Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Tasks Include:
- Plan and direct studies to investigate human or animal disease, preventive methods, and treatments for disease.
- Follow strict safety procedures when handling toxic materials to avoid contamination.
- Evaluate effects of drugs, gases, pesticides, parasites, and microorganisms at various levels.
- Teach principles of medicine and medical and laboratory procedures to physicians, residents, students, and technicians.
- Prepare and analyze organ, tissue, and cell samples to identify toxicity, bacteria, or microorganisms or to study cell structure.
- Conduct research to develop methodologies, instrumentation, and procedures for medical application, analyzing data and presenting findings to the scientific audience and general public.
- Write and publish articles in scientific journals.
- Write applications for research grants.
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Projections Quick View:
Virginia: +8.9%
National: +17.4%
Education
Doctoral Degree
Job Zone:
Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Highest ($50,000 and up)
Median Earnings:
National
$99,930.00
State
$78,350.00
Regional
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Description
Career Cluster: | Health Science |
Conduct research dealing with the understanding of human diseases and the improvement of human health. Engage in clinical investigation, research and development, or other related activities.
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Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Education
Required Level of Education
- Doctoral Degree = 35.91%
- Post-Doctoral Training = 24.70%
- Master's Degree = 24.59%
- Bachelor's Degree = 7.95%
- Post-Master's Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Master's degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees at the doctoral level. = 6.85%
Related Work Experience
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 31.05%
- Over 10 years = 29.78%
- Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years = 21.49%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 17.68%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 38.75%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 15.20%
- None = 15.11%
- Up to and including 1 month = 14.15%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 6.15%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 6.08%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 4.57%
On-the-Job Training
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 33.73%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 18.44%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 14.15%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 13.45%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 8.54%
- None or short demonstration = 7.37%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 4.32%
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Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Plan and direct studies to investigate human or animal disease, preventive methods, and treatments for disease.
- Follow strict safety procedures when handling toxic materials to avoid contamination.
- Evaluate effects of drugs, gases, pesticides, parasites, and microorganisms at various levels.
- Teach principles of medicine and medical and laboratory procedures to physicians, residents, students, and technicians.
- Prepare and analyze organ, tissue, and cell samples to identify toxicity, bacteria, or microorganisms or to study cell structure.
- Conduct research to develop methodologies, instrumentation, and procedures for medical application, analyzing data and presenting findings to the scientific audience and general public.
- Write and publish articles in scientific journals.
- Write applications for research grants.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Standardize drug dosages, methods of immunization, and procedures for manufacture of drugs and medicinal compounds.
- Investigate cause, progress, life cycle, or mode of transmission of diseases or parasites.
- Confer with health departments, industry personnel, physicians, and others to develop health safety standards and public health improvement programs.
- Study animal and human health and physiological processes.
- Consult with and advise physicians, educators, researchers, and others regarding medical applications of physics, biology, and chemistry.
- Use equipment such as atomic absorption spectrometers, electron microscopes, flow cytometers, or chromatography systems.
