Biomedical Scientists are frequently employed at large pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, clinical and academic institution. They can also pursue careers where advanced education and experience in biomedical research is needed outside of traditional laboratory research such as patent law, public policy, science journalism/technical writing and pharmaceutical sales.

How much do Biomedical Scientists Make?

BLS reports the median pay for biomedical scientists with advanced degree was $88,790 per year in 2019 (https://www.bls.gov/ooh/life-physical-and-social-science/medical-scientists.htm); whereas bioinformaticians make a median salary of $122,840 per year. The overall biomedical scientist job outlook for 2018-2028 is reported at 8% (faster than average); The overall job outlook for bioinformaticians is described as excellent as the demand highly outweighs the supply and more and more companies will need to adopt big data analytics and ranges from to 16 to 30% (much faster than average).

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