Also called: Microscopy Image Analyst, Image Data Scientist (Biology)
Writes software to measure what's in microscope images, like counting cells or tracking movement.
Trains an AI model to outline every cell nucleus in 10,000 images, measures their sizes, and helps a lab turn pretty pictures into hard numbers.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 6 years after high school. Master's in bioinformatics, computer science, or biology with coding.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Biology.
Growing faster than average. Growing.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. Ready-made AI tools now segment cells with little coding; fewer specialists needed, mostly for unusual images and new methods.
Classes: AP Computer Science, AP Biology, Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-1029.
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