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Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Tools and Technology
Tools Include:
- Chromatography tubing (Absorption tubes)
- Spectrophotometers (Atomic absorption AA spectrophotometers)
- Steam autoclaves or sterilizers (Autoclaves)
- Benchtop centrifuges (Automated centrifuges)
- Deoxyribonucleic sequence analyzers (Automated deoxyribonucleic acid DNA sequencers)
- Laboratory balances (Balances)
- Beta counters
- Binocular light compound microscopes
- Laboratory blenders or emulsifiers (Blenders)
- Blood gas analyzers (Blood gas machines)
- Calorimeters (Bomb calorimeters)
- Medical ultrasound bone densitometers (Bone ultrasound densitometers)
- Instrumentation for capillary electrophoresis (Capillary electrophoresis equipment)
- Dry wall single chamber carbon dioxide incubators (Carbon dioxide CO2 incubators)
- Ultrasonic disintegrators (Cell disruptors)
- Benchtop centrifuges (Centrifuges)
- Chemistry analyzers
- Chromatography tubing (Chromatographic tubes)
- Coagulation analyzers (Coagulation machines)
- Spectrophotometers (Cold vapor atomic absorption spectrophotometers)
- Colorimeters
- Medical computed tomography CT or CAT scanners or tubes (Computerized axial tomography CAT scanners)
- Scanning light or spinning disk or laser scanning microscopes (Confocal microscopes)
- Manual or electronic hematology differential cell counters (Coulter counters)
- Laboratory filtration hardware or accessories (Crossflow filtration systems)
- Cuvettes
- Mobile or transportable medical linear accelerators (Cyclotrons)
- Complementary deoxyribonucleic acid cDNA synthesis kits (Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA synthesizers)
- Desktop computers
- Thin layer chromatography tanks (Developing tanks)
- Manual or electronic hematology differential cell counters (Differential cell counters)
- Conductivity meters (Electrical conductivity meters)
- Electrocardiography EKG units (Electrocardiography EKG machines)
- Electron microscopes
- Electrophoresis system power supplies (Electrophoresis power systems)
- Laboratory flasks (Erlenmeyer flasks)
- Standard fermentation units (Fermenters)
- Laboratory funnels (Filter funnels)
- Microcentrifuges (Fixed-angle microfuges)
- Spectrophotometers (Flame atomic absorption spectrophotometers)
- Photometers (Flame photometers)
- Laboratory flasks (Flasks)
- Microbiology analyzers (Flow cytometers)
- Spectrophotometers (Fourier Transform IR spectrophotometers)
- Fume hoods or cupboards (Fume hoods)
- Gamma counters
- Gas chromatographs (Gas chromatographs GC)
- Gel documentation systems
- Gel dryers
- Gel boxes (Gel electrophoresis boxes)
- Laboratory washing machines (Glassware washers)
- Spectrophotometers (Graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrophotometers)
- Laboratory heaters (Heat lamps)
- Dry baths or heating blocks (Heating blocks)
- Hematology analyzers
- High pressure liquid chromatograph chromatography (High-pressure liquid chromatographs)
- Medical magnetic resonance imaging MRI scanners (High-resolution functional magnetic resonance imaging MRI equipment)
- Benchtop centrifuges (High-speed centrifuges)
- Homogenizers
- Laboratory mechanical convection ovens (Hot air ovens)
- Laboratory hotplates (Hot plates)
- Forced air or mechanical convection general purpose incubators (Incubators)
- Ion chromatographs
- Laboratory evaporators
- Laminar flow cabinets or stations (Laminar flow hoods)
- Notebook computers (Laptop computers)
- Laser printers
- Robotic or automated liquid handling systems (Liquid handling robots)
- Magnetic stirrers
- Mainframe computers
- Mass spectrometers
- Laboratory graduated cylinders (Measuring cylinders)
- Medical magnetic resonance imaging MRI scanners (Medical magnetic resonance imaging MRI equipment)
- Chemistry analyzers (Mercury analyzers)
- Robotic or automated liquid handling systems (Microarrayer scanners)
- Petri plates or dishes (Microdiffusion dishes)
- Microplate readers
- Videoscopes (Microscope/video camera stations)
- Nuclear magnetic resonance NMR spectrometers (Nuclear magnetic resonance NMR spectroscopes)
- Pasteur or transfer pipettes (Pasteur pipettes)
- Hematology or chemistry mixers (Peptide synthesizers)
- Personal computers
- Petri plates or dishes (Petri dishes)
- pH meters
- Dropping pipettes (Pipettes)
- Microplate washers (Plate washers)
- Medical positron emission tomography PET units (Positron emission tomography PET scanners)
- Laboratory funnels (Powder funnels)
- Spectrophotometers (Recording spectrophotometers)
- Refrigerated benchtop centrifuges (Refrigerated centrifuges)
- Refrigerated benchtop centrifuges (Refrigerated swinging bucket centrifuges)
