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Doctor Degree Careers and Jobs

Explore Careers and Jobs Predominantly Filled by Those with a Doctorate Degree with or without Certificates - All On One Page

Sorted by median annual U.S. salary and including percentage of job holders with Doctorate Degree.

A doctorate prepares graduates for advanced research, specialized clinical practice, and top-level academic or leadership roles. For people who have invested years in advanced study and want to see where that expertise applies. Compare careers ranked by salary, review degree-holder and experience percentages, and access preparation resources for each role.



4 Steps to Use This Page: 1-Explore Careers of Intrerest 2-See Job Listings Matched to Career 3-Prepare for the Career 4-See External Career Resources

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This page will take you through 4 steps, relative to an Master's Degree, to (1) Select a career, (2) Find active job listings, (3) Prepare for the career you chose, and (4) Provide web resources specific to the career you chose.

Step 1: Select a Career: You will be presented with a listing of Master's Degree careers. The list may be quite long. There are two ways you might like to use this list:
1) Filter - As you enter a word, you will filter (limit) the list of careers below
2) Browse the list (Don't Filter) - You can simply browse the list of careers. There may be many that you might never have considered. This may help you to discover careers that might be of interest.

Once you have identified a career of interest, simply click on it.

Step 2: Find a Job: After you have selected a career/job title above, you will see a form asking for your location. You will see several radio selection choices to utilize the job search site of your choice.



Step 3: Prepare For a Career: In this section you will gain access to detailed information to help you prepare for the career you selected. Information includes core and supplemental duties, general and specific work activities, knowledge required, essential and transferable skills required, day-in-the-life summaries, knowledge required, software skills required, preparation required, educational requirements, training and work experience required, local salary information, certifications, professional associations, current job listings for the job selected along with multiple similar job titles, and related careers (related to what they do, what they know, and what they're called).

Step 4: Career-Specific Resources (detailed and constantly updated): Continue to scroll down the page and you will find tabs that will provide detailed (updated) links to occupational information specific to the career you selected. This information includes:
Videos: Provides a listing of video links related to this career. A great way to get a quick overview of the occupation.
Resumes: Sources for resume materials and techniques. This can help to get you started.
Job Description: Sources that provide job descriptions, which are vital to resume and interview preparation.
Interviews: Provides links that can help you to prepare for and successfully complete the job interview.
Step by Step: Provides links to resources that can help to organize the career search process.
LinkedIn: One of the best professional social media sites that provides links, opportunities, and networking specifically for careers and career development.




Step 1 of 4: Select a Career

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What jobs can you get with a Doctorate Degree? Scroll through the picklist (below). These are careers related to the Doctorate Degree level, with at least 30% of job holders having a Doctorate Degree. - 95 specific careers are listed, with matching jobs currently available. Select those careers that may be of interest - you will then get links to matching active job listings, and detailed resources to help you prepare.
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Select a Job Title - Sorted by Annual Salary -(scroll and Select) :
Legend: Career Title Link / (% having Doctorate Degree) / (Median Annual U.S. Salary)

