What kinds of work places are current life sciences students willing to
work in? What kinds of salaries do they expect to earn upon graduation?
How well do the salary expectations of life sciences students match the
reality of the job market? Do white and minority life sciences students
have similar work preferences and salary expectations? This article
will examine these issues by analyzing data from a national study of
college students in life science fields conducted by the author. The
paper finds that students express a willingness to work in a variety of
institutional settings upon graduation and that their salary
expectations are comparable to what employers are paying new graduates.
However, the study also found racial and gender differences in
workplace preferences and salary expectations.
Source: Dorceta E. Taylor. 2007. “Employment Preferences and Salary Expectations of Students in Science and Engineering,” BioScience. 57, 2(February): 175-185.