<p>I was wondering what kind of jobs one would get with a PhD in some area of bioscience, such as neuroscience, oncology, etc. I know that they can be hired in academia, but what areas/companies in the industry would hire them?
Would it be in high demand in the years to come?</p>
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<p>There is an overproduction of Ph. D’s in this country in most areas of science. That is why people post-doc for so long. It takes years to find a relevant job so the post doc sustains them (barely) while they search. Even then many do not get decent jobs and wind up needing a career change in their late 30’s to 40.</p>
<p>As things stand now, and the way they seem to be heading I generally don’t recommend Americans go into scientific research.</p>
<p>The US does not need science and technology. It needs wall street sharks and the people who take care of them. I suggest you learn a foreign language and go to a place that appreciates science and technology like Germany, Belgium, China, Japan, Korea, Singapore, etc.</p>
<p>haha, actually I really was considering going to Japan at some point and working. I took Japanese all throughout high school & really loved learning the language and the culture.
I’m just worried that I would not find good jobs in the bioscience fields in the US or abroad due to the amount of PhD’s being produced.
Are there any specific fields of bioscience that I could easily find jobs with in the US (or even abroad) with an MS or PhD?</p>
<p>No. The US needs people who majored in nursing, finance and aerospace engineering, because the US is interested in 3 things: stealing money through Wall Street, killing people, and taking care of the thieves and killers. The third role needs doctors and pharmacists but you can major in nursing, finance or aerospace then become a doctor. The other majors are for tricking dumb suckers or people who can’t handle math.</p>
<p>If you want to make a positive impact in humanity just get a PhD somewhere else. The value of the work you produce during a US PhD is over 100 times what they pay you. Think on this: if the professor doesn’t let you graduate with a PhD, he just doesn’t graduate you (but he doesn’t kick you out; just leaves you there as cheap labor and dangling the PhD in front of your eyes). If you’re a student in a department that needs alot of TAs (and bio is one), then you may be held on for years after you’ve published articles and had the ability to do your dissertation.</p>
<p>in contrast, in China the PhD program is a strict 5 years or less. If you don’t meet the requirements within 5 years you get kicked out with no degree. If you meet the requirements early, you get your degree early. Now in the US you can quit after 5 years and not get the degree, but if you’re going to do that why even enter a PhD program? Most other countries do not use the US system, which is specially designed for maximum exploitation of PhD students. You’ll be doing far more for your degree than the degree is doing for you.</p>