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Biological Scientists

Overview

£20,412 Entry Level Salary

£43,176 Average Salary

£75,426 Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

  • Monitors the distribution, presence and behaviour of plants, animals and aquatic life, and performs other scientific tasks related to conservation not performed by Job holders in MINOR GROUP 215: Conservation and Environment Professionals.
  • Advises farmers, medical staff and others, on the nature of field crops, livestock and produce and on the treatment and prevention of disease.
  • Observes the structure of communities of organisms in the laboratory and in their natural environment.
  • Researches the effects of internal and external environmental factors on the life processes and other functions of living organisms.
  • Studies the physical form, structure, composition and function of living organisms.

Education Requirements

Required Level Percentage achieved
Level 0 1%
Level 1 2%
Level 2 3%
Level 3 11%
Level 4-5 (Higher Education) 7%
Level 6 (Bachelors) 37%
Level 7 (Masters or equivalent) 21%
Level 8 (Doctorate) 17%

5 Annual Openings

Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full- and part-time jobs.

Skills & Knowledge Employers Are Asking For

Over the past year, employers in Lincolnshire have asked for the following skills & Knowledge in their job postings for Marketing and Commercial Managers.

Skills

Knowledge

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