Salaries by Educational Background
The information included in this section has been collected from the following sources: Communiqué, the newsletter of the American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA) (monthly job listings section); the US Bureau of Labor Statistics' National Compensation Survey, and the Bureau's Occupational Outlook Handbook.
Keep in mind that data for occupational groupings reflect the mean salary figures for a number of jobs that have been grouped under a single heading. As such, they take the average, or mean, of a range of jobs and the corresponding salaries.
Occupational
Grouping |
B.S. Degree |
M.S. Degree |
Ph.D. Degree |
Median
Salary |
| Biologist |
$25,400 |
$26,900 |
$52,400 |
-- |
Chemist
(1996 data) |
$25,000 |
$31,100 |
$45,000 |
-- |
Chemist
(experienced) |
$49,400 |
$56,200 |
$71,000 |
-- |
Geologist/
Geolog. Scientist |
$30,900 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Biological
Technicians |
-- |
-- |
-- |
$25,200 |
Chemical
Technicians |
-- |
-- |
-- |
$31,100 |
Science
Technicians |
-- |
-- |
-- |
$27,000 |
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