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Life Scientists, All Other
All life scientists not listed separately.
Other titles employers use
Life Science Taxonomist
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Selected stateCalifornia
- People doing this work
- 1,400
- Job openings each year
- 80
- Expected hiring change, 2022–2032
- 7.7%
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| State | People doing it | Job openings each year | Expected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 1,400 | 80 | 7.7% |
| Maryland | 720 | 40 | 9.1% |
| North Carolina | 680 | 40 | 17.2% |
| Louisiana | 470 | 30 | 6.8% |
| Illinois | 460 | 20 | 7.0% |
| Texas | 440 | 30 | 33.3% |
| Minnesota | 390 | 20 | 8.3% |
| Virginia | 380 | 20 | 5.6% |
| New Jersey | 370 | 20 | 8.8% |
| New York | 360 | 0 | 16.1% |
| Pennsylvania | 360 | 20 | 2.9% |
| Washington | 300 | 20 | 11.1% |
| Oregon | 250 | 10 | 8.7% |
| Arizona | 220 | 10 | 22.2% |
| Georgia | 200 | 10 | 17.6% |
| Nevada | 200 | 10 | 11.1% |
| Alaska | 190 | 10 | 5.6% |
| Connecticut | 130 | 10 | 18.2% |
| Kentucky | 130 | 10 | — |
| District of Columbia | 110 | 10 | 10.0% |
| Iowa | 110 | 10 | — |
| Puerto Rico | 100 | 10 | 11.1% |
| Massachusetts | 90 | 10 | 12.5% |
| Montana | 90 | 10 | 12.5% |
| North Dakota | 80 | 0 | — |
| Utah | 70 | 10 | 40.0% |
| Wisconsin | 70 | 10 | 16.7% |
| Colorado | 60 | 0 | 20.0% |
| Ohio | 60 | 0 | — |
| Tennessee | 60 | 0 | 20.0% |
| Indiana | 50 | 0 | — |
| Idaho | 40 | 0 | — |
| Rhode Island | 40 | 0 | — |
| Nebraska | 10 | 0 | — |
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CareerLife Scientists, All Other
Most direct field Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology → Related field General biology → Related field Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other → Related field Behavioral Sciences → Related field Natural Sciences → Related field Nutrition Sciences → Related field Geobiology → Related field Research psychology →
Where to study
Colleges with strong activity in these fields.
Start with program size, admission, and likely cost. Open a college for the full picture.
CA
University of California-Davis
- Degrees each year
- 1,520
- Admit rate
- 42%
- Annual cost after aid
- $12,000
University of California-Irvine
- Degrees each year
- 1,414
- Admit rate
- 26%
- Annual cost after aid
- $12,000
University of California-Riverside
- Degrees each year
- 1,302
- Admit rate
- 63%
- Annual cost after aid
- $13,000
University of South Florida
- Degrees each year
- 1,229
- Admit rate
- 41%
- Annual cost after aid
- $9,000
Texas A & M University-College Station
- Degrees each year
- 1,121
- Admit rate
- 63%
- Annual cost after aid
- $17,000
University of California-Santa Barbara
- Degrees each year
- 1,124
- Admit rate
- 28%
- Annual cost after aid
- $13,000
Ohio State University-Main Campus
- Degrees each year
- 1,132
- Admit rate
- 51%
- Annual cost after aid
- $10,000
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
- Degrees each year
- 1,049
- Admit rate
- 18%
- Annual cost after aid
- $5,000
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