Bright Future for Biotech in Palm Beach County

According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of biotech jobs is expected to increase at a rate that is faster than the average for all jobs between 2006 and 2016.  Florida ranks sixth nationally in both postsecondary bioscience degrees generated and in bioscience-related occupational employment.  Palm Beach State College’s biotechnology program prepares you for career success in this thriving industry. Your extraordinary hands-on learning in our state-of-the art labs, that replicate the bioscience workplace, will prepare you for a career in many different areas of biotechnology such as medicine and health, forensics, agriculture, marine science, research and development.

Biotechnology growth, in South Florida, remains strong . Florida biotech jobs grew 18% in the past  7 years.  The biotechnology occupations that show great promise for job openings include: laboratory technicians, research associate and scientists.  Biotechnology jobs provide workers with higher-than-average wages.  The Employers in Florida include more than 150 biotech companies including Burnham Institute for Medical Research, Miami Institute for Human Genomics, Scripps Florida and the Max Planck Florida Institute.  The areas of biotechnology that are represented in Florida include: agriculture, bioinformatics, environmental protection, medical devices, biofuels and therapeutics.

Careers in Biotechnology include:

• Animal Technician
• Bioinformatics Specialist
• Clinical Research Associate
• Quality Control Technician
• Documentation Coordinator
• Fermentation Specialist
• Regulatory Affairs
• Patent Law
• Laboratory Automation Specialist
• Laboratory Technician
• Instrumentation/Calibration Technician
• Material Handler
• Molecular Ecologist
• Agriculture Biotechnologist
• Protein Purification Specialist
• Forensic Crime Lab Technician
• Quality Control Technician
• Quality Assurance Specialist
• Cell Biologist
• Brewmaster
• Business Development
• Mass Spectroscopist