Career options for bioscience graduates

Food Scientists – quality control, production management, product development, buying for
a supermarket, packaging consultant, marketing, ingredients sales, labelling laws, factory
auditing, environmental health, academic and industrial research.


Nutrition and Nutritional Biochemistry graduates – nutritionist in food manufacturing
and for supermarket chains, public health nutritionist, health education, media/public
relations/journalism specialising in health and nutrition sectors, clinical biochemistry, medical
laboratory scientific officers, laboratory assistants or go on to further training in dietetics.


Agriculture graduates – dairy consultants/advisers, agriculture business management
consultants, agronomists, roles in the animal feed industry, farming/ rural business
management, research in institutions and industry, land market analyst.


Animal Science – Technical and animal nutritionists, industrial and government researchers,
para-medical/para-veterinary sciences, teaching, medical sales, advisory and management
roles in the agriculture and food industries

Crop Science – agronomists, scientists in horticulture crop production, product marketers,
agrochemical sales executives, plant breeder, journalism, researchers in industry or
universities.


Applied Biology – Research scientists and laboratory officers in agriculture, horticulture,
pharmaceutical and food industries, government scientists, teachers and lecturers, advisers,
managers, sales executives and other roles in agriculture, pharmaceutical and food industries,
scientific journalists, accountants.

Microbiology – microbiologists in hospitals, health protection laboratories, large
pharmaceutical and small biotechnology companies, food manufacture, water quality,
agriculture, cosmetics and toiletries etc.


Biotechnology – researchers in industrial and government research institutes, teachers,
advisors, managers, sales executives in pharmaceutical and other science industries,
accountants and business consultants.


Environmental Biology – conservation officers, field trials officer, clinical trials co-ordinator,
environmental consultant, teachers, etc.


Also there are other numerous career opportunities for bioscience graduates all around the world.


 Jobs in Animal and Plant Resources such as: agriculture consultant,
agriculture research scientist, animal nutritionist, farm manager, field trials officer,
plant breeder, geneticist, soil scientist, horticulturist, veterinary surgeon, veterinary
nurse
  Jobs in Scientific Services such as:
Scientific Research – food technologist, life science research scientist, product
development scientist, process development scientist, process development scientist.
Scientific Technical Support – animal laboratory technician, medical technologist,
physiological scientist (formerly medical technical officers) scientific laboratory
technician, teaching laboratory technician.
Scientific Analysis and Investigation – clinical research associate (set’s up and
manages clinical trials), toxicologist, forensic scientist
Medical Related Scientific Services – biomedical scientist, microbiologist, clinical
microbiologist, clinical scientist.
 Jobs in Health Care such as: medicine, nursing, dietician, nutritionist
etc
 Jobs in Education such as: teaching in schools, lecturing in further and
higher education.
 Jobs in Hospitality and Events Management such as restaurant
manager, hotel manager, event organiser
 Jobs in Natural Resources and the Environment such as
environmental manager, biological field surveyor, nature conservation officer, waste
management officer, water quality scientist
 Jobs in Manufacturing and Processing such as quality assurance,
plant and production management
 Jobs in Retailing, Buying and Selling such as retail manager,
industrial buyer, medical sales executive.
 Jobs in Scientific journalism and publishing.