High School
To prepare for this field, take college preparatory classes in high school that include both the sciences, such as biology and chemistry, and government or law. In addition, take mathematics and economics classes, which will give you practice working with numbers and theories. Take history or social studies courses, which will provide you with an understanding of the development of societies. Since much of your professional time will be spent researching documents, writing patent specifications, and presenting arguments, be sure to take English classes. These classes will help you develop your writing, speaking, and research skills. Finally, since many colleges have a foreign language requirement and biotechnology work takes place around the world, consider adding a language to your class schedule.
Earnings - Outlook - Resources & Associations and more
Vault partners with thousands of colleges, universities and academic institutions to provide students with FREE access to our premium content. To determine if your school is a partner, please enter your school email address below.
- Advanced Manufacturing Engineers
- Advanced Manufacturing Technicians
- Arbitrators
- Bail Bondsmen
- Bailiffs
- Bankruptcy Lawyers
- Biochemical Engineers
- Biochemists
- Bioinformatics Specialists
- Biologists
- Biomedical Engineers
- Biomedical Equipment Technicians
- Biotechnology Production Workers
- Biotechnology Research Assistants
- Bodyguards
- Border Patrol Agents
- Bounty Hunters
- Business Managers
- Chemical Engineers
- Chemical Technicians
- Chemists
- Civil Litigation Lawyers
- Clinical Applications Specialists
- Clinical Pharmacist Practitioners
- Clinical Research Coordinators
- Computer-Aided Design Drafters and Technicians
- Corporate Lawyers
- Court Interpreters and Translators
- Court Reporters
- Criminal Lawyers
- CRISPR Scientists
- Drafters
- Drug Developers
- Elder Law Attorneys
- Electrical Engineering Technologists
- Electrical Engineers
- Electronics Engineering Technicians
- Electronics Engineers
- Engineering Technicians
- Environmental Lawyers
- Family Lawyers
- Forensic Experts
- Forensic Meteorologists
- Genetic Engineers
- Genetic Scientists
- Health Data Analysts
- Industrial Engineering Technicians
- Industrial Engineers
- Intellectual Property Lawyers
- Judges
- Laboratory Technicians and Technologists
- Laboratory Testing Technicians
- Laser Technicians
- Law Librarians
- Lawyers
- Legal Nurse Consultants
- Legal Operations Specialists
- Legal Secretaries
- Litigation Support/eDiscovery Analysts
- Manufacturing Supervisors
- Mechanical Engineering Technicians
- Mechanical Engineers
- Mergers and Acquisitions Attorneys
- Millwrights
- Molecular and Cellular Biologists
- Optical Engineers
- Paralegals
- Patent Agents
- Patent Lawyers
- Pharmaceutical Industry Workers
- Pharmacists
- Pharmacologists
- Pharmacy Technicians
- Polygraph Examiners
- Process Servers
- Product Development Directors
- Product Management Directors
- Product Managers
- Public Interest Lawyers
- Quality Control Engineers
- Quality Control Technicians
- Real Estate Lawyers
- Robotics Engineers
- Robotics Integrators
- Robotics Technicians
- Sales Managers
- Senior Care Pharmacists
- Space Lawyers
- Tax Attorneys
- Toxicologists
