Occupational Employment Statistics
19-1021 Biochemists and Biophysicists
Study the chemical composition or physical principles of living cells and organisms, their electrical and mechanical energy, and related phenomena. May conduct research to further understanding of the complex chemical combinations and reactions involved in metabolism, reproduction, growth, and heredity. May determine the effects of foods, drugs, serums, hormones, and other substances on tissues and vital processes of living organisms.
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Minnesota
| 460 | 27 | $43.99/hr | $25.16/hr | $30.99/hr | $42.73/hr | $52.74/hr | $67.00/hr |
| Manufacturing | 120 | $52.74/hr |
| Professional and Business Services | 50 | $59.55/hr |
| Education and Health Services | 280 | $32.73/hr |
- Manage laboratory teams or monitor the quality of a team's work.
- Teach or advise undergraduate or graduate students or supervise their research.
- Research the chemical effects of substances, such as drugs, serums, hormones, or food, on tissues or vital processes.
- Study the chemistry of living processes, such as cell development, breathing and digestion, or living energy changes, such as growth, aging, or death.
- Study physical principles of living cells or organisms and their electrical or mechanical energy, applying methods and knowledge of mathematics, physics, chemistry, or biology.
- Prepare reports or recommendations, based upon research outcomes.
- Research how characteristics of plants or animals are carried through successive generations.
- Design or perform experiments with equipment, such as lasers, accelerators, or mass spectrometers.
- Study spatial configurations of submicroscopic molecules, such as proteins, using x-rays or electron microscopes.
- Develop new methods to study the mechanisms of biological processes.