- Vacuum or rotary evaporators (Rotary evaporators)
- Liquid scintillation counters (Scintillation counters)
- Ion selective electrode ISE meters (Selective ion meters)
- Shaking incubators
- Vacuum or centrifugal concentrators (Speed vacs)
- Laboratory sprayers (Spray atomizers)
- Extracting equipment for laboratories (Steam distillation apparatus)
- Benchtop centrifuges (Tabletop centrifuges)
- Temperature cycling chambers or thermal cyclers (Thermal cyclers)
- Thinlayer chromatographs (Thin layer chromatography equipment)
- Microplates (Thin layer chromatography plates)
- Ultracentrifuges
- Ultra cold or ultralow upright cabinets or freezers (Ultralow freezers)
- Medical ultrasound or doppler or pulse echo or echography units for general diagnostic use (Ultrasound imaging scanners)
- Ultraviolet crosslinkers (Ultraviolet UV crosslinkers)
- Spectrophotometers (Ultraviolet-Visible UV/VIS spectrophotometers)
- Laboratory flasks (Volumetric flasks)
- Vortex mixers
Technologies Include:
- Analytical or scientific software
- BioArray Software Environment BASE software
- Medical Scientists HybridAI
- Medical Scientists MediSave
- PerkinElmer TurboMass
- Statistical software
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- Thermo ToxLab
- Triple G ULTRA Laboratory Information System
- Waters MassLynx
- Waters Millennium32
- Waters Q-DIS/QM LIMS
- Data base user interface and query software
- Database software
- Waters eLab Notebook
- Waters Empower 2
- Development environment software
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- Graphics or photo imaging software
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop software
- Presentation software
- Presentation software
- Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Excel
- Spreadsheet software
- Word processing software
- Microsoft Word
- Word processing software
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Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Special Requirements
EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
Must be a graduate of an accredited school of pharmacy or medical school with a PhD in pharmacology.
Many pharmacologists are also doctors with an M.D. from medical school.
Some pharmacologists who specialize in animal pharmacology are also doctors of veterinary medicine (D.V.M.) from an accredited veterinary school.
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Practical experience not exceeding 12 months.
Gain practical experience in prescription compounding and dispensing within a pharmacy for a period of not less than six months.
During the six months you must have a minimum of 1,000 hours.
EXAM:
Four times a year.
In order to take the exam you must have graduated from an accredited school.
LICENSE RENEWAL:
Once a year on Dec. 31st.
Required Fees:
Exam Fee: $250 State: $125
License Fee: $50
Renewal Fee: $50
Additional Fee: Application $50
For More Information, Contact:
Department Of Health Professions
Board Of Pharmacy
6606 West Broad Street, 4th Floor
Richmond, VA 23230-1717
Phone: 804.662.9911
TTY: 804.662.7197
Fax: 804.662.9943
http://www.dhp.virginia.gov/
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Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Additional Resources
For information on careers in the biological sciences, contact:
American Institute of Biological Sciences
Suite 200
1444 I St. NW.
Washington, DC 20005
http://www.aibs.org
For information on careers in physiology, contact:
American Physiological Society
Education Office
9650 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20814
http://www.the-aps.org
For information on careers in biochemistry or biological sciences, contact:
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
9650 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20814
http://www.faseb.org
For a brochure entitled Is a Career in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Right for Me, contact:
American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS)
2107 Wilson Blvd.
Suite #700
Arlington, VA 22201
http://www.aaps.org/careers/
For information on careers in microbiology, contact:
American Society for Microbiology
Office of Education and Training-Career Information
1325 Massachusetts Ave. NW.
Washington, DC 20005
http://www.asm.org/
Information on obtaining a biological or medical scientist position with the Federal Government is available from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) through a telephone-based system. Consult your telephone directory under U.S. Government for a local number or call (912) 757-3000; Federal Relay Service: (800) 877-8339 The first number is not tollfree and charges may result.
