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

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Currently Employed: 60,400

Projected Annual Job Openings: 4,700

Typical Hourly Wage: $31.93 - $57.40

Typical Annual Salary: $66,400 - $119,390

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Typical education needed for entry: Bachelor's degree

Typical work experience needed for a job in this occupation: No work experience

Typical on-the-job training once you have a job in this occupation: No on-the-job training

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Prepare technical and research reports, such as environmental impact reports, and communicate the results to individuals in industry, government, or the general public.
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.
Collect and analyze biological data about relationships among and between organisms and their environment.
Plan and administer biological research programs for government, research firms, medical industries, or manufacturing firms.
Supervise biological technicians and technologists and other scientists.
Identify, classify, and study structure, behavior, ecology, physiology, nutrition, culture, and distribution of plant and animal species.
Write grant proposals to obtain funding for biological research.
Communicate test results to state and federal representatives and general public.
Research environmental effects of present and potential uses of land and water areas, determining methods of improving environmental conditions or such outputs as crop yields.
Study and manage wild animal populations.

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