"MCLA’s location provided me with endless opportunities to gain professional experience in the arts. I had a lot of fun working as a tour guide at MASS MoCA and in the education department at the Berkshire Museum, which allowed me to figure out what kinds of jobs I would like and to meet a lot of interesting arts professionals along the way. MCLA’s small size helped me develop close working relationships with my favorite professors who always took time to advise me on academic and professional concerns. I really felt like they were with me all the way."

Monica Henry ’07
Education Coordinator, Clark Art Institute
What can I do with my major in . . .

Types of Jobs Biology Majors Land
With an Undergraduate Degree

Business and Industry000000000000000000000000000000Healthcare

Account Marketing Representative000000000000000000000Coronor
Systems Specialist000000000000000000000000000000000 Dental Assistant
Health Care Consultant00000000000000000000000000000 Dietician
Food Technologist0000000000000000000000000000000000*Physician
Business Analyst0000000000000000000000000000000000  *Physical Therapist
Medical/Scientific Illustrator00000000000000000000000000 *Registered Nurse
Agricultural Commodities Inspector00000000000000000000 *Optometrist
Safety Manager000000000000000000000000000000000000EEG Technician
Science Lab Technician000000000000000000000000000000 Paramedic
Quality Control Manager00000000000000000000000000000Assistant Athletic Trainer
Pharmaceutical Sales Representative000000000000000000  *Respiratory Therapist
Applied Statistician000000000000000000000000000000000 Pharmacologist
Biological/Scientific Photographer0000000000000000000000 *Dentist
Hospital/Managed Care Administrator000000000000000000 Clinical Laboratory Technician
Tax Analyst0000000000000000000000000000000000000000*Chiropractor
Florist

Education00000000000000000000000000000000000000000Animal Sciences

*Teacher000000000000000000000000000000000000000000Animal Breeder
*Professor00000000000000000000000000000000000000     Wildlife Biologist
Research Technician00000000000000000000000000000000  Marine Biologist
0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 *Zoologist
Environmental000000000000000000000000000000000000   Animal Trainer
and Community00000000000000000000000000000000000    *Fishery Chief
Services
0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000Government & Military
Forester
Horticulturist000000000000000000000000000000000000000Cytogenetic Technologist
Ecologist000000000000000000000000000000000000000000Systems Specialist
*Public Health Microbiologist00000000000000000000000000Ecologist
*Public Health Administrator00000000000000000000000000 Research Scientist
Marine Biologist000000000000000000000000000000000000 Agricultural Commodities
Toxicologist0000000000000000000000000000000000000000Science Lab Technician
Health Physicist000000000000000000000000000000000000 Biochemist
Inspector000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Microbiologist
Wastewater Plan Operator0000000000000000000000000000 Medical Coordinator
Pesticide Use00000000000000000000000000000000000000 Wastewater Plan Operator
*Wildlife Biologist
Paramedic00000000000000000000000000000000000000000Other
Environmental Engineer
Pesticide Control00000000000000000000000000000000000 Journalist
Forester0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000Writer/Editor

*Requires or may require additional certification, licensure and/or continued education.

Sources:  Sigi3 2006
00000000Career Services Graduate Survey Responses
00000000Occupational Outlook Handbook - 2006
00000000NACE - National Association of Colleges and Employers - 2007

 

 

 

 

 

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