Students who have a degree in Biology can specialize in many different areas. The career options available to you depend on what degree you have, namely a bachelors, graduate or professional school degree or certification.
Still exploring your career options? As a starting point, it may be useful to think about your interests in order to narrow down the many Biology career choices.
Looking for information on a particular Biology occupation? This is an alphabetic listing of some of the occupations for biology majors with a bachelor's degree or graduate degree or professional degree/certification. This list is not complete, and more occupations and descriptions are still being added.
Occupations for Biology majors requiring a Bachelor's degree
Assistant U.S. Forest Ranger
Biological Consultant
Biological or Medical Illustrator
Biological Photographer
Cell Culture Operator
Conservation Warden
Crime Lab Technician
Dental Hygienist
Dietician Nurse
Emergency Medical Technician
Extension Agent (farm advisor)
Farm Manager
Field Biologist
Field Ecologist
Food and Drug Inspector
Forensic Service Technician
Game Manager
Human Resources Staff
Industrial Hygienist
Industrial Process Manager
Laboratory Technician
Licensed Practical Nurse
Meat and Poultry Food Inspector
Medical Assistant
Medical Records Administrator
Medical Technologist
Medical Writer
Mortician
Museum Educational Staff Member
Museum Exhibit Designer
National or State Park Ranger
Nurse Anesthetist
Nutritionist
Pediatric Nurse
Pest Control Specialist
Pet Shop Owner
Phlebotomist
Primary or Secondary Teacher
Prosthesis-Maker
Public Relations
Radiology Technician
Sales Representative-Agricultural Chemicals
Sales Representative-Medical products
Sales Representative-Pharmaceutical
Sales Representative-Scientific equipment
Science Journalism
Science Librarian
University Research Assistant
Veterinary Technician
Waste Disposal Engineer
Water Quality Controller
Wildlife Conservation and Management Specialist
Zoo Assistant
Zoologist
Biology Occupations requiring a MS or PhD degree
Anatomist
Animal Behaviorist
Animal nutritionist
Animal pathologist
Anthropologist
Aquaculturalist
Aquatic Biologist
Aquatic Ecologist
Archeologist
Audiologist
Avian pathologist
Bacteriologist
Biochemist
Biological or medical illustrator
Biological Photographer
Biologist
Biomedical engineer
Biophysicist
Botanist
Brewmaster
Cell Biologist
Chiropractor
Ecologist
Editor
Entomologist
Environmental Consultant
Environmental Impact Analyst
Environmental Planner
Epidemiologist
Fish Culturalist
Forensic Pathologist
Geneticist
Higher Education Teacher
Hospital Administrator
Immunologist
Marine Biologist
Medical Writer
Microbiologist
Museum exhibit designer
Museum Technician- Curator
Natural Science Curator
Nutritionist
Paleontologist
Pathologist
Physiologist
Research Associate
Research Scientist
Respiratory Therapist
Science journalism
Taxonomist
Toxicologist
Virologist
Zoo Director
Biology Occupations requiring a Professional degree or certification
Allergist
Anesthetist
Audiologist
Center for Disease Control Specialist
Dentist
Environmental Lawyer
Human Pathologist
Medical Technologist
Occupational Therapist
Optometrist
Oral Surgeon
Osteopath
Pediatrician
Pharmacist
Pharmacologist
Physical Therapist
Physician
Physicians Assistant
Podiatrist
Registered Nurse
Sports Medicine Physician
Veterinarian
