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Welcome to the Physical & Life Sciences interest community!
Members of this community are interested in careers related to the study of non-living systems such as the earth, atmosphere and space or living organisms such as people, animals, and plants.
People who pursue careers in Physical or Life Sciences often work in research roles, which can vary widely in terms of topic, goals, and work setting.
Students and young professionals face a great deal of anxiety when it comes to choosing a career path. “What do you want to be?” and “What do you want to do after you graduate?” are questions that plague the typical …
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offers a vatiety of fellowships for individuals who have, or soon will have, degrees at the Bachelors, Masters, and Doctoral levels. These programs can help jump-start a career in protecing the public’s …
What: NVIDIA’s GTC When: March 20 – March 23 Who: Students, educators, researchers, developers, creators, industry leaders Why: Learn how to reshape our world with the power of AI, accelerated computing, data science, scientific discovery, and more. How: Register
The course EPI 201: OUTBREAK is an undergraduate course great for those pursuing public health, any pre-health track, or simply are interested in learning more about all things disease outbreaks. See image below for all registration info.
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Occupation Description
Employment Trends
Top Employers
Education Levels
Annual Earnings
Technical Skills
Core Competencies
Job Titles
Occupation Description
Employment Trends
The number of jobs in the career for the past two years, the current year, and projections for the next 10 years. Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full- and part-time jobs. Sources include Emsi industry data, staffing patterns, and OES data.
Top Employers
These companies are currently hiring for .
Education Levels
The educational attainment percentage breakdown for a career (e.g. the percentage of people in the career who hold Bachelor’s Degrees vs. Associate Degrees). Educational attainment levels are provided by O*NET.
Annual Earnings
Earnings figures are based on OES data from the BLS and include base rate, cost of living allowances, guaranteed pay, hazardous-duty pay, incentive pay (including commissions and bonuses), on-call pay, and tips.
Technical Skills
A list of hard skills associated with a given career ordered by the number of unique job postings which ask for those skills.
Core Competencies
The skills for the career. The "importance" is how relevant the ability is to the occupation: scale of 1-5. The "level" is the proficiency required by the occupation: scale of 0-100. Results are sorted by importance first, then level.
Job Titles
A list of job titles for all unique postings in a given career, sorted by frequency.
Considering your career interests and potential trajectories within the physical and life sciences? There are scholarship opportunities that provide both …