Science degree

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's a dark side of the stem Hysteria. The reality is that most stem jobs are not particularly interesting or high-paying. The science degree can easily end up with a dead-end job.

The reality is most jobs PERIOD are not interesting or high-paying.

[Anonymous]

Possibilities really are endless. For much higher-profile careers, he'll need a graduate degree anyway.

I started as a pre-med biology major, but ended up as an environmental scientist, now on the executive team of a non-profit.

Of my many friends graduating with science majors (everything from biology, to chem, to physics, to environmental science) from a top-10 school, there are doctors, physical therapists, lawyers, inventors (one started his own brewing equipment business, another works for some sort of tech company in silicone valley), wildlife biologists, professors, medical researchers, people in medical sales, renewable energy specialists, EPA & USDA employees, pharmacists, and home-schooling stay at home parents. Pretty much everyone got an advanced degree (both inventors are phD physicists and the one who homeschools has a phD in chemistry).

[Anonymous]

^ I only mention the top ten school part because I've found that that often helps graduates secure jobs in the field of their interest. Most of the administrative assistants at the non-profits I have worked for also have biology degrees. I do know plenty of people from lower-profile schools who have excelled in science-related fields, but all of them have solid advanced degrees.

[Anonymous]

This will give you some ideas.

http://study.com/articles/Life_Science_Jobs_Options_and_Requirements.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's a dark side of the stem Hysteria. The reality is that most stem jobs are not particularly interesting or high-paying. The science degree can easily end up with a dead-end job.

The reality is most jobs PERIOD are not interesting or high-paying.

+1

And I find even the "boring" tech jobs to be interesting to me!

[Anonymous]

My daughter’s like you n that respect!^

[Anonymous]

This question is way too broad.

But the answer is: literally anything.

(Unless you do a pre-professional bachelors (engineering, prelaw, premed, nursing, etc), the answer to this question will always be "literally anything" because no one cares what your undergrad degree is in if it starts with "Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science")

At least, that's my experience. If hiring a junior person at my research focused think tank, I'd look at (a) work experience, (b) school attended in conjunction with GPA received, (c) references, and then finally (d) major.

[Anonymous]

Other options if you want be in the medical field, but don't get into med school: Physician Assistant, podiatrist. optometry.

[Anonymous]

He needs a masters at least.

[Anonymous]

For what? Not a business career.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For what? Not a business career.

Really? At my undergrad school, many of the investment banks came to recruit for analyst positions and the STEM majors snagged most of the best jobs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid is thinking of doing this. If he doesn't get into med school, what can he do?

pharmacy, they have almost no standards.

[Anonymous]

The "for what/business degree" comment referred to the PP (about needing a masters) not to the OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For what? Not a business career.

To be employable