Below are the skills needed to be medical scientists according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 7 being highest).
Skill Name | Importance | Competence |
Critical Thinking | 4.12 | 4.62 |
Science | 4.12 | 4.88 |
Active Listening | 4 | 4.12 |
Reading Comprehension | 4 | 5.38 |
Writing | 4 | 4.62 |
Below are the abilities needed to be medical scientists according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 7 being highest).
Ability Name | Importance | Competence |
Written Comprehension | 4.25 | 5.25 |
Inductive Reasoning | 4.12 | 5.5 |
Oral Comprehension | 4.12 | 5.25 |
Deductive Reasoning | 4 | 4.88 |
Information Ordering | 4 | 4.38 |
Below are the knowledge areas needed to be medical scientists according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 7 being highest).
Knowledge Area | Importance | Competence |
Biology | 4.49 | 5.82 |
English Language | 4.17 | 5.04 |
Medicine and Dentistry | 4.13 | 4.14 |
Administration and Management | 3.66 | 4.25 |
Chemistry | 3.65 | 5.1 |
Below are the work activities involved in being medical scientists according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest).
Work Activity | Importance | Competence |
Getting Information | 4.81 | 6.11 |
Analyzing Data or Information | 4.65 | 6.09 |
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | 4.48 | 6.1 |
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | 4.47 | 6.19 |
Documenting/Recording Information | 4.34 | 5.22 |
Below are the work styles involved in being medical scientists according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest).
Work Style | Importance | |
Integrity | 4.88 | |
Initiative | 4.74 | |
Dependability | 4.73 | |
Analytical Thinking | 4.67 | |
Attention to Detail | 4.65 |
Listed below are the 10 largest metro areas based on the total number of people employed in Medical Scientists jobs , as of 2019
Metro Area | Total Employment | Annual Mean Salary |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | 7,170 | $103,000 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward | 6,190 | $120,470 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | 5,680 | $93,160 |
San Diego-Carlsbad | 3,790 | $101,370 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land | 2,960 | $65,450 |
Durham-Chapel Hill | 2,350 | $102,850 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara | 1,900 | $113,240 |
Raleigh | 1,760 | $89,430 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell | 1,650 | $74,310 |
Cleveland-Elyria | 1,390 | $72,290 |
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Source : 2019 Occupational Employment Statistics and 2018-28 Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov; O*NET® 24.3 Database, O*NET OnLine, National Center for O*NET Development, Employment & Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, onetonline.org