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Professors of Biology

A description of the the work done by "Professors of Biology" can be found in the occupational outlook handbook. On this page we examine the most common methods of getting into this job category. We have examined all of the people in our data set who were "Professors of Biology" and have identified the most common major fields of study. Jobs categories vary considerably in their degree requirements, so we have provided separate rankings for each degree.













Most common fields of study for workers whose most recent degree was a Bachelors Degree

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  Mean 93      Median 93  Number of                Std. Dev.     
  Income       Income     Observations Percent     in 93 Income  Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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  $28,500      $31,000         4         57.14     10234.74      Biology, general
  $36,864      $36,864         2         28.57     11864.00      Botany
  $11,000      $11,000         1         14.29         0.00      Microbiology














Most common fields of study for workers whose most recent degree was a Masters Degree

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  Mean 93      Median 93  Number of                Std. Dev.     
  Income       Income     Observations Percent     in 93 Income  Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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  $37,086      $33,600        17         36.96      9175.23      Biology, general
  $35,904      $24,000         7         15.22     13784.78      Zoology, general
  $28,996      $27,900         4          8.70      4417.61      Botany
  $35,340      $30,000         3          6.52      3865.27      Physiology, human and animal
  $32,600      $18,000         3          6.52     13737.54      Education:  Science teacher education
  $48,321      $48,321         2          4.35      7320.50      OTHER health/medical sciences
  $55,000      $55,000         1          2.17         0.00      Plant sciences
  $42,000      $42,000         1          2.17         0.00      Education:  Physical education/coaching
  $42,000      $42,000         1          2.17         0.00      Ecology
  $40,040      $40,040         1          2.17         0.00      Health/medical technologies
  $35,000      $35,000         1          2.17         0.00      OTHER agricultural sciences
  $34,746      $34,746         1          2.17          .00      Education:  OTHER education
  $30,000      $30,000         1          2.17         0.00      Microbiology
  $15,000      $15,000         1          2.17         0.00      Cell and molecular biology
  $14,400      $14,400         1          2.17         0.00      Biochemistry and biophysics
  $14,400      $14,400         1          2.17         0.00      Biochemistry
  $12,600      $12,600         1          2.17         0.00      Animal sciences














Most common fields of study for workers whose most recent degree was a Ph.D.

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  Mean 93      Median 93  Number of                Std. Dev.     
  Income       Income     Observations Percent     in 93 Income  Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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  $49,528      $47,143        20         16.53     16179.59      Biology, general
  $52,201      $52,795        16         13.22     19826.13      Biochemistry
  $52,201      $52,795        16         13.22     19826.13      Biochemistry and biophysics
  $57,680      $47,478        13         10.74     29067.36      Zoology, general
  $50,802      $40,000        11          9.09     22343.04      Physiology, human and animal
  $46,073      $41,500        11          9.09     14819.16      Botany
  $45,186      $39,000         9          7.44     18550.01      OTHER biological sciences
  $54,684      $57,174         8          6.61      7737.43      Microbiology
  $52,258      $47,500         7          5.79     12338.43      Genetics, animal and plant
  $52,083      $40,000         7          5.79     15074.59      Cell and molecular biology
  $49,800      $39,000         5          4.13     10906.88      Ecology
  $37,875      $37,900         4          3.31      7843.27      Pharmacology, human and animal
  $41,333      $32,000         3          2.48      6649.98      Plant sciences
  $89,400      $89,400         2          1.65     60600.00      Chemistry
  $78,000      $78,000         1           .83         0.00      OTHER agricultural sciences
  $46,052      $46,052         1           .83         0.00      Education:  OTHER education
  $46,000      $46,000         1           .83         0.00      Medicine (e.g., dentistry, optometry, osteopathic, podiatry, veterinary)
  $31,000      $31,000         1           .83         0.00      Food sciences and technology














Most common fields of study for workers whose most recent degree was a JD, LLB, MD, DDS, or Th.D.

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  Mean 93      Median 93  Number of                Std. Dev.     
  Income       Income     Observations Percent     in 93 Income  Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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  $47,500      $47,500         2         40.00      2500.00      OTHER biological sciences
 $150,000     $150,000         1         20.00         0.00      Medicine (e.g., dentistry, optometry, osteopathic, podiatry, veterinary)
  $70,000      $70,000         1         20.00         0.00      Sociology
  $41,000      $41,000         1         20.00         0.00      Microbiology

Prepared by Prof. Ken Chapman: vcecn00a@csun.edu