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Bioinformatics Technicians in California

Want to work as a Bioinformatics Technicians in California? Below are the key facts. All mathematical scientists not listed separately.

What do Bioinformatics Technicians Make in California?

For bioinformatics technicians working in California, the median annual wage is $175,170 per year (or roughly $84.22/hour).Pay can range from $49,110 at the 10th percentile to $228,790 at the 90th percentile.

Wage Statistic	Annual	Hourly
10th percentile	$49,110	$23.61
25th percentile	$105,790	$50.86
Median (50th)	$175,170	$84.22
75th percentile	$206,650	$99.35
90th percentile	$228,790	$110.00

The job concentration index in California nationwide is 0.41, meaning fewer bioinformatics technicians per worker than the national average.

National Wage Comparison

Nationally, bioinformatics technicians earn a median of $121,896 per year ($58.60/hour), above the California median.

Employment Outlook

There are roughly 445,011 bioinformatics technicians nationwide. In California alone, approximately 220 people work in this role. That puts the state above the typical state, which employs around 100 bioinformatics technicians.

Top California Metros for Bioinformatics Technicians

These are the California metros with the most bioinformatics technicians in California.

Metro Area	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	130	$186,360

Top States for Bioinformatics Technicians Employment

These states have the highest employment of bioinformatics technicians work.

State	Number Employed
Illinois	1,980
Washington	440
Virginia	270
California	220
Georgia	150
Maryland	110
North Carolina	110
New York	100
New Jersey	70
Texas	70
Pennsylvania	60
Michigan	50
Iowa	50
Indiana	30
Massachusetts	30
Arizona	30

Highest-Paying States for Bioinformatics Technicians

Where bioinformatics technicians earn the most: bioinformatics technicians.

State	Annual Median Salary
California	$175,170
District of Columbia	$100,740
North Carolina	$98,010
Arizona	$92,500
Massachusetts	$89,150
New York	$87,010
Illinois	$78,790
Texas	$74,560
Alaska	$73,990
Washington	$69,690

Skills

The most important bioinformatics technicians skills, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Knowledge Areas

Key knowledge areas for this occupation, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Abilities

Top abilities for bioinformatics technicians, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Daily Tasks

Common tasks include:

• Analyze or manipulate bioinformatics data using software packages, statistical applications, or data mining techniques.
• Extend existing software programs, web-based interactive tools, or database queries as sequence management and analysis needs evolve.
• Maintain awareness of new and emerging computational methods and technologies.
• Conduct quality analyses of data inputs and resulting analyses or predictions.
• Enter or retrieve information from structural databases, protein sequence motif databases, mutation databases, genomic databases or gene expression databases.
• Develop or maintain applications that process biologically based data into searchable databases for purposes of analysis, calculation, or presentation.
• Confer with researchers, clinicians, or information technology staff to determine data needs and programming requirements and to provide assistance with database-related research activities.
• Participate in the preparation of reports or scientific publications.
• Write computer programs or scripts to be used in querying databases.
• Document all database changes, modifications, or problems.
• Create data management or error-checking procedures and user manuals.
• Develop or apply data mining and machine learning algorithms.

Work Activities

• Working with Computers
• Processing Information
• Analyzing Data or Information
• Getting Information
• Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
• Making Decisions and Solving Problems
• Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
• Thinking Creatively
• Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
• Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
• Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
• Documenting/Recording Information

Tools & Technology

Common tools and software used in this occupation include: Hot technologies: Apache Subversion SVN, C, C++, Git

What Major Will Prepare You For This Career?

Several college majors map to this occupation:

• Mathematics
• Applied Mathematics
• Other Statistics
• Computational Science
• Mathematics & Computer Science
• Mathematical Economics
• Mathematics and Atmospheric/Oceanic Science
• Biomathematics & Bioinformatics

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Related Careers

Other careers like bioinformatics technicians include:

• Natural Sciences Managers
• Computer and Information Research Scientists
• Database Administrators
• Database Architects
• Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians
• Statisticians

Also Known As

Bioinformatics Analyst, Bioinformatics Research Technician, Bioinformatics Specialist, Bioinformatics Technician, Biometrics Technician, Biotechnician, Data Analyst, Data Technician, Database Technician, Field Data Technician, Log Data Technician, Museum Informatics Specialist, Research Scientist, Scientific Informatics Analyst, Submission Technician.

References

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — https://www.bls.gov/oes/
• O*NET Online — https://www.onetonline.org/
• BLS Employment Projections — https://www.bls.gov/emp/
• O*NET-SOC code: 15-2099.01