Also called: Licensing Associate
Helps universities turn lab discoveries into patents, licenses, and startups.
Meets a professor about a new invention, decides whether it's worth patenting, and pitches it to companies that might license it.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Doctorate (PhD), about 8 years after high school. Science PhD or master's plus business or legal knowledge.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Biology, Chemistry, Business.
Growing faster than average (about 5% over 10 years). Estimate.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI scans inventions and markets; deciding what to patent, pitching companies and helping start-ups stay human.
Classes: AP Biology, AP Economics, English composition.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1199.
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