A biochemistry degree can lead to a variety of career paths in clinical or commercial laboratories, advanced medical and scientific careers, biomedicine, biotechnology, pharmaceutics, food science, agriculture, healthcare, and forensics. Here are some examples of jobs where a biochemistry degree might come in handy:
- Agricultural scientist
- Biochemist
- Biochemistry professor
- Biochemical engineer
- Biological or biomedical engineer
- Clinical research associate
- Clinical scientist, biochemistry
- Data scientist
- Ecologist
- Forensic science technician
- Forensic scientist
- Medicinal chemist
- Microbiologist
- Nanotechnologist
- Pharmacologist
- Physician
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, as of May 2019, the median salary among biochemists and biophysicists was $94,490. Biochemistry degrees often lead to lucrative occupations, and individuals with only a bachelors degree in biochemistry sometimes work as science educators at primary and secondary schools. Someone who pairs a biochemistry undergraduate degree with a different graduate degree has a variety of options. For example, someone who studies biochemistry in college could head to law school and become a patent lawyer, to medical school to become a doctor or to veterinary school to pursue a career as a veterinarian.