Information also is available from the OPM Internet site:
http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/Standards/IORs/gs1900/1980b.htm
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Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
92.50 | Biology | Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment. |
77.75 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
66.75 | Medicine and Dentistry | Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures. |
61.00 | Chemistry | Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods. |
55.50 | Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
49.50 | Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
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Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Skills
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
81.25 | Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
78.00 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
78.00 | Science | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. |
78.00 | Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
75.00 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
75.00 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
75.00 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
75.00 | Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
72.00 | Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
68.75 | Systems Analysis | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. |
65.50 | Mathematics | Using mathematics to solve problems. |
65.50 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
59.50 | Learning Strategies | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. |
56.25 | Instructing | Teaching others how to do something. |
56.25 | Systems Evaluation | Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system. |
53.00 | Service Orientation | Actively looking for ways to help people. |
53.00 | Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
50.00 | Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
50.00 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
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Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
78.00 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
78.00 | Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
78.00 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
75.00 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
75.00 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
75.00 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
75.00 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
75.00 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
75.00 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
72.00 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
68.75 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
68.75 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
59.50 | Mathematical Reasoning | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. |
56.25 | Fluency of Ideas | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). |
56.25 | Originality | The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. |
56.25 | Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
53.00 | Number Facility | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. |
53.00 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
50.00 | Memorization | The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures. |
50.00 | Speed of Closure | The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns. |
50.00 | Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. |
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Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
89.50 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
86.75 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
83.00 | Thinking Creatively | Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
81.75 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
81.50 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
81.25 | Working with Computers | Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
78.50 | Analyzing Data or Information | Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
77.50 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
76.75 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
76.75 | Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
76.50 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
75.75 | Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information | Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. |
70.50 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
67.25 | Scheduling Work and Activities | Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others. |
65.75 | Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others | Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. |
63.75 | Training and Teaching Others | Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
62.00 | Developing and Building Teams | Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members. |
58.50 | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials | Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
57.75 | Providing Consultation and Advice to Others | Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics. |
56.75 | Developing Objectives and Strategies | Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them. |
56.50 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
53.50 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
53.25 | Coaching and Developing Others | Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills. |
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Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
88.25 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
86.00 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
84.00 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
82.00 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
79.00 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
78.50 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
78.50 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
77.00 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
75.25 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
72.75 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
72.75 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
71.75 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
70.75 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
70.75 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
66.75 | Social Orientation | Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. |
63.25 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
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Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
77.83 | Achievement | Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement. |
77.83 | Recognition | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status. |
77.83 | Independence | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy. |
75.00 | Working Conditions | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions. |
55.50 | Relationships | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service. |
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Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
98.80 | Electronic Mail | How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
96.80 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
96.20 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
96.20 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
93.40 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
91.40 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
88.20 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
83.00 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
82.80 | Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets? |
79.80 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
79.20 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
78.20 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
77.60 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
76.60 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
74.20 | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? |
74.00 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
73.80 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
70.40 | Exposed to Hazardous Conditions | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions? |
68.60 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
65.80 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
65.60 | Spend Time Sitting | How much does this job require sitting? |
65.40 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
62.00 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
61.40 | Letters and Memos | How often does the job require written letters and memos? |
60.00 | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
58.80 | Exposed to Disease or Infections | How often does this job require exposure to disease/infections? |
56.60 | Spend Time Standing | How much does this job require standing? |
55.80 | Frequency of Conflict Situations | How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
50.60 | Exposed to Contaminants | How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? |
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Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
- Job Training
- Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
- Examples
- These occupations often involve coordinating, training, supervising, or managing the activities of others to accomplish goals. Very advanced communication and organizational skills are required. Examples include pharmacists, lawyers, astronomers, biologists, clergy, physician assistants, and veterinarians.
- Education
- Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
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Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $58,190.00 | $99,930.00 | $132,870.00 |
Virginia | $50,150.00 | $78,350.00 | $123,770.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | $73,702.97 | $129,812.76 | $159,359.37 |
Bay Consortium | $74,167.15 | $81,358.31 | $120,695.29 |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | $55,373.54 | $82,865.08 | $127,035.98 |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | $52,624.80 | $85,586.82 | $132,429.62 |
Hampton Roads | $55,440.00 | $86,375.00 | $117,988.09 |
New River/Mt. Rogers | $59,160.71 | $84,195.32 | $109,531.07 |
Northern Virginia | $71,773.55 | $99,151.91 | $143,091.23 |
Piedmont Workforce | $51,308.06 | $67,259.47 | $95,913.03 |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | $69,811.95 | $104,142.63 | $138,583.39 |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 119,200 | 140,000 | +17.4% |
Virginia | 1,704 | 1,856 | +8.9% |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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