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.
Whether you’re looking for inside info on a field you’re curious about or want to talk to someone about their profession, the UW Alumni Association can help you get connected to alumni who can help.
Illumina’s mission is “to improve human health by unlocking the power of the genome.” They are currently recruiting for their summer 2024 internships, which include roles in bioinformatics, medical research, software development, business analytics, and more. Illumina offers its interns …
 At the University of Denver, in addition to their current graduate program, the Professional Science Master (PSM) in Biomedical Sciences degree, they are launching a new program, a Master of Science in Clinical Exercise Physiology degree that will start this …
More than ever, students need connections to help them explore what their career paths could look like after graduation. That’s where our incredible network of alumni come in!
Huskies@Work is a program run and supported by the UWAA that matches …
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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 …
Worldwide, more than 2,700 pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies comprise a trillion-dollar industry, with many of the top companies—and one of …