Biologists

Research or study basic principles of plant and animal life, such as origin, relationship, development, anatomy, and functions.

Job Task

• Study aquatic plants and animals and environmental conditions affecting them, such as radioactivity or pollution.
• Communicate test results to state and federal representatives and general public.
• Identify, classify, and study structure, behavior, ecology, physiology, nutrition, culture, and distribution of plant and animal species.
• Prepare environmental impact reports for industry, government, or publication.
• Represent employer in a technical capacity at conferences.
• Plan and administer biological research programs for government, research firms, medical industries, or manufacturing firms.
• Research environmental effects of present and potential uses of land and water areas, determining methods of improving environmental conditions or such outputs as crop yields.
• Review reports such as those relating to land use classifications and recreational development for accuracy and adequacy.
• Measure salinity, acidity, light, oxygen content, and other physical conditions of water to determine their relationship to aquatic life.
• Teach, supervise students and perform research at universities and colleges.
• Supervise biological technicians and technologists and other scientists.
• Study basic principles of plant and animal life, such as origin, relationship, development, anatomy, and functions.
• Develop and maintain liaisons and effective working relations with groups and individuals, agencies, and the public to encourage cooperative management strategies or to develop information and interpret findings.
• Program and use computers to store, process and analyze data.
• Collect and analyze biological data about relationships among and between organisms and their environment.
• Study and manage wild animal populations.
• Prepare requests for proposals or statements of work.
• Cultivate, breed, and grow aquatic life, such as lobsters, clams, or fish.
• Prepare plans for management of renewable resources.
• Develop methods and apparatus for securing representative plant, animal, aquatic, or soil samples.
• Study reactions of plants, animals, and marine species to parasites.
• Develop pest management and control measures, and conduct risk assessments related to pest exclusion, using scientific methods.

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