Hehe, i don't know some schools have premed majors, I think its actually restrictive more than helpful. There's been a great deal of discussion on what kind of major one should have prior to applying to med school and the unanimous reply is "whatever you want" aslong as you complete all pre-med requirements.
Anyway, these days in CA, its pretty hard to find any jobs out there that have decent pay for a B.S. degree in any science. Most of my friends were biochemistry majors, and most of them stayed here after graduating to just work in a school lab. While other's tried to make due with what they've got and venture into the real working world. I do not believe any of them are doing anything relating to Biochemistry. At most one works at Genentech. But thats about it.
For me, I'm a post-bacc student, and also a research assistant so that keeps me employed and going for a higher degree if needed. I think the bachelor's degree has decreased in value over the past few years, especially with the falling economy. Consulting may be a possibility, but this seems to be more of a master's or Ph.D thing rather than a bachelor's role, since undergraduate degree's, at least most of them are highly generalized relative to master's programs and Ph.D programs. I would think if someone wants to consult on something, they'd go to an expert, rather than an undergrad.
Mr. Reddy is pretty correct, getting a B.S. in electrical engineering, or something in engineering seems to yield more jobs for the undergrad. My fellow students in the biomed engineering program seem to all have jobs lined up at places like Hewlett Packard, and stuff. So looking good there. While the biology majors here seem to at best hope for a summer internship. I'm sure there are those that do find jobs, but its not frequent. 🙁
