| Career Services | Columbia State Community College |
| What Can I do With a Major in?
Biology
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| Remember that most careers do not require that you have a specific major but that you meet a minimum amount of education. So the question is not so much what can you do with a certain major but what you want to do and how you want to get there. The following list is a beginning point to help you explore a few related career choices based on an academic interest you might have. |
Potential Careers:
| Agronomist | Animal Scientist |
| Biochemist | Biology Teacher K-12 |
| Botanist | Chiropractor |
| Conservation Scientist | Cytotechnologist |
| Dentist | Dietician |
| Ecology | Environmental Scientist |
| Exercise Physiologist | Food Scientist |
| Forester | Genetic Researcher |
| Herpetologist | Ichthyologist |
| Immunologist | Marine Biologist |
| Microbiologist | Medical Illustrator |
| Medical Technologist | Nature Photographer |
| Pharmacist | Parasitologist |
| Pharmacologist | Physical Therapist |
| Physician | Researcher |
| Nurse | Nurse Practitioner |
| Technical Writer | Wildlife Biologist |
| Veterinarian | Zoologist |
Potential
Employers:
| Colleges and Universities | Federal and State Government Agencies |
| Pharmaceutical Companies | Biotechnology Companies |
| Hospitals and Health Care Facilities | Chemical Companies |
| Research Organizations | Conservation Agencies |
| Zoos and Preserves | Wildlife management areas |
| National and State Parks | K-12 School System |
| Magazine Publishers | Non-profit Organizations |
Links:
| http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos047.htm | OOH, Biology Scientist Profile |
| http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos066.htm | OOH, College Professor Profile |
| http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos048.htm | OOH, Conservation Scientist Profile |
| http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos072.htm | OOH, Dentist Profile |
| http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos079.htm | OOH, Pharmacist Profile |
| http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos074.htm | OOH, Physician Profile |
| http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos080.htm | OOH, Physical Therapist Profile |
| http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos083.htm | OOH, Registered Nurse Profile |
| http://www.marinecareers.net/fields.htm | Marine Science Careers |
| http://www.biocareer.com/index.cfm | Biotechnology Career Center |
| http://www.botany.org/bsa/careers/ | Careers in Botany |
| http://www.louisville.edu/a-s/biology/ecojobs.html | Careers in Ecology |
| http://www.aibs.org/ | American Institute of Biological Sciences |
| http://aza.org/ | American Zoo and Aquarium Association |
| http://www.the-aps.org/ | American Physiological Society |
| http://www.faseb.org/ | Experimental Biology Association |
| http://www.asmusa.org/ | American Society for Microbiology |
| http://www.asct.com/links.html | American society for Cytotechnology |
| http://www.nursingworld.org/ | American Nurses Association |
| http://www.ama-assn.org/ | American Medical Association |
| http://www.apta.org/ | American Physical Therapy Association |
| http://www.ada.org/ | American Dental Association |
| http://www.scijobs.org/ | Science Job Listings |
| http://www.bioview.com/ | Biology Job Listings |
| http://recruit.sciencemag.org/ | Science Job Listings |
| http://www.biologyjobs.com/ | Biology Job Listings |
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| Services | Columbia State Community College |
| Career Services Jones Student Center P.O. Box 1315 Columbia, TN 38402-1315 |
Phone: 931.540-2573 Fax: 931.540-2577 E-mail: careerservices@columbiastate.edu |