Biologist

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Key facts

+6.8%jobs, 2025 to 2035

United States

Employment in this job is holding up or growing in the United States, but it is highly exposed to AI. AI exposure: moderate according to the ILO, very high according to the BLS. Employment change in the United States by 2035: +6.8% (BLS). Working well with AI is becoming an asset.

The job

Biologists, botanists, zoologists and related professionals (ISCO 2131). Biologists, botanists, zoologists and related professionals study living organisms and their interactions with each other and with the environment, and apply this knowledge to solving human health and environmental problems.

Page built from official classifications (ILO, ESCO); figures cover all the jobs grouped here.

237 job titles linked to this page

Titles from the European ESCO classification. They are also used for search.

advanced analyst in biomedical science
advanced biomedical doctor
advanced biomedical researcher
advanced clinical laboratory scientist
advanced medical laboratory scientist
advanced medical scientist
advanced practitioner in biomedical science
advanced researcher in biomedical science
anatomist
anatomy analyst
anatomy research analyst
anatomy research scientist
anatomy researcher
anatomy science researcher
anatomy scientist
animal behavior expert
animal behavior specialist
animal behavior therapist
animal behaviorists
animal behaviour expert
animal behaviour specialist
animal behaviour therapist
animal behaviourist
animal feed expert
animal feed nutritionist
animal nutrition expert
aquaculture biologist
aquaculture biology analyst
aquaculture biology expert
aquaculture biology research analyst
aquaculture biology research scientist
aquaculture biology researcher
aquaculture biology science researcher
aquaculture biology scientist
aquaculture biology specialist
aquaculture biology scholar
aquacultures biologist
bacteriologist
bio-chemsit
bio-physicist
biochemist
biochemistry analyst
biochemistry research analyst
biochemistry research scientist
biochemistry researcher
biochemistry scholar
biochemistry science researcher
biochemistry scientist
biochemistry studies analyst
biochemistry studies research analyst
biochemistry studies research scientist
biochemistry studies researcher
biochemistry studies scholar
biochemistry studies scientist
bioinformatician
bioinformatics analyst
bioinformatics researcher
bioinformatics scientist
biological chemist
biologist
biologists
biology biotechnologist
biology research scientist
biology researcher
biology science researcher
biomedical science specialist
biomedical scientist advanced
biomedical scientist specialist
biophysicist
biophysics analyst
biophysics biotechnologist
biophysics research analyst
biophysics research scientist
biophysics researcher
biophysics scholar
biophysics science researcher
biophysics scientist
biotechnology scientist
botanical expert
botanical milling operative
botanical science expert
botanical specialist
botanicals specialist
botanist
botany manager
cell geneticist
chemical biotechnologist
computer analyst
computer scientist
conservation horticulturist
consultant aquaculture biologist
curator & horticulturist
curator and horticulturist
curator of botany
curator of horticulture
cytologist
data scientist
director of horticulture
director of horticulture, learning and operations
director of science
embryologist
entomologist
environmental scientist
epidaemiologist
epidemiologist
epidemiology analyst
epidemiology research analyst
epidemiology research scientist
epidemiology researcher
epidemiology scholar
epidemiology science researcher
epidemiology scientist
ethologist
expert in aquaculture biology
expert in biomedical science
expert scientist in biomedicine
feed nutritionist
food biotech specialist
food biotech technician
food biotechnologist
garden curator
garden intendant
garden manager
garden overseer
garden supervisor
genetic scientist
geneticist
geneticists
genetics analyst
genetics engineer
genetics research analyst
genetics research scientist
genetics researcher
genetics scholar
genetics science researcher
genetics scientist
head botanist
head gardener
helminthologist
herpetologist
histologist
horticulture curator
horticulture manager
ichthyologist
immunologist
immunologists
immunology analyst
immunology research analyst
immunology research scientist
immunology researcher
immunology scholar
immunology science researcher
immunology scientist
immunology studies analyst
immunology studies research analyst
immunology studies research scientist
immunology studies researcher
immunology studies scholar
immunology studies scientist
IT expert
IT researcher
junior bioinformatics scientist
lepidopterist
mammalogist
microbiologist
microbiology analyst
microbiology biotechnologist
microbiology research analyst
microbiology research scientist
microbiology researcher
microbiology scholar
microbiology science researcher
microbiology scientist
microbiology studies analyst
microbiology studies research analyst
microbiology studies research scientist
microbiology studies researcher
microbiology studies scholar
microbiology studies scientist
molecular biologist
molecular geneticist
mycologist
natural science taxonomist
ornithologist
parasitologist
pharmacologist
pharmacologists
pharmacology analyst
pharmacology research analyst
pharmacology research scientist
pharmacology researcher
pharmacology scholar
pharmacology science researcher
pharmacology scientist
pharmacology studies analyst
pharmacology studies research analyst
pharmacology studies research scientist
pharmacology studies researcher
pharmacology studies scholar
pharmacology studies scientist
physiologist
physiologists
physiology analyst
physiology research analyst
physiology research scientist
physiology researcher
physiology science researcher
physiology scientist
plant pathologist
research scientist
senior bioinformatics scientist
specialist biomedical doctor
specialist biomedical researcher
specialist biomedical scientist
specialist clinical laboratory scientist
specialist in aquaculture biology
specialist in biomedical research
specialist in biomedical science
specialist medical scientist
toxicologist
toxicologists
toxicology analyst
toxicology research analyst
toxicology research scientist
toxicology researcher
toxicology scholar
toxicology science researcher
toxicology scientist
toxicology studies analyst
toxicology studies research analyst
toxicology studies research scientist
toxicology studies researcher
toxicology studies scholar
toxicology studies scientist
virologist
wildlife biologist
zoologist

Training

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Gauges

Risk 3/5 · Moderate

AI exposureVery highBLS AI exposure category "very high" (2026), higher than the ILO 2025 index (medium)

Employment outlookStrong growthBLS, 2025-2035 projections (Biological scientists, all other; Medical scientists, except epidemiologists; Microbiologists (+13))

Hiring difficultyNot availableNo US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job

PayVery highBLS, 2025 median annual wage: $115,754

EntryLongBLS, typical education needed for entry

No US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job: this gauge stays empty. How countries are compared

Sources

AI exposure categories and employment projections, 2025-2035 (XLSX file)Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States · August 2026 · official statistics
Generative AI and Jobs: a refined global index of occupational exposureInternational Labour Organization and NASK · May 2025 · large survey
ESCO, European classification of skills, competences, qualifications and occupations (job titles and O*NET crosswalk)European Commission · version 1.2 · official statistics
Jobs in 2030: projections by occupational family (summary table)Dares and France Stratégie · March 2022 · official statistics
Labour needs survey (BMO) 2026France Travail · 2026 · large survey
EURES report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025, annexEuropean Labour Authority · June 2026 · official statistics

Checked on 27 October 2026.