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Technologists & Technicians in the Life Sciences
A description of the the work done by "Technologists & Technicians in the Life Sciences" can be found
in the occupational
outlook handbook. On this page we examine the most common methods
of getting into this job category. We have examined all of the people
in our data set who were "Technologists & Technicians in the Life Sciences" and have identified the
most common major fields of study. Jobs categories vary considerably
in their degree requirements, so we have provided separate rankings for
each degree.
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a Bachelors Degree
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Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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$32,857 $29,184 75 26.41 17062.50 Biology, general
$36,087 $35,000 33 11.62 9852.41 Health/medical technologies
$34,841 $34,000 22 7.75 9576.11 Microbiology
$34,785 $32,282 19 6.69 9022.26 Chemistry
$28,951 $27,300 14 4.93 8661.28 OTHER biological sciences
$24,313 $23,800 12 4.23 6968.59 Animal sciences
$34,052 $34,140 12 4.23 8731.67 Biochemistry
$34,052 $34,140 12 4.23 8731.67 Biochemistry and biophysics
$28,386 $28,344 8 2.82 8994.47 Plant sciences
$31,999 $27,000 7 2.46 10770.48 Zoology, general
$44,689 $23,500 5 1.76 34021.29 Cell and molecular biology
$29,850 $30,100 4 1.41 7999.22 Fine arts, all fields
$23,870 $24,040 4 1.41 7171.80 Psychology: Experimental
$33,300 $29,600 4 1.41 11382.88 Environmental science studies
$35,750 $38,000 4 1.41 8699.86 OTHER health/medical sciences
$38,796 $22,489 3 1.06 11779.91 Food sciences and technology
$17,600 $12,000 3 1.06 7919.60 Nutritional sciences
$26,875 $14,820 3 1.06 11306.55 Education: Physical education/coaching
$27,267 $22,001 3 1.06 6483.21 Medical preparatory programs (e.g., pre-dentistry, pre-medical, pre-veterinary)
$30,198 $19,552 3 1.06 10796.79 Education: OTHER education
$22,407 $18,720 3 1.06 2660.34 Botany
$43,451 $43,451 2 .70 4549.50 History, other
$37,260 $37,260 2 .70 2260.00 Business administration and management
$28,000 $28,000 2 .70 2000.00 Mathematics, general
$31,400 $31,400 2 .70 10600.00 Physiology, human and animal
$35,500 $35,500 2 .70 6500.00 Pharmacy
$29,511 $29,511 2 .70 3989.20 Home Economics
$30,347 $30,347 2 .70 852.80 OTHER agricultural business and production
$43,680 $43,680 1 .35 0.00 OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
$20,000 $20,000 1 .35 0.00 Astronomy and astrophysics
$27,144 $27,144 1 .35 0.00 Earth sciences
$30,648 $30,648 1 .35 0.00 Economics
$31,000 $31,000 1 .35 0.00 OTHER physical sciences
$12,600 $12,600 1 .35 0.00 Psychology: Clinical
$35,784 $35,784 1 .35 .00 Psychology: General
$37,284 $37,284 1 .35 0.00 OTHER psychology
$14,976 $14,976 1 .35 0.00 Public policy studies
$32,864 $32,864 1 .35 0.00 Anthropology and archeology
$34,740 $34,740 1 .35 0.00 Sociology
$68,000 $68,000 1 .35 0.00 Agricultural Economics
$39,000 $39,000 1 .35 0.00 Engineering sciences, mechanics, physics
$20,000 $20,000 1 .35 0.00 Mathematics: Applied
$16,000 $16,000 1 .35 0.00 Library Science
$26,562 $26,562 1 .35 .00 Nursing (4 years or longer program)
$29,952 $29,952 1 .35 0.00 Health/medical assistants
$54,267 $54,267 1 .35 ********* Health services administration
$65,000 $65,000 1 .35 0.00 Engineering: Industrial
$20,000 $20,000 1 .35 0.00 Engineering: Environmental
$30,000 $30,000 1 .35 0.00 Engineering: Chemical
$48,000 $48,000 1 .35 0.00 Education: Secondary teacher education
$32,000 $32,000 1 .35 0.00 Education: Science teacher education
$32,000 $32,000 1 .35 0.00 OTHER conservation/renewable natural resources
$28,600 $28,600 1 .35 0.00 OTHER business management/administrative services
$33,623 $33,623 1 .35 0.00 Business marketing/marketing management
$35,620 $35,620 1 .35 0.00 Accounting
$36,000 $36,000 1 .35 0.00 Genetics, animal and plant
$40,000 $40,000 1 .35 0.00 OTHER agricultural sciences
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a Masters Degree
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Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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$40,535 $34,744 9 14.29 13012.63 Biology, general
$35,600 $33,600 7 11.11 9594.64 Microbiology
$38,505 $25,000 5 7.94 20549.75 Cell and molecular biology
$32,661 $30,000 5 7.94 6284.21 Chemistry
$26,355 $22,800 5 7.94 8139.06 Plant sciences
$64,415 $41,250 4 6.35 43718.72 Biochemistry
$64,415 $41,250 4 6.35 43718.72 Biochemistry and biophysics
$47,533 $23,000 3 4.76 32597.07 Zoology, general
$30,296 $30,000 3 4.76 418.61 Botany
$43,720 $43,720 2 3.17 6280.00 Health services administration
$36,600 $36,600 2 3.17 3000.00 Genetics, animal and plant
$33,800 $33,800 2 3.17 13000.00 OTHER health/medical sciences
$29,387 $29,387 2 3.17 613.50 OTHER biological sciences
$60,000 $60,000 1 1.59 0.00 Marketing research
$41,112 $41,112 1 1.59 0.00 Public health (including environmental health and epidemiology)
$39,000 $39,000 1 1.59 0.00 Pharmacology, human and animal
$36,000 $36,000 1 1.59 0.00 Health/medical technologies
$35,000 $35,000 1 1.59 0.00 Business marketing/marketing management
$31,200 $31,200 1 1.59 0.00 Education: Administration
$30,000 $30,000 1 1.59 0.00 Animal sciences
$30,000 $30,000 1 1.59 0.00 OTHER agricultural business and production
$28,000 $28,000 1 1.59 0.00 Business administration and management
$26,000 $26,000 1 1.59 0.00 Ecology
$25,500 $25,500 1 1.59 0.00 Architecture/Environmental Design
$25,200 $25,200 1 1.59 0.00 OTHER agricultural sciences
$22,717 $22,717 1 1.59 0.00 Education: OTHER education
$18,886 $18,886 1 1.59 ********* Education: Science teacher education
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a Ph.D.
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Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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$58,000 $58,000 2 33.33 2000.00 Microbiology
$55,000 $55,000 1 16.67 0.00 Pharmacology, human and animal
$44,000 $44,000 1 16.67 0.00 Cell and molecular biology
$30,000 $30,000 1 16.67 0.00 Nutritional sciences
$27,000 $27,000 1 16.67 0.00 Biology, general
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a JD, LLB, MD, DDS, or Th.D.
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Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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$35,000 $35,000 1 50.00 0.00 Cell and molecular biology
$26,520 $26,520 1 50.00 0.00 Microbiology
Prepared by Prof. Ken Chapman: vcecn00a@csun.edu