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Bioinformatics Technicians

General Information

Description

Apply principles and methods of bioinformatics to assist scientists in areas such as pharmaceuticals, medical technology, biotechnology, computational biology, proteomics, computer information science, biology and medical informatics. Apply bioinformatics tools to visualize, analyze, manipulate or interpret molecular data. May build and maintain databases for processing and analyzing genomic or other biological information.

Industry areas

  • Government & Public Administration

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Salary

Salary Information

Median Salary This is the median, or the midpoint, of the salary range for this career.

$71,700

State-by-state Salary

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Salary Range Salary varies based on years of experience, degree level and location.

$36,110
$145,280
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Education & Interests

Most Common Education Levels

People in this career achieve this level of education.

  • Bachelor's degree 50%
  • Master's degree 40%
  • Doctoral degree 4%
  • Post baccalaureate 2%
  • Post-doctoral training 1%
  • High school 0%
  • Some college 0%
  • Associate's degree 0%
  • Less than high school 0%
  • Post-master's certificate 0%
  • First professional degree 0%
  • Post-secondary certificate 0%

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PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS

You may find this career fulfilling if you consider yourself to be:

  • Investigative — You have an interest in studying and researching objects, organisms, and other things.
  • Realistic — You have an interest in physically working with equipment, materials or structures.
  • Conventional — You have an interest in following procedures and regulations to organize information or data.

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Knowledge

  • Computers and Electronics
  • Mathematics
  • Biology
  • English Language
  • Education and Training

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