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Biology

Skill in demand · Lightcast

Biology is a specialized skill in the Lightcast Open Skills taxonomy — the vocabulary employers use to describe what work requires. It maps to 159 occupations that together employ about 32,097,770 workers, with a median wage of $79,390. Its reach across the occupation map is high. The occupations that use it sit, on average, at the 47th percentile of AI task-exposure ( moderate) — a measure of how much the work overlaps with what AI can do, not of the skill's value. See where every skill sits.

This page is built from a crosswalk that maps each occupation's O*NET knowledge, skill, and ability requirements to the named Lightcast skill — it reflects which jobs require the skill, not a direct count of job postings. Employment and pay are BLS OEWS national figures for the occupations, not for the skill itself.

Occupations that need this skill

Occupations whose O*NET requirements map to Biology, ranked by employment. Wage and employment are BLS OEWS (national, cross-industry, May 2024).

Occupation Workers Median pay
Acute Care Nurses 3,282,010 $93,600
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses 3,282,010 $93,600
Clinical Nurse Specialists 3,282,010 $93,600
Critical Care Nurses 3,282,010 $93,600
Registered Nurses 3,282,010 $93,600
Security Guards 1,241,770 $38,370
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 943,430 $38,090
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers 630,980 $136,550
Regulatory Affairs Managers 630,980 $136,550
Coroners 397,770 $78,420
Regulatory Affairs Specialists 397,770 $78,420
Dental Assistants 375,430 $47,300
Water/Wastewater Engineers 355,410 $99,590
Pharmacists 328,870 $137,480
Allergists and Immunologists 315,360 —
Hospitalists 315,360 —
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians 315,360 —
Preventive Medicine Physicians 315,360 —
Sports Medicine Physicians 315,360 —
Urologists 315,360 —
Nurse Practitioners 307,390 $129,210
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors 303,620 $46,180
Animal Caretakers 277,300 $33,470
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 261,690 $35,690
Physical Therapists 248,630 $101,020
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 229,720 $105,620
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians 223,460 $77,660
Dental Hygienists 219,070 $94,260
Healthcare Social Workers 185,940 $68,090
Speech-Language Pathologists 178,790 $95,410
Tutors 174,660 $40,090
Neurodiagnostic Technologists 174,060 $48,790
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists 174,060 $48,790
Food Batchmakers 171,660 $40,790
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 156,300 $100,590
Anesthesiologist Assistants 155,540 $133,260
Physician Assistants 155,540 $133,260
Occupational Therapists 152,280 $98,340
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 141,090 $37,700
Phlebotomists 138,880 $43,660
Respiratory Therapists 136,420 $80,450
Psychiatric Technicians 136,300 $42,590
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 131,320 $45,980
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 128,430 $83,910
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators 126,750 $58,260
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers 114,190 $37,320
Surgical Technologists 113,890 $62,830
Dentists, General 113,490 $172,790
Physical Therapist Assistants 108,010 $65,510
Family Medicine Physicians 107,950 $238,380
Endoscopy Technicians 103,650 $46,050
Clinical Research Coordinators 100,870 $161,180
Natural Sciences Managers 100,870 $161,180
Pest Control Workers 96,110 $44,730
Massage Therapists 96,040 $57,950
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers 86,460 $89,340
Environmental Restoration Planners 84,930 $80,060
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 84,930 $80,060
Industrial Ecologists 84,930 $80,060
Veterinarians 80,630 $125,510
Exposure quadrant: AI task-overlap percentile vs Median pay AI task-overlap (horizontal) versus median pay (vertical), each as a percentile across all scored occupations, for 40 occupations in occupations that need Biology. Overlap measures shared tasks with AI, not automation. Lower overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · lower pay Lower overlap · lower pay Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Massage Therapists Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors Surgical Technologists Physical Therapist Assistants Dental Hygienists Food Batchmakers Phlebotomists Respiratory Therapists Dentists, General Anesthesiologist Assistants Security Guards Neurodiagnostic Technologists Radiologic Technologists and Technicians Physical Therapists Animal Caretakers Acute Care Nurses Nurse Practitioners Healthcare Social Workers AI task-overlap percentile → ↑ Median pay
Occupations that need Biology, by AI task-overlap and median pay

How this skill maps to occupations

The O*NET attribute types that bridge to this Lightcast skill, and how many of the mapped occupations each accounts for.

  • O*NET knowledge area 159

Datasets behind this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

Cite this page
Plain

Singulariki. "Biology." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/demand-skills/biology

APA

Singulariki. (2026). Biology. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/demand-skills/biology

BibTeX 
@misc{singulariki-biology,
  title  = {Biology},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/demand-skills/biology}
}

Citations name the underlying public dataset releases — they reflect what this page is built from, not just the URL.