<p>I'm planning to follow the pre-med track and plan to major in Biology in college. The issue is about 50% of people actually get accepted to medical school, and that number varies from school to school. Let's say I don't get in (God forbid), what can I do with with a biology background? Besides teaching.</p>
<p>Good question… I’ve been wondering about the same thing.</p>
<p>any answers??</p>
<p>Here’s a list, compiled by Penn Career Services, of places where graduates from various majors have gone on to do. [Career</a> Services, University of Pennsylvania](<a href=“http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/college/majors/index.html]Career”>http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/college/majors/index.html)</p>
<p>^Thanks, but Penn is an Ivy league and more elite. What if I went to a state uni, I don’t think i might have the same job options as them.</p>
<p>A college aquaintance of mine majored in biology, but also had a passion for fashion. She became a buyer at a national dept store, and is now a top executive at a national specialty chain store.</p>
<p>But…if you want to stick with health - nurse, physician’s assistant, public health. If you want to stick with science – there are various aspects of research (clinical, theoretical, commercial) you could pursue.</p>
<p>I know two people who majored in biology because they wanted to go to medical school. Both of them decided it was not for them and didn’t apply. One went on to graduate school for medical dietetics and the other is a pharmaceutical sales rep.</p>
<p>A friend of mine who was a Biology major is a professional juggler</p>
<p>teaching certificate, PA school masters, masters of social work, masters of architecture, teaching in private school without a certificate, substitute teaching, administrative assistant at a VAMC, graduate school for MS, graduate school for PhD- all of these i have personally known with biology degrees</p>
<p>I worked in J&J research before, saw many RA’s with undergrad degree, but not too much upward mobility. In bio research, you need a phd.</p>
<p>I majored in zoology. I spent a good part of my career as a writer and editor who needed to be able to translate technical information and jargon into something readable by non-technical people. I’m now director of a different kind of department at my company.I think that having some science and math background is very helpful in many careers.</p>
<p>I’ve worked with many people in business who had non-business majors. VP-Human resources with History major, for example or the president of a manufacturing company who has a MSW.</p>
<p>D was a biology major who decided not to apply to med school. She is currently finishing a Doctor in Physical Therapy degree–ironically taught in the medical school 
She was not interested in research so opted not to puruse a Phd. The majority of bio majors in her class have pursued some avenue of science/health related careers, most of them via advanced degrees. </p>
<p>It does appear that for best “upward mobility” in a career that utilizes the biology degree, a master’s degree or higher is most often required/expected.</p>
<p>I have a friend who is a bio major but wasn’t interested in pre-med. She prefers the environmental science or animal science track. She went to grad school after she got her BA and got an Ivy-League certificate in environmental sciences. She just finished and she’s volunteering at a Wild Horse preserve in the Dakotas for break since the certificate program was so intense. She’s looking for jobs either in animal care (zookeeping type jobs or working on preserves or other animal conservation jobs), and is also interested in working in national parks, or doing anything related to conservation. She’s been finding quite a few jobs, though working in zoos is pretty low-paying at the beginning.</p>
<p>Biology majors with a fair amount of lab experience (i.e. a bit more than the usual) often can find work as lab technicians. The pay depends on level, on the lab, etc.</p>
<p>To the Original Poster; you’re joking, right?</p>
<p>There are various careers available for a Biology major right now. Keep in mind that there are more options for a M.S. holder but nevertheless there’s much to choose from. Environmental science is in demand right now, from government regulatory agencies to private consultants in the construction field. My firm hires environmental consultants all of the time at very high $$$ rates.</p>
<p>H majored in biology and after graduate school, got into biotech - doing technology transfer and business development.</p>
<p>A friend of mine was a biology major. He went on to business school, and went on to venture capital where he evaluated patent portfolios and technologies of new biotech companies that wanted more money from his firm to expand. He is now far wealthier than a plastique sturgeon in LA.</p>
<p>You can go to law school. I seem to recall my husband telling our biology-major son that there are niches in law for those with science backgrounds.</p>
<p>One friend of mine with a bio degree from a state university worked her way up in an animal laboratory with a bio degree. Another is a top person at a pharmaceutical company supervising the clinical research department. I also know technical writers who write first drafts of journal articles (that is now controversial, but it is still done), advertising copywriters who work on pharmaceutical advertising, marketing people. Being able to learn and interpret scientific information is valued/ But a graduate degree is more valued.</p>
<p>I have a zoology degree. I worked for a Fish and Game department and had a blast. I later got a master’s degree in Fish and Wildlife Sciences and I worked for an environmental non profit group. Every state has a Fish and Game department and most states have an Ecology/EPA kind of agency. </p>
<p>I’d have to say that Fish and Wildlife work is for the passionate outdoors person. It is not well paid – but those who love it do so for non monetary reasons. It is wonderful to see and be in wild parts of the world. </p>
<p>If you go the Fish and Wildlife route, please don’t be a jerk. The money comes in (primarily) from hunters and fishermen who buy licenses. (If you buy a bird guide and a pair of binoculars, NO money usually goes to wildlife conservation – but rifles, bullets, fishing gear, hunting licenses all have a portion that goes to wildlife management or habitat purchase). It always pains me when some nice young person slams hunters, adores endangered species and is . . . totally ignorant of how money comes in the door for any work for any species. </p>
<p>I’ve worked both big game and endangered species – both have been amazing work that brought me into contact with dedicated, smart people. No one is rich but many are making significant differences in their region for wildlife and for habitat.</p>