Decent paying jobs as BS-Biology graduate?

[UWMadison24]

Now that I have completed my undergraduate degree in biology I need to start making some money to pay off loans and survive while I study for the MCAT. After going through job positions at my local hospitals it seems that decent paying jobs with a livable wage (~$30-40) want you to have an associates degree in a certain field (radiologic technologist, surgical technologist, nuclear medicine technologist, medical assistant, etc...). Is there a way to get these or other decent positions through fast track program since I already hold a BS? Any other jobs that are relevant to medical school that I should be looking at for my situation? It doesn't make sense to go through another 2 year program already holding a bachelors degree from a great university (UW-Madison).

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[Nontrad_FL_LGBT]

Nope. You just get an entry level position and live frugally. Bio degrees are notoriously useless without professional school on top. A quicker course would be an EMT/MA, you should be able to hit at least $20/hr with them.

- an anthropology major

 

[Big Time Hoosier]

Bio degrees are notoriously useless without professional school on top.

This.

Big Hoss

 

[UWMadison24]

Nope. You just get an entry level position and live frugally. Bio degrees are notoriously useless without professional school on top. A quicker course would be an EMT/MA, you should be able to hit at least $20/hr with them.

- an anthropology major

I understand that's the surface level sentiment about biology degrees but I've been reading and watching plenty of different success stories of people getting a livable wage (~$30-40) position right out of the gate. Just chiming in to see if some people in the known or people that were in similar situations to me could share their lesser known facts/positions.

 

[Nontrad_FL_LGBT]

Your best bet would prob be a Clinical Research Coordinator or similar. You likely need research experience for it though.

 

[godofcombat]

Did a bunch of research on this, and ^^^its pretty much clinical research coordinator

 

[Cornfed101]

You can absolutely find scribing jobs that pay $20 an hour if you find it yourself. Outpatient offices will offer that. Scribeamerica will not

 

[Lab2Doc]

You can sometimes find some lab jobs if you have any around you. Commercial labs, not so much hospital or clinic. But tbh, it's not impossible to get a job in a clinical lab, it's just that they usually don't want to train someone from scratch and do all the accompanying documentation required.

 

[BC_89]

A bit of a niche, but you could look into being a phlebotomist depending on your location (think CSL or BioLife companies). Some of them consider those with degrees being able to advance to supervisory roles (if available) within the year of hire. Again, this is a rare niche, but it would still add to the fact that you are getting patient-contact exposure.

I'll echo getting the EMT certification if you wish. Pretty hard-pressed if no scribe or lab assistant job opens your way.