Biology/Chemistry?Biochemistry with no background??!!

College Majors Science Majors
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Hi all, could use some advice. So it took me way longer than it should have to figure out what I think I want to do in life.
Firstly, I have a big passion for bodybuilding and fitness and am a people person so of course…personal trainer!! Well I’ve been at it for a few years and am god at what I do, but for some odd reason I do not feel like it’s what I want to be doing. I am willing to cut my workload in half to go to college. Where I live PT doesn’t exactly make the kind of living to raise a family either(wife, 15 month old daughter)

Now in HS, I did not care one iota about anatomy/biology/chemistry but NOW 6 years later I am absolutely a science freak, albeit a self educated one and am the type of person that NEEDS hands on work. I am so interested in how the body works/supplements/drugs(as in androgens,peptides,weight loss,stimulants, etc don’t judge lol) I feel like I would love to work in research that could blend a few of these things together. So my questions are:

  1. Is it a bad idea to start as a hard science major? Things like Chem and Biochem I would be at a low level of knowledge(academia wise)
  2. What kind of work is there for someone with these specific interests, if at all?

Thank you for any and all ideas!!

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bump

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I’d say that the majors you propose will be hard to find good-paying employment with just a bachelors degree. For professional level employment (that is, not a lab tech) you will need a masters or doctoral degree.

In the applied sciences, I think you should be looking at physical therapy (sports medicine, maybe) or perhaps nursing.

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My cousin is pulling in 50k a year as a lab tech at our local hospital with an Associates. She has furthered her certifications since then but anyway, do you know if there is a research option for lab techs? I’m willing to move as well for jobs once I get the schooling.

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There are jobs, but not careers. A friend of mine with a bio degree got a 60k job fresh after graduation at a pharmaceutical company. But without a higher degree, you can’t advance very far.