What Can I Do With A Biology Degree?

Biology is the science of life and how living things work, behave, and interact with the environment.

There are many things you can do with an undergraduate degree in Biology. So much, in fact, that it cannot all be listed here.

Categories of career options include research, healthcare, teaching, science writing, administration, management, government, industry, and miscellaneous careers that do not fit into the other categories.

Click Here for a listing of over 100 careers you can have with a Biology degree.

Remember to talk with your advisor, your teachers, and other faculty within the department!

Jobs with a Biology Degree (i.e. "What are my options?") Internet Resources

See the FMU Department of Biology Webpage (Click Here)
(www.fmarion.edu/academics/biology)

South Carolina State Government e-recruit system (http://jobs.sc.gov)
See for state and/or government jobs in South Carolina

Jobs with the US Department of Health and Human Services

Jobs with the US Department of Energy

Jobs with the US Geological Survey (USGS)

Jobs with the US Fish and Wildlife Service

Jobs with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)

Jobs with the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Salary Survey for Bachelor of Science (BS) degree
What can I expect to get paid with a Biology degree?

United States Department of Labor: Occupational Outlook Handbook 2008-2009
http://www.bls.gov/oco/home.htm
What kind of pay is associated with different jobs?

Jobs in Science (from New Scientist Jobs)

Jobs in Biomedical Sciences

Biology careers and related organizations

Careers in the Biological Sciences (American Institute of Biological Sciences) - www.aibs.org/careers/


On this site I will post supplements that will help you learn material from lecture. These supplements will be posted with each chapter covered and might include practice quizzes, interactive exercises, review material, and relevant examples to material covered in class.

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