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So I’ve got a small crisis!
Biological sciences degree does not seem the best in terms of employment and pay in general.
However, I do want to go into teaching Biology.
This will be around 6 years down the line.
Would teaching Biology become competitive in around 6 years, due to the increasing numbers of Biology graduates, or would me doing a Biology degree hoping to go into teaching be a good and safe option?
I am aware that other than teaching , Biology is not the greatest of options due to employment prospects (which I take from having read articles and online forums etc.)
So I’ve got a small crisis!
Biological sciences degree does not seem the best in terms of employment and pay in general.
However, I do want to go into teaching Biology.
This will be around 6 years down the line.
Would teaching Biology become competitive in around 6 years, due to the increasing numbers of Biology graduates, or would me doing a Biology degree hoping to go into teaching be a good and safe option?
I am aware that other than teaching , Biology is not the greatest of options due to employment prospects (which I take from having read articles and online forums etc.)
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(Original post by randomquestion)
Hey guys!
So I’ve got a small crisis!
Biological sciences degree does not seem the best in terms of employment and pay in general.
However, I do want to go into teaching Biology.
This will be around 6 years down the line.
Would teaching Biology become competitive in around 6 years, due to the increasing numbers of Biology graduates, or would me doing a Biology degree hoping to go into teaching be a good and safe option?
I am aware that other than teaching , Biology is not the greatest of options due to employment prospects (which I take from having read articles and online forums etc.)
Hey guys!
So I’ve got a small crisis!
Biological sciences degree does not seem the best in terms of employment and pay in general.
However, I do want to go into teaching Biology.
This will be around 6 years down the line.
Would teaching Biology become competitive in around 6 years, due to the increasing numbers of Biology graduates, or would me doing a Biology degree hoping to go into teaching be a good and safe option?
I am aware that other than teaching , Biology is not the greatest of options due to employment prospects (which I take from having read articles and online forums etc.)
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(Original post by SterlingBank)
Sounds like a safe option to me. Teaching isn't exactly a career people are rushing for.
Sounds like a safe option to me. Teaching isn't exactly a career people are rushing for.
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(Original post by randomquestion)
My concern is that if there’s many Bio graduates without jobs, wouldn’t there start to be more Biology teachers ?
My concern is that if there’s many Bio graduates without jobs, wouldn’t there start to be more Biology teachers ?
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(Original post by Treetop321)
There are jobs for Biology graduates, it's just many of them start with fairly low pay. Teaching isn't the most attractive career with a large drop out rate in the first few years.
There are jobs for Biology graduates, it's just many of them start with fairly low pay. Teaching isn't the most attractive career with a large drop out rate in the first few years.
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(Original post by randomquestion)
Why are they a high amount of Bio grads in retail - is this for funding PhDs then?
Why are they a high amount of Bio grads in retail - is this for funding PhDs then?
Bare in mind quite a few degrees have fairly high numbers in retail, catering, and bar work, yet there are still teacher shortages in these subjects. High numbers in retail, catering, and bar work does not mean there will be high numbers going into teaching.
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(Original post by Treetop321)
I don't know. It might just be a job that people do to bring in money before finding another job, or as you said, fund post-graduate degrees.
Bare in mind quite a few degrees have fairly high numbers in retail, catering, and bar work, yet there are still teacher shortages in these subjects. High numbers in retail, catering, and bar work does not mean there will be high numbers going into teaching.
I don't know. It might just be a job that people do to bring in money before finding another job, or as you said, fund post-graduate degrees.
Bare in mind quite a few degrees have fairly high numbers in retail, catering, and bar work, yet there are still teacher shortages in these subjects. High numbers in retail, catering, and bar work does not mean there will be high numbers going into teaching.
My concern is the employment for the degree is not the best (would be great if any Bio grads do say their opinion!)
