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13 years ago
My uncle is in his 50s and wants to find some work, he has a degree in biology, what are some career choices?
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13 years ago
That is a really hard question to answer because at his age actual prior work experience will almost trump his degree.  It is common to end up in a career that was so unrelated to what you do now.  

Example: Jon Stewart, host of the Daily Show, got his bachelor's degree in psychology.  Is he a psychologist?  No.  (Especially since being a psychologist may require a PhD before you can do that.)

I also personally know someone who has a degree in Engineering but today she has her own business as a non-profit consultant.

Also, what level his bio degree is in also means a lot.  You can't do a lot with a bachelor's in biology.  But a degree like that paired with, say, a Medical Technician Certificate Degree could get him lab work in a hospital.

(My mom was a BS in Chemistry and and she get her certification to be a med tech at a hospital so that is why I am putting that out there.)

In the end, his resume will be a huge factor in what he wants to do especially if already has prior work experience.  If he was a banker the reality is that he might be pigeon-holed as a banker.
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13 years ago
I have never heard of a 'bio' degree before, due to the very different principles within each field of bio -usually a bio degree is in a specific area of expertise.

So assuming that a bio degree would be of a general type -having covered a lot of stuff but with little depth (like high school bio but at a higher level), probably the only careers open to him (he may still need training) would be of a more generic kind -like a lab assistant or technician.
Schools, hospital/private blood testing labs or the even at FDA are probably a decent bet.

Obviously if the degree has a specialization one would have a career that had that specialization as an requirement, eg. if you had a bio med engineering degree you would be a BME.

The the main prob that I can see is his age -as if he was younger the best option (in the long run) would be to go back to university and get a specialization.
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12 years ago
Quote from: tokem97 (13 years ago)
Example: Jon Stewart, host of the Daily Show, got his bachelor's degree in psychology.  Is he a psychologist?  No.  (Especially since being a psychologist may require a PhD before you can do that.)

I like this analogy.
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