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Bioinformatics Technicians

Median Salary
70,620
Job Outlook
N/A

Overview

What are the responsibilities of this role?

Apply principles and methods of bioinformatics to assist scientists in areas such as pharmaceuticals, medical technology, biotechnology, computational biology, proteomics, computer information science, biology and medical informatics. Apply bioinformatics tools to visualize, analyze, manipulate or interpret molecular data. May build and maintain databases for processing and analyzing genomic or other biological information.

Compensation

What is the typical salary range?

$37,820

10%

$70,620

Median

$155,150

90%

How does location impact how much salary?

Education

What level of education do professionals in this role have?

Education Level

  • Bachelor's degree

    50%

  • Master's degree

    40%

  • Doctoral degree

    4%

  • Post baccalaureate

    2%

  • Post-doctoral training

    1%

Which college majors best prepare you for this role?

  • Mathematics, General
  • Applied Mathematics, General
  • Financial Mathematics
  • Computational Mathematics
  • Computational and Applied Mathematics
  • Applied Mathematics, Other
  • Computational Science
  • Mathematics and Computer Science
  • Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other
  • Computational Biology
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematical Economics
  • Mathematical Biology

Skills and Interest

What knowledge should you bring to the table?

  • Computers and Electronics
  • Mathematics
  • Biology
  • English Language
  • Education and Training

What personality traits help people thrive in this role?

Investigative

You love figuring out how things work and researching subjects that interest you.

Conventional

You like structure, staying organized, and working with systems to get things done efficiently.

Realistic

You love hands-on work and solving practical problems — like fixing things and building stuff.

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Data supplied by Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Center of Education Statistics, Defense Manpower Data Center (View our update schedule). Contact any business, college or military service branch to answer additional questions.