Table 1. Biology degree, 2018
Data
|
Biology
|
All fields
|
Employment
|
2,990,900 |
55,381,020 |
Median wage
|
$65,000 |
$59,000 |
Percent employed part time
|
16 |
15 |
Percent employed in occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree
|
69 |
59 |
Percent with an advanced degree
|
59 |
37 |
Chart 1. Types of biology majors, 2018
Biology majors
|
Major share
|
Biology
|
65% |
Biochemical sciences
|
8 |
Microbiology
|
5 |
Physiology
|
4 |
Zoology
|
4 |
Other
|
14 |
Chart 2. Employment distribution of workers with a biology degree, by occupational group, 2018
Occupational group
|
Occupational group share
|
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
|
35% |
Management occupations
|
11 |
Educational instruction and library occupations
|
10 |
Life, physical, and social science occupations
|
10 |
Business and financial operations occupations
|
5 |
Other
|
29 |
Table 2. Top-employing occupations for workers with a biology degree
Occupational Outlook Handbook profile
|
Percent growth, projected 2019–29
|
Typical entry-level education
|
Percent degree holders in this field, this occupation, 2018
|
Percent of this occupation with an advanced degree, 2018
|
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
|
21% |
Doctoral or professional degree |
4% |
74% |
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians
|
7 |
Bachelor's degree |
2 |
9 |
Registered nurses
|
7 |
Bachelor's degree |
3 |
12 |
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
|
6 |
Doctoral or professional degree |
2 |
71 |
Physicians, all other; and ophthalmologists, except pediatric
|
4 |
Doctoral or professional degree |
15 |
100 |
Elementary school teachers, except special education
|
4 |
Bachelor's degree |
3 |
50 |
Dentists, general
|
3 |
Doctoral or professional degree |
3 |
100 |
Personal service managers, all other; entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling; and managers, all other
|
-2 |
Bachelor's degree |
3 |
21 |
Physical scientists, all other
|
-3 |
Bachelor's degree |
3 |
70 |
Pharmacists
|
-3 |
Doctoral or professional degree |
2 |
67 |
Last Modified Date:
Monday, November 30, 2020