Radiologists / (85.88%) / ($239,200+)
Psychiatrists / (92.71%) / ($239,200+)
Physicians, Pathologists / (91.26%) / ($239,200+)
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric / (62.16%) / ($239,200+)
Obstetricians and Gynecologists / (96.55%) / ($239,200+)
Orthodontists / (81.03%) / ($239,200+)
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons / (92.04%) / ($239,200+)
Neurologists / (92.84%) / ($239,200+)
Emergency Medicine Physicians / (96.55%) / ($239,200+)
Dermatologists / (86.95%) / ($239,200+)
Anesthesiologists / (93.89%) / ($239,200+)
Hospitalists / (88.00%) / ($236,000)
Allergists and Immunologists / (74.43%) / ($236,000)
Urologists / (97.80%) / ($236,000)
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians / (97.94%) / ($236,000)
Preventive Medicine Physicians / (100.00%) / ($236,000)
Sports Medicine Physicians / (100.00%) / ($236,000)
Prosthodontists / (97.09%) / ($234,000)
Family Medicine Physicians / (87.95%) / ($224,640)
General Internal Medicine Physicians / (100.00%) / ($223,310)
Nurse Anesthetists / (55.56%) / ($212,650)
Pediatricians, General / (98.73%) / ($198,690)
Dentists, General / (100.00%) / ($166,300)
Natural Sciences Managers / (40.32%) / ($157,740)
Physicists / (88.10%) / ($155,680)
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates / (76.24%) / ($148,910)
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists / (30.77%) / ($147,420)
Lawyers / (77.19%) / ($145,760)
Computer and Information Research Scientists / (32.92%) / ($145,080)
Podiatrists / (85.25%) / ($141,650)
Pharmacists / (83.42%) / ($136,030)
Political Scientists / (92.31%) / ($132,350)
Optometrists / (95.24%) / ($131,860)
Astronomers / (91.31%) / ($127,930)
Law Teachers, Postsecondary / (35.26%) / ($127,360)
Nurse Practitioners / (30.44%) / ($126,260)
Veterinarians / (90.90%) / ($119,100)
Neuropsychologists / (100.00%) / ($117,750)
Clinical Neuropsychologists / (100.00%) / ($117,750)
Mathematicians / (55.00%) / ($116,440)
Environmental Economists / (48.14%) / ($115,730)
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary / (80.80%) / ($115,300)
Nanosystems Engineers / (66.66%) / ($111,970)
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers / (42.42%) / ($111,090)
Naturopathic Physicians / (100.00%) / ($107,990)
Biochemists and Biophysicists / (65.00%) / ($107,460)
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary / (75.95%) / ($106,910)
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary / (44.63%) / ($105,770)
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary / (44.05%) / ($105,650)
Education Administrators, Postsecondary / (44.44%) / ($102,610)
Sociologists / (60.00%) / ($101,770)
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary / (84.87%) / ($101,650)
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists / (60.61%) / ($100,890)
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary / (45.15%) / ($100,690)
Physical Therapists / (47.13%) / ($99,710)
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary / (74.56%) / ($98,020)
Business Teachers, Postsecondary / (72.77%) / ($97,130)
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary / (41.65%) / ($96,430)
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists / (92.00%) / ($96,100)
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary / (96.54%) / ($93,810)
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary / (68.18%) / ($93,650)
Bioinformatics Scientists / (51.40%) / ($91,100)
Molecular and Cellular Biologists / (57.70%) / ($91,100)
Geneticists / (56.00%) / ($91,100)
Geographers / (30.00%) / ($90,880)
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary / (82.16%) / ($88,410)
Audiologists / (100.00%) / ($87,740)
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary / (64.49%) / ($86,030)
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary / (56.56%) / ($85,810)
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary / (80.74%) / ($85,600)
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary / (82.31%) / ($85,260)
Chemists / (30.02%) / ($84,680)
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary / (86.81%) / ($83,920)
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary / (76.68%) / ($82,670)
History Teachers, Postsecondary / (69.64%) / ($82,140)
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary / (85.25%) / ($82,140)
Epidemiologists / (33.33%) / ($81,390)
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary / (47.12%) / ($81,020)
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary / (42.84%) / ($80,780)
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary / (31.67%) / ($80,360)
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary / (73.56%) / ($80,310)
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary / (86.32%) / ($79,930)
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary / (73.42%) / ($78,760)
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary / (48.82%) / ($78,410)
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary / (58.70%) / ($78,130)
Chiropractors / (82.14%) / ($76,530)
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary / (74.16%) / ($75,770)
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary / (65.23%) / ($75,020)
Education Teachers, Postsecondary / (89.86%) / ($73,240)
Animal Scientists / (56.52%) / ($70,140)
Anthropologists and Archeologists / (40.00%) / ($63,800)
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians / (50.00%) / ($62,610)
Curators / (36.87%) / ($61,750)
Hearing Aid Specialists / (43.99%) / ($58,670)
Judicial Law Clerks / (72.08%) / ($57,490)

Step 2 of 4: Find a Job

Job Listings for: Biochemists and Biophysicists.

