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Biological Technicians

Nuclear Monitoring Technicians

Microbiologists

Chemical Engineers

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Engineering and Technology [-]

These people apply their math and science knowledge to projects and problems. (e.g. how to design a bridge or building or how a mathematic formula makes a computer work.)

The things you could do:

- Design a better bridge structure.
- Devise a car motor that runs on a new type of fuel.
- Draw complicated computer models of structures.
- Study rocket launching systems.


Science and Mathematics [-]

These people take the things they learned in school about science and math and apply them to the real world.

The things you could do:

- Research new viruses and how they affect the body.
- Gather samples for lab experiments.
- Be a NASA astronaut.
- Teach math at a college or university.