So I don’t know whether I should go for it with teaching in mind, or maybe do a degree which is more vocational/better employment prospects
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(Original post by randomquestion)
My concern is that if there’s many Bio graduates without jobs, wouldn’t there start to be more Biology teachers ?
My concern is that if there’s many Bio graduates without jobs, wouldn’t there start to be more Biology teachers ?
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(Original post by randomquestion)
Fair point.
My concern is the employment for the degree is not the best (would be great if any Bio grads do say their opinion!)
So I don’t know whether I should go for it with teaching in mind, or maybe do a degree which is more vocational/better employment prospects
Fair point.
My concern is the employment for the degree is not the best (would be great if any Bio grads do say their opinion!)
So I don’t know whether I should go for it with teaching in mind, or maybe do a degree which is more vocational/better employment prospects
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(Original post by SterlingBank)
I am a biology graduate. I don't know any of my fellow biology graduates who are involuntarily unemployed.
I am a biology graduate. I don't know any of my fellow biology graduates who are involuntarily unemployed.
Should I believe online stats that most Bio grads are in retail?
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(Original post by SterlingBank)
This makes it sound like teaching is a last resort for unemployed Biology grads, it isn't because even teaching isn't always worth being employed.
This makes it sound like teaching is a last resort for unemployed Biology grads, it isn't because even teaching isn't always worth being employed.
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(Original post by randomquestion)
Hey!
Should I believe online stats that most Bio grads are in retail?
Hey!
Should I believe online stats that most Bio grads are in retail?
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(Original post by Treetop321)
This has some data about job prospects and the numbers in each sector. https://www.prospects.ac.uk/careers-...degree/biology
This has some data about job prospects and the numbers in each sector. https://www.prospects.ac.uk/careers-...degree/biology
But the reason why is not stated
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(Original post by randomquestion)
Yes this states that most are in retail !!
Yes this states that most are in retail !!
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(Original post by randomquestion)
Hey!
Should I believe online stats that most Bio grads are in retail?
Hey!
Should I believe online stats that most Bio grads are in retail?
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(Original post by Treetop321)
No, it doesn't. Out of those employed, most are "technicians and other professionals". Also, look at how many are in further study. Master degrees and PhDs are common and sometimes needed for the highest paying jobs.
No, it doesn't. Out of those employed, most are "technicians and other professionals". Also, look at how many are in further study. Master degrees and PhDs are common and sometimes needed for the highest paying jobs.
And does this include People in higher study??
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(Original post by SterlingBank)
Don't know what stats these are. A biology degree can open many doors. What people want to get out of a career or choose to do to achieve what they want is up to them.
Don't know what stats these are. A biology degree can open many doors. What people want to get out of a career or choose to do to achieve what they want is up to them.
And also can I ask what Uni you went to
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(Original post by randomquestion)
However isn’t the next highest in retail?
And does this include People in higher study??
However isn’t the next highest in retail?
And does this include People in higher study??
33.4 go into further study whilst 48.8 are employed. Out of those employed, 19.4% go into "retail, catering and bar work".
"Just under half of biology graduates go into full or part-time employment, and one in ten become laboratory technicians. A third go onto further study, which is often required to progress in this field."
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(Original post by Treetop321)
Yes, out of those employed, the next highest is in "retail, catering and bar work".
33.4 go into further study whilst 48.8 are employed. Out of those employed, 19.4% go into "retail, catering and bar work".
"Just under half of biology graduates go into full or part-time employment, and one in ten become laboratory technicians. A third go onto further study, which is often required to progress in this field."
Yes, out of those employed, the next highest is in "retail, catering and bar work".
33.4 go into further study whilst 48.8 are employed. Out of those employed, 19.4% go into "retail, catering and bar work".
"Just under half of biology graduates go into full or part-time employment, and one in ten become laboratory technicians. A third go onto further study, which is often required to progress in this field."
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(Original post by randomquestion)
So would you say there’s too high a number of those in retail!
So would you say there’s too high a number of those in retail!
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