Also called: Cellular Biologist
Studies how cells work: how they grow, divide, move, and communicate.
Images living cells under a fluorescent microscope to watch proteins move, tests what happens when a gene is turned off, and presents results at lab meeting.
Estimate; industry pays more than universities.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Doctorate (PhD), about 10 years after high school. PhD in biology or a related field, often plus a postdoc.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology.
Growing faster than average. Tracks BLS life scientists (medical scientists and biochemists grow faster than average).
Medium risk for 10 years. AI analyzes microscope images and suggests hypotheses; designing experiments on living cells and making sense of them stay human.
Classes: AP Biology, Chemistry, Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-1029.
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