Career Cluster: Health Science.
Career Pathway: Biotechnology Research and Development.
Job Description: Geneticists use scientific methods to research genes found in the cells of plants and animals. These genes contain the traits and characteristics that make one plant variety different from another plant variety or one human different from another human.
Earnings: National salary is $86,530.
Statistics: 2012: 29,200 people 2022: 34,600 people.
Related Occupations: Biotechnology Technician and Epidemiologist.
Sources: http://www.acs.org/ and http://www.asbmb.org/
Education and Training
High School Education: Health Careers, Chemistry, Physics, Human Biology, Young Adult Medicine.
Post High School Education: Jacksonville University and University of Georgia.
Special Requirements: Must have at least a Bachelors Degree.
Beyond Education: Clerk, Hospital Admitting, Food Service Worker.
Opportunity For Advancement: Natural Science Manager.
Nature Of work
Day-To-Day Work: Working with plants and animals.
Working Conditions: work full time.
Advantages: Working with animals and looking through a microscope.
Disadvantages: working full time and math.
Opinion
I feel that this is a good job for me because I love and truly enjoy science. I find it fun to look through a microscope and discover new things.
Career Pathway: Biotechnology Research and Development.
Job Description: Geneticists use scientific methods to research genes found in the cells of plants and animals. These genes contain the traits and characteristics that make one plant variety different from another plant variety or one human different from another human.
Earnings: National salary is $86,530.
Statistics: 2012: 29,200 people 2022: 34,600 people.
Related Occupations: Biotechnology Technician and Epidemiologist.
Sources: http://www.acs.org/ and http://www.asbmb.org/
Education and Training
High School Education: Health Careers, Chemistry, Physics, Human Biology, Young Adult Medicine.
Post High School Education: Jacksonville University and University of Georgia.
Special Requirements: Must have at least a Bachelors Degree.
Beyond Education: Clerk, Hospital Admitting, Food Service Worker.
Opportunity For Advancement: Natural Science Manager.
Nature Of work
Day-To-Day Work: Working with plants and animals.
Working Conditions: work full time.
Advantages: Working with animals and looking through a microscope.
Disadvantages: working full time and math.
Opinion
I feel that this is a good job for me because I love and truly enjoy science. I find it fun to look through a microscope and discover new things.