High opportunity occupation
About this job
Biologists and related scientists carry out research to gain knowledge of living organisms, to manage natural resources, and to develop new practices and products related to medicine and agriculture.
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Biologists and related scientists work in both laboratory and field settings for:
- governments
- environmental consulting companies
- resource and utilities companies
- chemical, pharmaceutical and biotechnical companies
- health and educational institutions
Common job titles
- agrogeologist
- algologist
- anatomist
- animal biologist
- animal ecologist
- animal geneticist
- animal nutritionist
- animal taxonomist
- apiculture entomologist
- astrobiologist
- bacteriologist, animal health
- bacteriologist, food production
- bacteriologist, human health
- bacteriologist, industrial
- bacteriologist, pharmaceutical
- bacteriologist, public health
- bacteriologist, soil
- bioinformatician
- biologist, cell / cellular
- biologist, developmental
- biologist, environmental
- biologist, research
- biologist, wildlife
- biology taxonomist
- biophysicist, physiological
- botanist, economic
- bryologist
- cytochemist / cytogeneticist / cytologist
- ecobiologist / ecologist
- ecologist, forest / rural
- embryologist
- enzymologist
- etiologist
- geneticist
- geneticist, developmental
- helminthologist, wildlife
- herpetologist
- histologist / histiopathologist
- hydrobiologist
- ichthyologist
- immunologist / laboratory immunologist
- limnologist
- malariologist
- mammalogist
- marine biologist / marine hydrobiologist
- microbiologist
- molecular biologist / geneticist
- mycologist
- naturalist
- naturalist, interpretative / wildlife
- nematologist
- ornithologist
- osteologist
- parasitologist
- park naturalist
- pharmacologist
- physiologist
- physiologist, human / insect / animal
- physiologist-biochemist - nuclear medicine
- phytobiologist / phytopathologist
- plant anatomist / pathologist
- plant breeder / nematologist / taxonomist
- plant ecologist / population biologist
- population geneticist
- poultry scientist
- protozoologist
- scientist, agricultural research
- serologist
- systematist, biology / systems biologist
- toxicologist, descriptive / mechanistic
- toxicologist, environmental / occupational
- trainer, marine mammal
- zoologist, vertebrate / invertebrate
- agrogeologist
- algologist
- anatomist
- animal biologist
- animal ecologist
- animal geneticist
- animal nutritionist
- animal taxonomist
- apiculture entomologist
- astrobiologist
- bacteriologist, animal health
- bacteriologist, food production
- bacteriologist, human health
- bacteriologist, industrial
- bacteriologist, pharmaceutical
- bacteriologist, public health
- bacteriologist, soil
- bioinformatician
- biologist, cell / cellular
- biologist, developmental
- biologist, environmental
- biologist, research
- biologist, wildlife
- biology taxonomist
- biophysicist, physiological
- botanist, economic
- bryologist
- cytochemist / cytogeneticist / cytologist
- ecobiologist / ecologist
- ecologist, forest / rural
- embryologist
- enzymologist
- etiologist
- geneticist
- geneticist, developmental
- helminthologist, wildlife
- herpetologist
- histologist / histiopathologist
- hydrobiologist
- ichthyologist
- immunologist / laboratory immunologist
- limnologist
- malariologist
- mammalogist
- marine biologist / marine hydrobiologist
- microbiologist
- molecular biologist / geneticist
- mycologist
- naturalist
- naturalist, interpretative / wildlife
- nematologist
- ornithologist
- osteologist
- parasitologist
- park naturalist
- pharmacologist
- physiologist
- physiologist, human / insect / animal
- physiologist-biochemist - nuclear medicine
- phytobiologist / phytopathologist
- plant anatomist / pathologist
- plant breeder / nematologist / taxonomist
- plant ecologist / population biologist
- population geneticist
- poultry scientist
- protozoologist
- scientist, agricultural research
- serologist
- systematist, biology / systems biologist
- toxicologist, descriptive / mechanistic
- toxicologist, environmental / occupational
- trainer, marine mammal
- zoologist, vertebrate / invertebrate
Earnings
Annual provincial median salary
$80,212
Source:
2020 Job Bank Wage data
Provincial hourly rate
Source: 2020 Job Bank Wage Report