Biologists

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Biologist, Research Biologist, Research Scientist, Scientist

What they do:
Research or study basic principles of plant and animal life, such as origin, relationship, development, anatomy, and functions.
On the job, you would:
  • 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.

Knowledge

Math and Science

  • biology
  • arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics

Arts and Humanities

  • English language

Safety and Government

  • law and government

Business

  • management

Skills

Basic Skills

  • using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems
  • listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions

Problem Solving

  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

People and Technology Systems

  • thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
  • figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it

Abilities

Verbal

  • communicate by speaking
  • communicate by writing

Ideas and Logic

  • make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
  • group things in different ways

Math

  • choose the right type of math to solve a problem
  • add, subtract, multiply, or divide

Memory

  • remember words, numbers, pictures, or steps

Personality

People interested in this work like activities that include ideas, thinking, and figuring things out.

They do well at jobs that need:

  • Attention to Detail
  • Cooperation
  • Integrity
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Initiative
  • Dependability

Technology

You might use software like this on the job:

Analytical or scientific software

  • Minitab
  • Visual Molecular Dynamics VMD

Presentation software

  • Microsoft PowerPoint Hot Technology In Demand

Object or component oriented development software

  • Perl Hot Technology
  • R Hot Technology In Demand

Education

Education: (rated 5 of 5)
master's degree or
bachelor's degree
usually needed

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