This page contains key outcome data for the Miscellaneous Biology Major, estimated using US Census data. See the methodology here. For more on the College Majors Data Dashboard click here.
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Overall Major Information
- Field: STEM
- Average Income: $48,000 (Rank: 86 of 173)
- 25% Make Less Than: $25,000
- Unemployment Rate: 4.30% (Rank: 111 of 171)
- Percent Female: 60.8%
- Percent Who Get a Masters Degree: 25.5%
- Percent Who Get a Professional Degree: 11.9%
- Percent Who Get a PhD: 13.6%
- Major Popularity Ranking: 98 of 173
- Major Difficulty (1-5): 3.41 (Rank: 8 of 118)
Careers Information
This list provides the 25 most common careers (occupations) among people in this major, and how much they earn within each occupation.
- Unemployed, with No Work Experience in the Last 5 Years or Earlier or Never Worked: 5.51%
- Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, : 4.21% (Average Income: $35,000)
- Biological Scientists: 4.12% (Average Income: $47,000)
- Software Developers, Applications and Systems Software: 3.59% (Average Income: $86,000)
- Nonfarm Animal Caretakers: 3.37% (Average Income: $31,000)
- Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians: 2.89% (Average Income: $40,000)
- Physical Scientists, : 2.86% (Average Income: $54,000)
- Diagnostic Related Technologists and Technicians: 2.77% (Average Income: $69,000)
- Medical Assistants and Other Healthcare Support Occupations, : 2.38% (Average Income: $46,000)
- Waiters and Waitresses: 2.14% (Average Income: $33,000)
- Retail Salespersons: 2.04% (Average Income: $28,000)
- Managers, (including Postmasters): 1.99% (Average Income: $58,000)
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants: 1.76% (Average Income: $33,000)
- Other Business Operations and Management Specialists: 1.75% (Average Income: $49,000)
- Elementary and Middle School Teachers: 1.69% (Average Income: $39,000)
- Computer Scientists and Systems Analysts/Network systems Analysts/Web Developers: 1.46% (Average Income: $64,000)
- Other Teachers and Instructors: 1.41% (Average Income: $32,000)
- Animal Trainers: 1.39% (Average Income: $33,000)
- Customer Service Representatives: 1.31% (Average Income: $32,000)
- Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers: 1.23% (Average Income: $40,000)
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers: 1.21% (Average Income: $51,000)
- First-Line Supervisors of Sales Workers: 1.18% (Average Income: $28,000)
- Radiation Therapists: 1.09% (Average Income: $81,000)
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing: 1.03% (Average Income: $70,000)
- Registered Nurses: 1.00% (Average Income: $54,000)
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