Biochemists and Biophysicists

Does not pass

• Study physical principles of living cells or organisms and their electrical or mechanical energy, applying methods and knowledge of mathematics, physics, chemistry, or biology.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 8.6% of the role's time · $324M

• Teach or advise undergraduate or graduate students or supervise their research.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 8.6% of the role's time · $323M

• Manage laboratory teams or monitor the quality of a team's work.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 8.4% of the role's time · $316M

• Share research findings by writing scientific articles or by making presentations at scientific conferences.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 5.5% of the role's time · $209M

• Develop new methods to study the mechanisms of biological processes.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 5.1% of the role's time · $192M

• Study the mutations in organisms that lead to cancer or other diseases.

  physical work, outside the screen · 4.7% of the role's time · $179M

• Research the chemical effects of substances, such as drugs, serums, hormones, or food, on tissues or vital processes.

  physical work, outside the screen · 4.6% of the role's time · $173M

• Prepare reports or recommendations, based upon research outcomes.

  reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 4.6% of the role's time · $173M

• Study the chemistry of living processes, such as cell development, breathing and digestion, or living energy changes, such as growth, aging, or death.

  physical work, outside the screen · 4.2% of the role's time · $160M

• Design or build laboratory equipment needed for special research projects.

  physical work, outside the screen · 4.1% of the role's time · $155M

• Write grant proposals to obtain funding for research.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 4.1% of the role's time · $154M

• Isolate, analyze, or synthesize vitamins, hormones, allergens, minerals, or enzymes and determine their effects on body functions.

  physical work, outside the screen · 3.9% of the role's time · $149M

• Design or perform experiments with equipment, such as lasers, accelerators, or mass spectrometers.

  physical work, outside the screen · 3.9% of the role's time · $146M

• Determine the three-dimensional structure of biological macromolecules.

  physical work, outside the screen · 3.3% of the role's time · $123M

• Develop or test new drugs or medications intended for commercial distribution.

  physical work, outside the screen · 3.2% of the role's time · $122M

• Examine the molecular or chemical aspects of immune system functioning.

  physical work, outside the screen · 3.1% of the role's time · $116M

• Study spatial configurations of submicroscopic molecules, such as proteins, using x-rays or electron microscopes.

  physical work, outside the screen · 3.0% of the role's time · $115M

• Research how characteristics of plants or animals are carried through successive generations.

  physical work, outside the screen · 2.9% of the role's time · $111M

• Develop or execute tests to detect diseases, genetic disorders, or other abnormalities.

  physical work, outside the screen · 2.9% of the role's time · $110M

• Investigate the nature, composition, or expression of genes or research how genetic engineering can impact these processes.

  physical work, outside the screen · 2.5% of the role's time · $94.3M

• Develop methods to process, store, or use foods, drugs, or chemical compounds.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 2.3% of the role's time · $87.7M

• Produce pharmaceutically or industrially useful proteins, using recombinant DNA technology.

  physical work, outside the screen · 2.3% of the role's time · $86.2M

• Prepare pharmaceutical compounds for commercial distribution.

  physical work, outside the screen · 2.2% of the role's time · $84.4M

• Research transformations of substances in cells, using atomic isotopes.

  physical work, outside the screen · 1.9% of the role's time · $72.8M