The career I chose is in the Biological and Medical Science area. It was the closest thing that I could find to the actual specific career that I intend to pursue. I want to be an epidemiologist, which is a biological and medical science so the information that I found will apply. Epidemiology is the study of the spread of diseases, which includes vaccinations as well. This career interests me because I want to be in the medical field, but not a medical doctor. I want to work in a lab setting and perform experiments in hopes of producing vaccinations or breakthroughs in medical technology. I want to be able to gain a personal sense of accomplishment and have the chance to be recognized for what I may do. I want to help people in a huge way so that my discoveries can change peoples lives.In this field, regular hours are worked. Some of the hours may be in an office and others in a laboratory setting. A typical day would probably include about eight hours and a week would most likely be the usual forty hours. However, the scientist could decide when more time is needed and when it is crucial to put more effort forward. Currently, there are about 112,000 people employed in the United States in the Biological and Medical Sciences field. Most of the employees work in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Interior, and Defense, and in the National Institutes of Health. I know from my own findings that many epidemiologists work for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Military in biological warfare areas and infirmaries. Geographically, the jobs are more prevalent in bigger cities along both coasts and in the south near the Gulf. However, some can be found in government institutions all across the U.S.A current trend in this field as of now has to do with needle exchanges. Epidemiologists are working together with the government and several AIDS foundations and the provision of sterile syringes to, and c...
