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What Can I Do With A Major In...
Biology

* Skills and Abilities - What are the skills and abilities needed for careers in Biology

* Potential Career Paths - a list of possible career path and links to potential employers

* For More Information - Additional links for information about careers as well as books available in the Career Services Library

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Skills and Abilities
  • Solid foundation in communications, mathematics, computer science, chemistry, and physics
  • Hand-eye coordination and group interaction skills
  • Laboratory skills
  • Analytical and critical thinking and writing
  • Research skills
  • Reasoning logically
  • Examining and defining problems and ideas
  • Making projections from data
  • Applying scientific concepts to problems
  • Designing experiments
Potential Career Paths
Career Area
Employment Settings
Sample Employers & Internship Sites
RESEARCH
Health Research Health centers


Medical labs




Federal agencies
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Institute

Harvard Medical School/Beth Israel

Albany Medical College


Center for Disease Control


Food & Drug Administration
Product Research Biotechnology companies

Drug development

Food processing
Stiefel Laboratories

Michelson Laboratories

Wyeth-Ayerst
HEALTH/MEDICINE
Sales Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology sales SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals

 

Public Health State health departments NY State Dept. of Health
Epidemiology    
Immunology   Merck & Co., Inc.
Nutrition Spas, hospitals, medical ctrs. Bellevue Hospital Center
Pharmacology    
Toxicology    
Zoology Wildlife preserves & parks
Zoos & aquariums
Museums
 
ENVIRONMENT
    Chazen Engineering & Land Surveying
     
EDUCATION
Secondary Education
School districts Teach For America
College/University Colleges or universities Any college or univ. with a biology program
Medical Librarian Hospitals, colleges Albany Medical College
Nature Education Museums, zoos, & nature centers Boston Nature Center and Wildlife Sanctuary
BUSINESS
Management Retail/service companies Enterprise Rent-a-Car

Macy's
Human Resources/Recruiting Any company
Employment agencies
State Farm Insurance
Marketing Companies

Marketing firms
Johnson & Johnson

Media Logic, Inc.
GOVERNMENT
Environment
Agriculture
Fight human and animal diseases, evaluate food and drug safety
  New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Legislation/Advocacy   The Weinberg Group, Inc.
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Special Events Hotels/conference ctrs.

Entertainment facilities


Radio stations|
Marriott

Times Union Center (Pepsi Arena)

WQBK-FM
Fund-Raising College alumni offices

Development offices

Professional associations
Planned Parenthood

The International Fund for Animal Welfare
RETAIL
Sales
Buying
Management
Display Design
Retail stores - department, grocery, specialty CVS

Macy's

Lord & Taylor

Eddie Bauer

Trans World Entertainment Corp.

MEDIA

Advertising Advertising agencies
Corporate advertising depts.
Eric Mower & Associates

Bayer Corporation
Publishing Science magazines
Scientific publishing companies
Nature America, Inc.
Web Design Web Design firms
Biological companies
Spiral Design Studio
Technical Writing Books, magazines, or newspapers  
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