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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