This page contains key outcome data for the Molecular 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: $51,000 (Rank: 75 of 173)
- 25% Make Less Than: $29,000
- Unemployment Rate: 2.80% (Rank: 39 of 171)
- Percent Female: 56.5%
- Percent Who Get a Masters Degree: 19.9%
- Percent Who Get a Professional Degree: 32.2%
- Percent Who Get a PhD: 26.1%
- Major Popularity Ranking: 94 of 173
- Major Difficulty (1-5): 3.42 (Rank: 4 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.
- Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, : 7.08% (Average Income: $34,000)
- Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians: 6.78% (Average Income: $41,000)
- Unemployed, with No Work Experience in the Last 5 Years or Earlier or Never Worked: 5.08%
- Physical Scientists, : 4.35% (Average Income: $53,000)
- Registered Nurses: 3.38% (Average Income: $47,000)
- Managers, (including Postmasters): 3.37% (Average Income: $66,000)
- Postsecondary Teachers: 2.82% (Average Income: $37,000)
- Elementary and Middle School Teachers: 2.66% (Average Income: $40,000)
- Biological Technicians: 2.60% (Average Income: $57,000)
- Biological Scientists: 2.59% (Average Income: $48,000)
- Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioner Support Technicians: 2.44% (Average Income: $21,000)
- Other Business Operations and Management Specialists: 2.25% (Average Income: $56,000)
- Medical Assistants and Other Healthcare Support Occupations, : 1.90% (Average Income: $22,000)
- Medical Scientists, and Life Scientists, All Other: 1.86% (Average Income: $65,000)
- Computer Scientists and Systems Analysts/Network systems Analysts/Web Developers: 1.74% (Average Income: $68,000)
- Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers: 1.57% (Average Income: $37,000)
- Other Teachers and Instructors: 1.44% (Average Income: $36,000)
- Secondary School Teachers: 1.44% (Average Income: $38,000)
- Software Developers, Applications and Systems Software: 1.42% (Average Income: $124,000)
- Chemists and Materials Scientists: 1.39% (Average Income: $55,000)
- Sales and Related Workers, All Other: 1.32% (Average Income: $81,000)
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers: 1.30% (Average Income: $70,000)
- Financial Managers: 1.18% (Average Income: $227,000)
- Accountants and Auditors: 1.11% (Average Income: $60,000)
- Medical and Health Services Managers: 1.10% (Average Income: $29,000)
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