Occupational Employment Statistics
            
            
                
    
    
    
    
        
    
    
        19-1029  Biological Scientists, All Other
    
    
        
    
        
    
        
        
        All biological scientists not listed separately.
    
    
        
    
    
        
        
        
	
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
		
	
	
		| Minnesota | 960 | 154 | $40.18/hr | $20.40/hr | $26.83/hr | $37.86/hr | $49.22/hr | $61.32/hr | 
	
	 
        
     
    
        
    
    
        
            
            
	
		
		
		
	
		
			
		
	
	
		| Manufacturing | 70 | $52.68/hr | 
		| Trade, Transportation and Utilities | N/A | N/A | 
		| Professional and Business Services | 450 | $34.96/hr | 
		| Education and Health Services | 150 | $29.86/hr | 
		| Public Administration | N/A | N/A | 
	
	 
         
        
             
        
        
            
            
         
        
            
            
        
     
    
        
	
            
            
	
            
            
            
            
            
		- Design molecular or cellular laboratory experiments, oversee their execution, and interpret results.
- Supervise technical personnel and postdoctoral research fellows.
- Conduct research on cell organization and function, including mechanisms of gene expression, cellular bioinformatics, cell signaling, or cell differentiation.
- Direct, coordinate, organize, or prioritize biological laboratory activities.
- Collaborate with biologists and other professionals to conduct appropriate genetic and biochemical analyses.
- Supervise or direct the work of other geneticists, biologists, technicians, or biometricians working on genetics research projects.
- Compile and analyze molecular or cellular experimental data and adjust experimental designs as necessary.
- Review, approve, or interpret genetic laboratory results.
- Consult with researchers to analyze problems, recommend technology-based solutions, or determine computational strategies.
- Maintain laboratory notebooks that record research methods, procedures, and results.