Career Path Tree
Academia
Private sector
Odd balls
R2
Undergraduate Institution/ community college
R1
Energy
Materials
Biotechnology
Non-Profits
Consulting
Graphics/coding
Post doc
Teaching Professor
Teaching Professor
Lab coordinator
Research Professor
Teaching Professor
Post doc
Non-tenure track
Tenure track
Research professor
Non-tenure track
Tenure Track
Start-Up
Science-Public Interface
Non-technical communication
Editorial staff/jounrals
More Schooling
Medicine/Public Health
Law School
Patent Lawyer
Expert witness
High school
Policy
Scientific diplomacy
Counselor
Adjunct Faculty
Adjunct faculty
Adjuncts
Private
Autor
Influencer
Data analyst
Government
National Labs
Policy
Politician
Lobbyist
Department of Energy (DOE)
Department of Commerce (DOC)
Department of Defense (DoD)
Department of Health and Human Services
CDC, FDA, NIH
NIST, NOAA
Other Labs
National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Office of Science
Ames, Argonne, Brookhaven, LBNL, ORNL
INL,NETL,NREL,Savannah River
LANL, LLNL, Sandia
Military, DARPA, DTRA
Climate and Global Change Postdoctoral Fellows
NRC Postdoc Fellow
Pharmaceutical
Biomedical
Genetic engineering
Renewable energy
Energy storage (batteries)
Plastic
Semiconductors
Pathophysiology
Food
Artificial organs
Robotics
Recyclable plastic
Degradable plastic
Plastic Recycling
Fossil fuel
Display
Other electronics
Energy management
GMO
Lab-grown meat
Agriculture
Companies unrelated to science or technology