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Does a career in science sound interesting? Do you know all the science careers you could have? Are you wondering what’s involved in various science careers?

Here are some web sites that you might find of use in exploring the various types of science careers:*  

Becoming a Scientist
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, videos of biomedical researchers offering their perspective what it takes to be a scientist

Biological and Medical Scientists
US Dept. of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook

Careers in Life Science
Access Excellence: About Biotech

Cool Careers in Science
Scientific American Frontiers

Expert Voices: Careers in Science
National Science Digital Library

Find Your Future With Us
USDA Living Science

Links to Many Specific Career Descriptions
Furman University, Careers for Biology Majors

Majors Exploration
Prentice Hall’s Student Success   

See also:
Careers in Life Sciences

Here are two books that you might find useful as well. They are available free online:

Careers in Science and Engineering: A Student Planning Guide to Graduate School and Beyond
National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine
(read online for free)

A Lifetime with Science: What Jobs Do Biologists Have? 
American Institute of Biological Sciences

*APS does not endorse or assume responsibility for the information posted on these web sites