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Step 3 of 4: Prepare For a Career

Prepare for the "Biochemists and Biophysicists" Career
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Biochemists and Biophysicists

Description: Study the chemical composition or physical principles of living cells and organisms, their electrical and mechanical energy, and related phenomena. May conduct research to further understanding of the complex chemical combinations and reactions involved in metabolism, reproduction, growth, and heredity. May determine the effects of foods, drugs, serums, hormones, and other substances on tissues and vital processes of living organisms.

U.S. Total Employment (2023):
34,800
U.S. Total Employment (2033 est.):
36,500
Employment Change (2023-2033 est.):
1,600 (4.7%)
Average Annual Job Openings (2023-2033 est.):
3,200
Please click on a section below to expand and see detailed occupational information related to "Biochemists and Biophysicists":

Core Duties

Important Core Job Duties (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation.
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Study physical principles of living cells or organisms and their electrical or mechanical energy, applying methods and knowledge of mathematics, physics, chemistry, or biology.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Manage laboratory teams or monitor the quality of a team's work.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Develop new methods to study the mechanisms of biological processes.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Share research findings by writing scientific articles or by making presentations at scientific conferences.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Design or build laboratory equipment needed for special research projects.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Prepare reports or recommendations, based upon research outcomes.
Importance: 95 (%) Description: Teach or advise undergraduate or graduate students or supervise their research.
Importance: 95 (%) Description: Write grant proposals to obtain funding for research.
Importance: 95 (%) Description: Study spatial configurations of submicroscopic molecules, such as proteins, using x-rays or electron microscopes.
Importance: 90 (%) Description: Design or perform experiments with equipment, such as lasers, accelerators, or mass spectrometers.
Importance: 85 (%) Description: Study the mutations in organisms that lead to cancer or other diseases.
Importance: 84 (%) Description: Study the chemistry of living processes, such as cell development, breathing and digestion, or living energy changes, such as growth, aging, or death.
Importance: 80 (%) Description: Determine the three-dimensional structure of biological macromolecules.
Importance: 80 (%) Description: Research the chemical effects of substances, such as drugs, serums, hormones, or food, on tissues or vital processes.
Importance: 80 (%) Description: Research transformations of substances in cells, using atomic isotopes.
Importance: 80 (%) Description: Develop or test new drugs or medications intended for commercial distribution.
Importance: 80 (%) Description: Examine the molecular or chemical aspects of immune system functioning.
Importance: 75 (%) Description: Isolate, analyze, or synthesize vitamins, hormones, allergens, minerals, or enzymes and determine their effects on body functions.
Importance: 70 (%) Description: Develop or execute tests to detect diseases, genetic disorders, or other abnormalities.
Importance: 70 (%) Description: Research how characteristics of plants or animals are carried through successive generations.
Supplemental Duties
Important Supplemental Job Duties (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation.
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 60 (%) Description: Develop methods to process, store, or use foods, drugs, or chemical compounds.
Importance: 60 (%) Description: Investigate the nature, composition, or expression of genes or research how genetic engineering can impact these processes.
Importance: 55 (%) Description: Produce pharmaceutically or industrially useful proteins, using recombinant DNA technology.
Importance: 40 (%) Description: Prepare pharmaceutical compounds for commercial distribution.
Work Activities

