Every occupation the official NCES/BLS crosswalk connects to bioinformatics programs, with BLS pay, the education each job usually needs, what the work involves, and where to go next.
Bioinformatics · CIP 26.1103 · 3 careers · Check one exact major, e.g. 26.1103 Bioinformatics, in the major to career finder
The official NCES/BLS crosswalk maps bioinformatics programs to 3 occupations that such programs typically prepare people for, including Computer and Information Research Scientists, Data Scientist and Biological Technician. BLS median pay across them runs from $57,510 (Biological Technician) to $140,300 (Computer and Information Research Scientists) in May 2025. The crosswalk describes preparation, not what graduates actually go on to do.
Data Program → related occupations: these are jobs bioinformatics programs typically prepare people for (NCES/BLS crosswalk). Not a guaranteed outcome, and not a record of what graduates do.
Data Filter by the education the job usually needs or its preparation level; sort by pay or by number employed.
| Occupation | Most common education | Job Zone | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data Scientist | $120,230 | 262,440 | n/a | 4 |
| Biological Technician | $57,510 | 69,620 | n/a | 4 |
| Computer and Information Research Scientists | $140,300 | 37,200 | n/a | 5 |
No occupations match these filters.
Data The education column shows a typical entry level only where O*NET data supports one answer. Check the typical education for Computer and Information Research Scientists, one of the bioinformatics jobs above.
Data BLS national median annual wage, May 2025. These are pay levels of the occupations, not earnings of graduates.
Data The largest related occupations by employment (postsecondary teaching shown in the explorer).
Analyze problems to develop solutions involving computer hardware and software.
Apply theoretical expertise and innovation to create or apply new technology, such as adapting principles for applying computers to new uses.
Complex Problem Solving · Judgment and Decision Making · Critical Thinking
Mapped from CIP 26.1103Analyze, manipulate, or process large sets of data using statistical software.
Create graphs, charts, or other visualizations to convey the results of data analysis using specialized software.
Mathematics · Critical Thinking · Reading Comprehension
Career guide Salary How to become
Mapped from CIP 26.1103Conduct research, or assist in the conduct of research, including the collection of information and samples, such as blood, water, soil, plants and animals.
Monitor and observe experiments, recording production and test data for evaluation by research personnel.
Reading Comprehension · Active Listening · Science
Mapped from CIP 26.1103Data Related occupations grouped by government career field, with their pay range.
Data Other programs whose crosswalk occupations overlap with these.
The NCES/BLS crosswalk relates instructional programs (CIP 2020) to occupations (SOC 2018) when programs in the CIP category typically prepare individuals directly for jobs in the occupation. This page uses the CIP program series below and shows every non-residual occupation mapped to them that has BLS wages and O*NET data; each occupation lists the CIP codes that map to it.
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