Life Scientists, All Other
Median salary
$93,750
Average salary
$107,860
Employment
7,460
Projected growth
3.7% growth
Annual openings
400
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree
What Life Scientists, All Other Do
All life scientists not listed separately.
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Career Outlook
National employment outlook, 2024–2034.
- Related work experience
- None
- On-the-job training
- None
- Self-employed
- Not available
Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.
Where This Career Is Most Concentrated
Metro areas where life scientists, all other make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).
- 1Durham-Chapel Hill, NC28.02× national avg
- 2New Orleans-Metairie, LA12.60× national avg
- 3Richmond, VA6.70× national avg
- 4Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA3.03× national avg
- 5Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD2.62× national avg
Related Education Programs
Schools that offer related fields of study, based on the NCES CIP-SOC crosswalk — not a guarantee that graduates enter this specific career.
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
- University of South Florida (Tampa, FL)grads earn ~$49,395
- Florida International University (Miami, FL)grads earn ~$46,718
- Arizona State University Campus Immersion (Tempe, AZ)grads earn ~$56,037
- Texas A&M University-College Station (College Station, TX)grads earn ~$61,734
- University of Central Florida (Orlando, FL)grads earn ~$51,313
Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering
- University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (San Marcos, CA)grads earn ~$76,852
- The University of Montana (Missoula, MT)grads earn ~$82,240
- University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (San Marcos, CA)grads earn ~$77,356
- University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)
- Arcadia University (Glenside, PA)
Behavioral Neuroscience
- University of California-Davis (Davis, CA)grads earn ~$57,378
- University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (Ann Arbor, MI)grads earn ~$67,537
- University of California-Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, CA)grads earn ~$66,171
- Ohio State University-Main Campus (Columbus, OH)
- University of California-Irvine (Irvine, CA)grads earn ~$54,323