Biochemist
By: Kyle O'Brien
General Description
The average salary for a biochemist is $84,320.
Biochemist test and develop new technology to protect the environment and to prevent diseases. This job also has a predicted 10 year growth of 19%. Biochemist can work in any area from research to education.
Education
A good university that offers a biochemistry degree is The University of California-Berkeley. It is also highly recommended that you have a doctorate degree.
How does this career effect your daily life?
This career is a very high skill level area, and if you work in it, it is very likely that you work for a government agency of university's research department. They also often have to present findings to colleagues and conducting fundraising to support their research.
Four instruments used in this job:
Plastic/ Glass Tubes
Beakers and Laboratory Flask
Centrifuges
Graduated Cylinders
Interview 2 people as to why we should protect our freshwater ecosystem.
The first person I interviewed said that it was important because it is our water source.
The second said that we should protect it for the animals that live in them.