"There are so many new bio PhDs minted every year that the labor supply is far out-pacing demand."
If you want a science field where demand far outpaces supply, try geology, with an eye toward either oil or mining. In the oil industry, there are 30,000 qualified geologists to fill 90,000 jobs. My sister's salary offer jumped $10K in the year she delayed entry into the workforce.
She also says that there's a huge software opportunity in geology, because existing software sucks. However, you need some pretty specialized domain knowledge, and you'll be competing against Schlumberger and Halliburton. That's great for technical superiority, but you'll probably have difficulty breaking into Halliburton's old-boy network.
If you want a science field where demand far outpaces supply, try geology, with an eye toward either oil or mining. In the oil industry, there are 30,000 qualified geologists to fill 90,000 jobs. My sister's salary offer jumped $10K in the year she delayed entry into the workforce.
She also says that there's a huge software opportunity in geology, because existing software sucks. However, you need some pretty specialized domain knowledge, and you'll be competing against Schlumberger and Halliburton. That's great for technical superiority, but you'll probably have difficulty breaking into Halliburton's old-boy network.