What is the employment direction of biotechnology major?

When I first entered college, this question once bothered me and made me very confused about my future. Fortunately, I am a junior now and have a basic understanding of my major. Through teachers and online information, we can get a general idea of what employment direction our biotechnology major will have in the future.

First of all, the main fields of biotechnology include agronomy, forestry, medicine and food science. If you are tall, you can engage in some basic research of life science, mainly to reveal some life processes.

If you want to continue your scientific research after graduation, you should mainly enter some scientific research institutions, such as universities, research institutes and biological companies. You can be defined as a researcher or a scientist, and your research field can be chosen according to your hobbies. The mainstream research directions are: zoology, botany, microbiology, genetics, molecular biology, developmental biology, neurobiology, evolutionary biology and so on. And these research directions are more specific.

If you want to work in the agricultural field, the professional knowledge of biotechnology can support you to find a job in agricultural bureau, research institute and seed company. The main work includes: improvement and breeding of crops, livestock and poultry varieties, processing of agricultural products, animal medicine and so on. Similar to the works of Grandpa Yuan Longping that we are familiar with ~

In fact, there are many overlaps between forestry and agronomy, but the focus of the work is mainly on natural forest breeding, vegetation ecological management, garden vegetation breeding, ecological restoration and so on, and the work content is more macro than agronomy.

Regarding the field of biomedicine, this field should be regarded as the largest in the field of biology. Work units range from major universities to major scientific research institutes, as well as major hospitals and biomedical companies across the country. The main work includes pathological research, pharmacological research, biopharmaceutical development, biotherapy research, medical biological detection and so on. This field is also my most desirable field at present. Personally, I think this field is the one that can best apply what we have learned in biology to our lives, and the prospect is also promising.

In fact, in addition to these jobs that are very compatible with biotechnology, you can also take the post of biology teacher in junior and senior high schools after graduation by obtaining the teacher qualification certificate, which is also a good choice ~