Important General Work Activities (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation.
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 99 (%) Description: Analyzing Data or Information: Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
Importance: 95 (%) Description: Documenting/Recording Information: Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
Importance: 95 (%) Description: Thinking Creatively: Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
Importance: 95 (%) Description: Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge: Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
Importance: 94 (%) Description: Getting Information: Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
Importance: 94 (%) Description: Processing Information: Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
Importance: 94 (%) Description: Making Decisions and Solving Problems: Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
Importance: 93 (%) Description: Working with Computers: Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
Importance: 91 (%) Description: Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events: Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
Importance: 90 (%) Description: Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others: Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
Importance: 87 (%) Description: Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings: Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
Importance: 87 (%) Description: Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates: Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
Importance: 86 (%) Description: Developing Objectives and Strategies: Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
Importance: 86 (%) Description: Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information: Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.
Importance: 83 (%) Description: Training and Teaching Others: Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
Importance: 82 (%) Description: Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work: Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
Importance: 80 (%) Description: Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials: Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
Importance: 79 (%) Description: Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People: Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
Importance: 77 (%) Description: Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates: Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
Importance: 75 (%) Description: Coaching and Developing Others: Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
Importance: 72 (%) Description: Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships: Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
Importance: 71 (%) Description: Scheduling Work and Activities: Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
Importance: 71 (%) Description: Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards: Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
Importance: 69 (%) Description: Communicating with People Outside the Organization: Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
Importance: 69 (%) Description: Controlling Machines and Processes: Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
Importance: 68 (%) Description: Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment: Servicing, repairing, calibrating, regulating, fine-tuning, or testing machines, devices, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of electrical or electronic (not mechanical) principles.
Importance: 67 (%) Description: Providing Consultation and Advice to Others: Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.
Importance: 66 (%) Description: Developing and Building Teams: Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
Importance: 66 (%) Description: Monitoring and Controlling Resources: Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money.
Importance: 65 (%) Description: Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others: Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
Importance: 65 (%) Description: Performing Administrative Activities: Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork.
Importance: 62 (%) Description: Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment: Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used.
Specific Work Activities

Important Specific Work Activities
How can you begin to build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation. Specific Work Activities appear below:
Analyze biological samples.
Design research studies to obtain scientific information.
Develop biological research methods.
Develop new or advanced products or production methods.
Instruct college students in physical or life sciences.
Prepare compounds or solutions for products or testing.
Prepare scientific or technical reports or presentations.
Research diseases or parasites.
Research genetic characteristics or expression.
Research methods to improve food products.
Research microbiological or chemical processes or structures.
Set up laboratory or field equipment.
Supervise scientific or technical personnel.
Write grant proposals.
Knowledge Required

Knowledge Required (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation.
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 91 (%) Description: Biology: Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
Importance: 85 (%) Description: Chemistry: Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.
Importance: 84 (%) Description: Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
Importance: 84 (%) Description: English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, and rules of composition and grammar.
Importance: 79 (%) Description: Physics: Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub-atomic structures and processes.
Importance: 73 (%) Description: Education and Training: Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
Importance: 70 (%) Description: Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
Importance: 66 (%) Description: Engineering and Technology: Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
Essential Skills

Essential Skills (in order of importance)
These are the foundational skills most central to success in this occupation. For the Top 5 most important, how can you begin building experience and confidence using these skills now?
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 79 (%) Description: Science: Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
Importance: 73 (%) Description: Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Importance: 71 (%) Description: Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Importance: 71 (%) Description: Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Importance: 68 (%) Description: Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Importance: 68 (%) Description: Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Importance: 68 (%) Description: Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Importance: 66 (%) Description: Learning Strategies: Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
Importance: 64 (%) Description: Mathematics: Using mathematics to solve problems.
Importance: 64 (%) Description: Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Transferable Skills

Transferable Skills (in order of importance)
These are skills that can transfer across occupations and industries. For the Top 5 most important, how can you strengthen these skills now so they support both this career and future career flexibility?
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 68 (%) Description: Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Importance: 66 (%) Description: Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Importance: 60 (%) Description: Instructing: Teaching others how to do something.
Importance: 56 (%) Description: Systems Analysis: Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
Importance: 52 (%) Description: Operations Analysis: Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.
Importance: 52 (%) Description: Systems Evaluation: Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
Day-in-the-Life Summaries

