 Architecture/Environmental Design
$59,663 8 .68 Information services and systems
$52,749 7 .59 Food sciences and technology
$36,837 7 .59 Engineering: Bioengineering and biomedical
$30,514 7 .59 OTHER agricultural sciences
$33,349 7 .59 Psychology: Clinical
$32,360 7 .59 Education: Physical education/coaching
$31,251 7 .59 Library Science
$46,020 6 .51 Health/medical technologies
$33,766 6 .51 Nutritional sciences
$43,163 6 .51 Education: Elementary teacher education
$30,180 5 .42 English Language and Literature/Letters
$47,720 5 .42 Education: Special education
$58,159 5 .42 Education: Educational psychology
$58,159 5 .42 Psychology: Educational
$44,870 5 .42 Psychology: General
$48,388 4 .34 Anthropology and archeology
$45,405 4 .34 Pharmacology, human and animal
$49,500 4 .34 Marketing research
$49,773 4 .34 Engineering: Chemical
$75,375 4 .34 Statistics
$42,891 4 .34 Engineering: Electrical, electronics, communications
$42,745 4 .34 Engineering: Civil
$26,420 4 .34 OTHER FIELDS (Not Listed)
$37,133 4 .34 Accounting
$37,383 3 .25 OTHER physical sciences
$78,333 3 .25 Physics
$61,333 3 .25 Geology
$28,500 3 .25 OTHER foreign languages and literature
$51,333 3 .25 International relations
$50,667 3 .25 Engineering: Computer/systems
$38,500 3 .25 OTHER agricultural business and production
$45,965 3 .25 Agriculture, economics
$45,533 3 .25 Geological sciences, other
$44,667 3 .25 Oceanography
$60,131 2 .17 OTHER visual and performing arts
$56,638 2 .17 Engineering: Aerospace, aeronautical, astronautical
$66,746 2 .17 Economics
$53,810 2 .17 Education: Mathematics teacher education
$17,245 2 .17 Fine arts, all fields
$39,400 2 .17 Nursing (4 years or longer program)
$46,600 2 .17 Earth sciences
$28,800 2 .17 Forestry sciences (Except management)
$29,500 2 .17 Mathematics, general
$44,500 2 .17 Engineering: Materials, including ceramics and textiles
$32,500 2 .17 Communications, general
$22,200 2 .17 Psychology: Experimental
$24,240 2 .17 Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
$36,800 2 .17 History, other
$61,500 1 .08 Engineering: Agricultural
$22,880 1 .08 OTHER public affairs
$21,200 1 .08 OTHER engineering
$20,000 1 .08 Linguistics
$20,000 1 .08 OTHER psychology
$19,200 1 .08 Engineering sciences, mechanics, physics
$85,000 1 .08 Pharmacy
$92,500 1 .08 Engineering: Mining and minerals
$96,000 1 .08 Business/managerial economics
$104,000 1 .08 Computer systems analysis
$104,000 1 .08 Engineering: Nuclear
$131,000 1 .08 Philosophy of science
$49,676 1 .08 Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies
$26,624 1 .08 Psychology: Industrial/Organizational
$27,600 1 .08 Education: Social science teacher education
$35,360 1 .08 Geography
$36,400 1 .08 Area/Ethnic Studies
$58,000 1 .08 Education: Computer teacher education
$41,472 1 .08 Engineering: Metallurgical
$41,600 1 .08 Engineering: Architectural
$41,600 1 .08 Audiology and speech pathology
$43,000 1 .08 Home Economics
$43,500 1 .08 Music, all fields
$52,000 1 .08 Engineering: Industrial production technologies
$51,114 1 .08 Engineering: Mechanical
$45,000 1 .08 Liberal Arts/General Studies
$50,000 1 .08 OTHER communications
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PhD's earned by students with a Bachelors
degree in Biology/Life Science
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Field of Study
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$53,049 87 13.51 Biochemistry and biophysics
$53,049 87 13.51 Biochemistry
$53,573 75 11.65 Microbiology
$53,018 65 10.09 OTHER biological sciences
$49,653 64 9.94 Cell and molecular biology
$54,033 45 6.99 Biology, general
$54,212 36 5.59 Zoology, general
$91,317 33 5.12 Medicine (e.g., dentistry, optometry, osteopathic, podiatry, veterinary)
$51,581 30 4.66 Physiology, human and animal
$48,996 25 3.88 Botany
$68,237 24 3.73 Pharmacology, human and animal
$51,721 21 3.26 Genetics, animal and plant
$50,628 15 2.33 Plant sciences
$50,138 13 2.02 Ecology
$51,251 10 1.55 Chemistry
$65,857 7 1.09 OTHER health/medical sciences
$55,162 7 1.09 Education: Administration
$49,950 6 .93 Pharmacy
$40,592 6 .93 Education: OTHER education
$66,320 5 .78 Public health (including environmental health and epidemiology)
$48,460 4 .62 Food sciences and technology
$77,375 4 .62 Psychology: Clinical
$38,750 4 .62 Education: Science teacher education
$55,259 3 .47 Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies
$40,653 3 .47 Education: Counselor education/guidance services
$44,400 3 .47 OTHER agricultural sciences
$48,605 3 .47 Business administration and management
$85,667 3 .47 Psychology: Counseling
$45,500 3 .47 Education: Educational psychology
$50,352 3 .47 Psychology: Experimental
$45,500 3 .47 Psychology: Educational
$40,833 3 .47 OTHER psychology
$72,500 2 .31 Engineering: Environmental
$63,304 2 .31 Nutritional sciences
$69,500 2 .31 Engineering: Civil
$52,800 2 .31 Animal sciences
$79,800 2 .31 Medical preparatory programs (e.g., pre-dentistry, pre-medical, pre-veterinary)
$49,000 2 .31 Engineering: Chemical
$46,000 2 .31 Psychology: General
$78,000 1 .16 OTHER FIELDS (Not Listed)
$75,000 1 .16 Oceanography
$73,000 1 .16 Statistics
$81,864 1 .16 Mathematics: Applied
$86,589 1 .16 OTHER conservation/renewable natural resources
$110,000 1 .16 Physics
$72,000 1 .16 Economics
$24,000 1 .16 Geology
$59,000 1 .16 Engineering: Materials, including ceramics and textiles
$57,000 1 .16 History, other
$57,000 1 .16 Forestry sciences (Except management)
$53,456 1 .16 Engineering: Metallurgical
$53,000 1 .16 Physical therapy and other rehabilitation/therapeutic services
$52,000 1 .16 Social Work
$50,500 1 .16 OTHER social sciences
$45,000 1 .16 Health services administration
$45,000 1 .16 Environmental science studies
$42,500 1 .16 Engineering: Bioengineering and biomedical
$41,000 1 .16 Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
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Other Professiona Degrees earned by students with a Bachelors
degree in Biology/Life Science
Other advanced degrees include: JD, LLB, ThD, MD, and the DDS.
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Field of Study
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$92,174 1405 91.06 Medicine (e.g., dentistry, optometry, osteopathic, podiatry, veterinary)
$63,076 32 2.07 Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies
$89,327 29 1.88 OTHER health/medical sciences
$89,688 24 1.56 Medical preparatory programs (e.g., pre-dentistry, pre-medical, pre-veterinary)
$58,076 11 .71 Pharmacy
$45,167