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Jobs by Major
Majors by Job

Cell Biology & Physiology:

Cell Biologist, Biologist, Physician

Chemistry:

Chemist, Lab Technician, Patent Analyst, Professor, Research Scientist

Biochemistry:

Cell Biologist, Chemist, Forensic Scientist, Lab Technician, Pharmacy Technician, Professor, Research Scientist, Software Engineer

Biodiversity & Conservation:

Naturalist

Bioinformatics:

AI/ML Engineer, Genomic Data Scientist, Software Engineer

Biology:

Cell Biologist, Lab Technician, Microbiologist, Occupational Therapist, Ophthalmologist, Research Scientist, Surgical Technician, Veterinarian, Wildlife Biologist

Environmental Science:

Analyst, Environmental Scientist, Lab Technician, Wildlife Biologist

Epidemiology:

Analyst, Epidemiologist, Pharmacy Technician, Research Scientist

Exercise Science:

Analyst, Certified Nurse Assistant, Ophthalmologist, Optometrist, Orthodontist, Personal Trainer, Phlebotomist, Physical Therapist

Food Science:

Analyst, Food Safety Analyst, Food Scientist, Food Technologist, Lab Technician, Quality Analyst, Research Scientist

Geology:

Geologist, Hydrogeologist, Research Scientist

Medical Laboratory Science:

Lab Technician, Medical Lab Scientist, Research Scientist, Software Engineer

Microbiology & Molecular Biology:

Analyst, Andrologist, Bioinformatician, Certified Nurse Assistant, Forensic Scientist, Lab Technician, Medical Scribe, Microbiologist, Ophthalmologist, Orthodontist, Phlebotomist, Professor, Research Scientist

Neuroscience:

Chemist, Cytogenetics Technologist, Lab Technician, Medical Scribe, Neurophysiologist, Professor, Research Scientist, Serologist

Nutrition & Dietetics:

Certified Nurse Assistant, Dietician, Nutritionist, Research Scientist

Physics & Astronomy:

Astronomer, Chemist, Lab Technician, Physicist, Research Scientist, Software Engineer

Plant & Landscape Systems:

Garden Manager, Horticulturalist, Landscape Designer

Wildlife & Wildlands Conservation:

Animal Control Specialist, Botanist, Ecologist, Forester, Lab Technician, Wildlife Biologist

AI/ML Engineer:

Bioinformatics

Analyst:

Environmental Science, Epidemiology, Exercise Science, Food Science, Microbiology & Molecular Biology

Andrologist:

Microbiology & Molecular Biology

Animal Control Specialist:

Wildlife & Wildlands Conservation

Astronomer:

Physics & Astronomy

Bioinformatician:

Microbiology & Molecular Biology

Botanist:

Wildlife & Wildlands Conservation

Cell Biologist:

Biochemistry, Biology

Nurse:

Exercise Science, Microbiology & Molecular Biology, Nutrition & Dietetics

Chemist:

Chemistry, Biochemistry, Neuroscience, Physics & Astronomy

Cytogenetics Technologist:

Neuroscience

Dietician:

Nutrition & Dietetics

Ecologist:

Wildlife & Wildlands Conservation

Environmental Scientist:

Environmental Science

Epidemiologist:

Epidemiology

Food Safety Analyst:

Food Science

Food Scientist:

Food Science

Food Technologist:

Food Science

Forensic Scientist:

Biochemistry, Microbiology & Molecular Biology

Forester:

Wildlife & Wildlands Conservation

Garden Manager:

Plant & Landscape Systems

Genomic Data Scientist:

Bioinformatics

Geologist:

Geology

Horticulturist:

Plant & Landscape Systems

Hydrogeologist:

Geology

Lab Technician:

Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, Environmental Science, Food Science, Medical Laboratory Science, Microbiology & Molecular Biology, Neuroscience, Physics & Astronomy, Wildlife & Wildlands Conservation

Landscape Designer:

Plant & Landscape Systems

Medical Lab Scientist:

Medical Laboratory Science

Medical Scribe:

Microbiology & Molecular Biology, Neuroscience

Microbiologist:

Biology, Microbiology & Molecular Biology

Naturalist:

Biodiversity & Conservation

Neurophysiologist:

Neuroscience

Nutritionist:

Nutrition & Dietetics

Occupational Therapist:

Biology

Ophthalmologist:

Biology, Exercise Science, Microbiology & Molecular Biology

Optometrist:

Exercise Science

Orthodontist:

Exercise Science, Microbiology & Molecular Biology

Patent Analyst:

Chemistry

Personal Trainer:

Exercise Science

Pharmacy Technician:

Biochemistry, Epidemiology

Phlebotomist:

Exercise Science, Microbiology & Molecular Biology

Physical Therapist:

Exercise Science

Physicist:

Physics & Astronomy

Professor:

Chemistry, Biochemistry, Microbiology & Molecular Biology, Neuroscience

Quality Analyst:

Food Science

Research Scientist:

Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, Epidemiology, Food Science, Geology, Medical Laboratory Science, Microbiology & Molecular Biology, Neuroscience, Nutrition & Dietetics, Physics & Astronomy

Serologist:

Neuroscience

Software Engineer:

Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Medical Laboratory Science, Physics & Astronomy

Surgical Technician:

Biology

Veterinarian:

Biology

Wildlife Biologist:

Biology, Environmental Science, Wildlife & Wildlands Conservation