Day-in-the-Life Summaries
These summaries show the main types of activities you are likely to perform on a regular basis in this occupation. How can you imagine your typical workday — using these examples to see if this type of work fits you?
Activity: Analyze biological or chemical substances or related data.
Activity: Develop operational or technical procedures or standards.
Activity: Develop research plans or methodologies.
Activity: Prepare proposals or grant applications.
Activity: Prepare specimens or materials for testing.
Activity: Present research or technical information.
Activity: Research biological or ecological phenomena.
Activity: Research technology designs or applications.
Activity: Set up equipment.
Activity: Supervise personnel activities.
Activity: Teach academic or vocational subjects.
Software Skills

Software Skills
These are examples of software tools commonly used in this occupation, organized from most to least important for your career preparation. How can you start learning or practicing the highest-priority tools so that you feel confident using them on the job?
High-Priority Tech Skills
Office suite software:
Microsoft Office software
Presentation software:
Microsoft PowerPoint
Spreadsheet software:
Microsoft Excel
Widely Used Tech Skills
Analytical or scientific software:
Electronic lab notebook software
Emerging Tech Skills
Analytical or scientific software:
IBM SPSS Statistics
SAS
The MathWorks MATLAB
Electronic mail software:
Microsoft Outlook
Enterprise application integration software:
Extensible markup language XML
Enterprise resource planning ERP software:
SAP software
Graphics or photo imaging software:
Adobe Photoshop
Object or component oriented development software:
Perl
Python
R
Operating system software:
Linux
Process mapping and design software:
Microsoft Visio
Word processing software:
Microsoft Word
General Software Tools
Analytical or scientific software (scroll table below):
Accelrys Cerius2
Accelrys FELIX
Accelrys QAUNTA
Analysis and building software
Assisted model building with energy refinement AMBER
Basic Local Alignment Search Tool BLAST
Carrier-mediated transport software
Chang Bioscience ToolKit
Chemistry at Harvard Molecular Mechanics CHARMm
Crystallography & NMR System (CNS)
Crystallography software
Dassault Systemes Abaqus
Docking and ligand binding software
Expression DNA and protein sequence software
Fujitsu BioMedCache
Fujitsu MOPAC
Gaussian software
Genetics computer group GSG software
GEPASI
Hodgkin-Huxley Model software
Laboratory information management system LIMS
Macroscopic diffusion software
Minitab
Molecular simulation software
Multivariate statistical program MVSP software
PREMIER Biosoft Array Designer
Semichem AMPAC
Shrodinger Jaguar
Statistical software
Structure prediction software
Tripos SYBYL
Video analysis software
Voltage-gated ion channels software
Wavefunction Spartan
Wavefunction Titan
Yet another scientific artificial reality application YASARA software
Computer aided design CAD software:
Accelrys Insight II
ChemInnovation Software Chem 4-D
Data base user interface and query software:
Sequence database software
Data mining software:
Golden Helix ChemTree
Golden Helix HelixTree
Electronic mail software:
Email software
Geographic information system:
ESRI What if?
Graphics or photo imaging software (scroll table below):
3D graphics software
AutoQuant AutoDeblur
Elsevier MDL ISIS/Draw
GE Healthcare ImageQuant TL
Graphics software
Intelligent Imaging Innovations SlideBook
JustBio SeqPainter
Molecular Devices Corporation MetaFluor
Molecular Devices Corporation MetaMorph
Molecular Simulations WebLab ViewerPro
Information retrieval or search software:
Molecular Networks GmbH Biochemical Pathways
Inventory management software:
ItemTracker
Preparation Required
Preparation Required - How much preparation is needed to obtain this type of job?
Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed

Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.

Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).

Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.

