Biologists

Bright outlookJob zone 5: extensive preparationO*NET 19-1029.04

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median pay per year, San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX

$51k10th$94kMedian$139k90th

New workers start near $50,690; experienced workers reach $139,070. About 150 people do this job in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.

Job outlook

Alamo region (San Antonio and 12 surrounding counties), Texas Workforce Commission projection 2024 to 2034; U.S. figures from the BLS.

Employment change: +26.7%; Alamo region, 150 to 190 jobs · U.S. +1%
Openings a year: 16; in the Alamo region, from growth and people leaving · U.S. 4,800
Employed in 2024: 150; in the Alamo region · U.S. 63,700

Typical entry education: Bachelor's degree

9 programs, with the college that teaches each.

The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.

Research or study basic principles of plant and animal life, such as origin, relationship, development, anatomy, and functions.

Develop and maintain liaisons and effective working relations with groups and individuals, agencies, and the public to encourage cooperative management strategies or to develop information and interpret findings.
Program and use computers to store, process, and analyze data.
Collect and analyze biological data about relationships among and between organisms and their environment.
Communicate test results to state and federal representatives and general public.
Identify, classify, and study structure, behavior, ecology, physiology, nutrition, culture, and distribution of plant and animal species.
Represent employer in a technical capacity at conferences.

Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.

Job zone 5, extensive preparation: A graduate or professional degree, usually after a bachelor's.

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