Biology Laboratory Technician
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Add ComparisonIn 2024, the locations with the highest concentration of Biology Laboratory Technician degree recipients are Sanford, FL, St. Louis, MO, and Rockville, MD. In 2024, the locations with a relatively high number of Biology Laboratory Technician degree recipients are Quincy, MA, Sanford, FL, and Ardmore, OK. The most common degree awarded to students studying Biology Laboratory Technician is a certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Biology Laboratory Technician and the types of students that study this field. Seminole State College of Florida awards the most degrees in Biology Laboratory Technician in the US, but Quincy College and Middlesex Community College have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Biology Laboratory Technician.
Tuition costs for Biology Laboratory Technician majors are, on average, $4,205 for in-state public colleges, and $45,644 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Biology Laboratory Technician programs are Public, 2-year institutions (58 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (703 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Biology Laboratory Technician, is Public, 4-year or above (703 completions in 2024).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Biology Laboratory Technician programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
Seminole State College of Florida has the most Biology Laboratory Technician degree recipients, with 309 degrees awarded in 2024.
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Biology Laboratory Technician.
Out of all institutions that offer Biology Laboratory Technician programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Quincy College has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Biology Laboratory Technician, with 10.7%.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Biology Laboratory Technician by year.
Information on the businesses and industries that employ Science Technologies graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.
The average salary for Science Technologies majors is $89,177 and the most common occupations are Radiologic technologists and technicians, Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, and Diagnostic medical sonographers.
The industry that employs the most Science Technologies majors is General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Commercial & service industry machinery manufacturing.
The average salary for Science Technologies majors is $89,177 and the most common occupations are Radiologic technologists and technicians, Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, and Diagnostic medical sonographers.
This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Science Technologies majors.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Science Technologies majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Science Technologies majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
The most common occupations for Science Technologies majors, by number of employees, are Radiologic technologists and technicians, Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, and Diagnostic medical sonographers.
Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Science Technologies majors working as Radiation therapists, Diagnostic related technologists & technicians, and Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters.
The highest paid occupations by median income for Science Technologies majors are Surgeons, Dentists, and Physicians.
The number of Science Technologies graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.7%, from 17,793 in 2023 to 18,452 in 2024.
The largest single share of Science Technologies graduates go on to work as Radiologic technologists and technicians (25.9%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Science Technologies by share of the total number of graduates.
The most common industries that employ Science Technologies majors, by number of employees, are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, Outpatient care centers, and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges.
The highest paying industries of Science Technologies majors, by average wage, are Commercial & service industry machinery manufacturing, Broadcasting & content providers, and Waste management & remediation services.
The number of Science Technologies graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.7%, from 17,793 in 2023 to 18,452 in 2024.
The industry which employs the most Science Technologies graduates by share is General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, followed by Outpatient care centers. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Science Technologies.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Science Technologies majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Science Technologies majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Science Technologies in the United States.
The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Science Technologies is 40.6.
The most common degree type these workers hold is a Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years. Female employees are more likely to hold Science Technologies degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Science Technologies (503 students).
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Science Technologies. The most common ages of employees with this major are 36 and 41 years old, which represent 5.66% and 5.08% of the population, respectively.
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Biology Laboratory Technician are Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years, Associates Degree, and 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate.
The most common degree types held by the working population in Science Technologies are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Doctorate degree.
This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Biology Laboratory Technician.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Biology Laboratory Technician for each race & ethnicity.
In 2024, White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Associates Degree recipients in Biology Laboratory Technician.
White Female students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.
There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Finland that hold Science Technologies degrees (29.1 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is India (615 degree recipients).
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Biology Laboratory Technician field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Biology Laboratory Technician majors need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Biology Laboratory Technician majors need more than the average amount of Science, Equipment Maintenance, and Operation and Control.
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 Biology Laboratory Technician 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, Critical Thinking, and Active Listening are the three most important skills for people in the field.