These occupations often involve coordinating, training, supervising, or managing the activities of others to accomplish goals. Very advanced communication and organizational skills are required. Examples include pharmacists, lawyers, astronomers, biologists, clergy, physician assistants, and veterinarians.
Education Required

Education Required - by frequency of educational attainment
This shows you details about the level of education most commonly held by workers in this occupation. How can you begin planning the educational pathway that will prepare you best for this type of work?
Frequency of Attainment (%) Level of Education
Frequency of Attainment: 40.0 (%) Level of Education: Post-Doctoral Training
Frequency of Attainment: 25.0 (%) Level of Education: Bachelor's Degree
Frequency of Attainment: 25.0 (%) Level of Education: Doctoral Degree
Frequency of Attainment: 10.0 (%) Level of Education: First Professional Degree - awarded for completion of a program that: requires at least 2 years of college work before entrance into the program, includes a total of at least 6 academic years of work to complete, and provides all remaining academic requirements to begin practice in a profession.
Training and Experience Required

Training and Experience Required - by frequency of training and work experience attainment
This section shows you how often different types of training and work experience are required for this occupation. How can you start gaining the kinds of experience and training that are most common for this type of work?
Frequency of Attainment (%) Level of Training and Work Experience
Frequency of Attainment: 40.0 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years
Frequency of Attainment: 25.0 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Frequency of Attainment: 15.0 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: None
Frequency of Attainment: 10.0 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Frequency of Attainment: 5.0 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months
Frequency of Attainment: 5.0 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years
Certifications
Certifications
These are examples of certifications that may be important for this occupation. How can you begin exploring which certifications fit your goals and what steps you would need to take to earn them?
Approved Chemist External Link
Toxicological Technologist External Link
Professional Associations
Professional Associations
These associations connect people who work in this occupation or related fields. How can you start using these associations to learn more, build your network, or find mentoring opportunities?
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PHRMA) External Link
Special Care Dentistry Association (SCD) External Link
Related Careers to Consider
Related Careers to Consider
This lists up to 20 careers that might be of interest to you (related to what "Biochemists and Biophysicists" do, what they know, and what they're called), ranked by best fit. How do these related occupations align with your interests, skills, and goals?
1 - Molecular and Cellular Biologists
2 - Microbiologists
3 - Geneticists
4 - Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
5 - Chemists
6 - Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
7 - Bioinformatics Scientists
8 - Physicists
9 - Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
10 - Animal Scientists
11 - Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
12 - Biological Technicians
13 - Biologists
14 - Cytogenetic Technologists
15 - Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians
16 - Nanosystems Engineers
17 - Data Scientists
18 - Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
19 - Histotechnologists
20 - Histology Technicians

Step 4 of 4: Career-Specific Resources (detailed and constantly updated)

This section contains detailed resources appropriate to "Biochemists and Biophysicists". Explore these resources to start learning more. Links are constantly updated, so bookmark this page.

Videos

Here is a listing of videos related to this career. A great way to get a quick overview of the occupation.


Resumes

Here are resources that allow you to see example resumes for this occupation. It may be helpful to see examples from others who have this type of experience.


Job Description

Here are resources that provide job descriptions, which are vital for resume and interview preparation.


Interviews

There are many great resources that can help guide you through the interview process. These links provide help in preparing and performing an effective interview, specific to this occupation.


Salary Data

Here are links to help you identify salary ranges for this occupation. These data are necessary prior to effective salary negotiations.


Raises

Here are resources that help you to prepare to ask for a raise. These links will help you to prepare for the salary negotiation process.


Jobs

Here are resources that lead to links for actual jobs related to "Biochemists and Biophysicists". Use these links to find a job.


Jobs

Here are resources that lead to links for actual jobs related to "Biochemists and Biophysicists". Use these links to find a job.


Classifieds

There are various sources for job classified ads. These links should help get you started to find a job for this occupation.


Step-by-Step

Here are links to help guide you, step-by-step, to become a(n): Biochemists and Biophysicists


Career Change

Here are resources to help you prepare for a career change. It is helpful to look carefully at the information provided in Section 3: Career Change (detailed previously on this page) prior to using these links. There is much to learn ...


LinkedIn®

Here are links to various posts and groups from LinkedIn ® that relate to this occupation. Great way to start building professional contacts in the field that might be most appropriate for you.


Career Path

Here are links to various resources to help you explore the career path related to the "Biochemists and Biophysicists" occupation.






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