Employment Salary Salaries are fairly high for those who work in bioinformatics, even those who are just entering the field. The following table shows how there is a great increase in salary that comes with experience. Even with just a few years of experience, the average income of a random sample of bioinformatics employees goes into the range of six figures. Experience Contractor Rate Converted to Yearly Income 6 months $38.11 $73,171 1 year $40.06 $76,915 2 years $40.89 $78,509 3 years $43.36 $83,251 4 years $58.86 $113,011 5-9 years $62.07 $119,174 10-15 years $54.09 $103,853 15+ years $81.18 $155,866 *This data was retrieved from http://www.computerjobs.com/salary2000/ Jobs The following is a sample of some of the jobs that are available in the field of bioinformatics. The listing show the range for starting salary and a description of the responsibilties that come with such positions. Title: Sr. Software Engineer - Biotechnology - C # - .NET Pay Rate: $85,000 - $110,000 Description: We are looking for a strong C # .NET Software Engineer for our company! Our company has numerous revenue generating collaborations in the science community. Contribute code to the presentation, middle tier and database layers, develop data transformation and integration software in support to the production and bioinformatics teams. Title: Scientist/Engineer Pay Rate: $75,000 - $95,000 Description: Scientist/Engineer will develop software for knowledge bases and construct knowledge bases and ontology with the assistance of other subject matter experts. Title: Bioinformatics Software Engineer Pay Rate: $80,000 - $100,000 Description: Conduct genetics research and develop products that impact and improve people's lives. Join our team as we apply this technology to bring focus to biological research and to accelerate the discovery of drugs and diagnostics. Title: Senior Software Test & Documentation Engineer Pay Rate: $90,000 – $115,000 Description: This individual will work with a team of software development engineers to develop molecular diagnostic software used in vitro diagnostic systems. S/he will be responsible for designing, automating, executing, and documenting validation tests in accordance with quality system regulations. This will include unit as well as system level testing. S/he will also be responsible for writing and maintaining design control documentation. This will include writing and maintaining software design and development plans, requirements specifications, risk assessments, design descriptions, verification and validation procedures, design review reports, summaries of test results, release notes, and traceability matrices. The work may involve gathering software requirements. S/he will also be responsible for helping with the software release process and for supporting technical support staff. As you can see from these examples, the field of bioinformatics is full of job opportunities. Estimates for these jobs from http://www.dice.com show that it is a financially rewarding field to be a part of.