Animal Behavior & Ethology

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Average Wage
$127,420
growing 1.76%
People in Workforce
3.23M
growing 3.87%
Average Employee Age
41
declining 0.138%

Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Biology graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.

The average salary for Biology majors is $127,420 and the most common occupations are Physicians, Postsecondary teachers, and Other Physical Scientists.

The industry that employs the most Biology majors is General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Offices of physicians.

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

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$127,420
Average Wage in Workforce
± $1,905
1.76%
1 Year Growth
± 2.1%

The average salary for Biology majors is $127,420 and the most common occupations are Physicians, Postsecondary teachers, and Other Physical Scientists.

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Most Common

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The most common occupations for Biology majors, by number of employees, are Physicians, Postsecondary teachers, and Other Physical Scientists.

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Most Specialized

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Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Biology majors working as N/A.

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Highest Paid

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Occupations by Share

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3.23M
2024 Workforce
± 43,685
3.87%
1 Year Growth
± 1.86%

The number of Biology graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.87%, from 3.11M in 2023 to 3.23M in 2024.

The largest single share of Biology graduates go on to work as Physicians (13.7%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Biology by share of the total number of graduates.

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Most Common

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Highest Paid

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Industries by Share

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Animal Behavior & Ethology is from the 2 Digit Course Biology.
3.23M
2024 Workforce
± 43,685
3.87%
1 Year Growth
± 1.86%

The number of Biology graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.87%, from 3.11M in 2023 to 3.23M in 2024.

The industry which employs the most Biology graduates by share is General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, followed by Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Biology.

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Specialty Locations

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Animal Behavior & Ethology is from the 2 Digit Course Biology.

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Biology majors.

Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Biology majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.

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Diversity

Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Biology in the United States.

The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Biology is 41.

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Workforce Age

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Animal Behavior & Ethology is from the 2 Digit Course Biology.
41
Average Age in 2024
± 0.18 Years
0.138%
1 Year Change
± 0.626%

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Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Animal Behavior & Ethology field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Animal Behavior & Ethology majors need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Animal Behavior & Ethology majors need more than the average amount of Science, Operation and Control, and Operations Monitoring.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Animal Behavior & Ethology majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Science is very distinctive for majors, but the Reading Comprehension, Judgment and Decision Making, and Active Listening are the three most important skills for people in the field.

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