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What's it going to be - analytical technician, climate data processor, science teacher, computer engineer or marine geoscience technologist?
Post-secondary studies in the sciences open the doors to thousands of career specialties in research, industry, engineering, education and health. The need for qualified science graduates is very high. According to Work Futures (a major career-projection study of the Canadian Federal and British Columbia governments), the rate of job openings and salary levels for technical careers in the physical sciences are well above the average for all occupational groups. Likewise, there is a high demand for graduates of specialized Douglas College programs such as Nursing, Computing and Sport Science that include science-course requirements.
What's driving the demand?
The need is sparked both by rapid developments in scientific technologies and openings in existing jobs as current workers retire. (Projecting to 2008, Work Futures finds that as many as 60 percent of "Physical Sciences" employment will result from retirements.) The result is a job market that continues to expand and offer many choices for qualified post-secondary graduates in the sciences.
