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Biologists study living things, including people, animals and plants.
You could work: evenings / weekends / bank holidays; occasionally
Your tasks will depend on your specialism and you could:
You may need to wear protective clothing.
You could work in a laboratory, at a research facility or at a university.
You can get into this job through:
You'll usually need a relevant degree and often a postgraduate master's qualification in a life science subject like:
Employers may also want you to have experience in your area of interest and possibly a PhD.
You'll usually need:
The following degree apprenticeships may be relevant to this role:
The level 6 apprenticeship typically takes around 60 months to complete.
The level 7 apprenticeships are likely to have a higher entry criteria and typically take 30 months to complete.
You'll usually need:
You could start your career as a laboratory technician and train as a biologist by working and doing a relevant qualification at the same time.
Laboratory experience would be useful for this career.
You could join the Royal Society of Biology for your professional career development.
You can find more details about careers, courses, training and research in biology from:the Royal Society of Biology; Into Biology; UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
With experience you could:become a manager; teach in schools, colleges or universities; go into science communication, such as media and scientific journalism; work freelance as a scientific consultant
If you work in academic research, you could also start to lead research projects and become a senior research fellow or professor.