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From becoming a science educator to a biochemist, a degree in biology from Bemidji State will prepare you for a variety of careers.<\/p>\n

Below are some examples of career options with a biology degree, included are links to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics where you will find more information about each career’s outlook.<\/p>\n

Common Careers for Biology Graduates Include<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Career<\/strong><\/th>\nMedian Salary<\/strong><\/th>\nOutlook<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Biochemist<\/i><\/a><\/td>\n$94,270<\/td>\n5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Biology Teacher<\/i><\/a><\/td>\n$62,870<\/td>\n8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Biology Professor<\/i><\/a><\/td>\n$101,320<\/td>\n1.6 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Biomedical Engineer<\/i><\/a><\/td>\n$92,620<\/td>\n6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Environmental Scientist<\/i><\/a><\/td>\n$73,230<\/td>\n8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Genetic Counselor<\/i><\/a><\/td>\n$85,700<\/td>\n26%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Medical\/Forensic Lab Technician<\/i><\/a><\/td>\n$60,590<\/td>\n16%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Microbiologist<\/i><\/a><\/td>\n$84,400<\/td>\n5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nurse Practitioner<\/i><\/a><\/td>\n$ 111,680<\/td>\n1.4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nutritionist<\/i><\/a><\/td>\n$63,090<\/td>\n11%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pharmaceutical Sales Representative <\/i><\/a><\/td>\n$65,420<\/td>\n5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Physician Assistant<\/i><\/a><\/td>\n$115,390<\/td>\n31%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wildlife Biologist<\/i><\/a><\/td>\n$66,350<\/td>\n5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Zoologist<\/i><\/a><\/td>\n$66,350<\/td>\n5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

If you are interested in student employment or internship opportunities, check out our jobs and internships<\/a> page or Handshake<\/i><\/a>, which is managed by Bemidji State’s career services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From becoming a science educator to a biochemist, a degree in biology from Bemidji State will prepare you for a variety of careers. Below are some examples of career options with a biology degree, included are links to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics where you will find more information about each career’s outlook. Common […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-20","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1021,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20\/revisions\/1021"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}