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Toxicology Career Surveys
PNTAF Survey Results Webinar
The Professional Needs Assessment Task Force (PNATF) undertook a survey in 2009 to assess the professional needs of toxicologists. About 14% of SOT Full and Associate members responded. The results were communicated in a webinar on December 7, 2011. Representatives from the Career Resource and Development, Continuing Education, and Education Committees as well as the PNATF were available to answer questions. These groups will likely evaluate and implement the recommendations from the PNATF. The PNATF was charged with defining key areas where the Society can assist members in addressing the long-term needs of the profession.
Toxicology Salary Surveys
AAAS Salary and Job Survey
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
has completed a second salary and satisfaction survey of US-based
life scientists who belong to AAAS. They have found a slower rise
in salaries and a younger, more international pool of life scientists than in the previous survey. Of the 8,000 respondents, a majority were under 50, 29% were postdocs, and two-thirds work in academia.
The first AAAS survey was released in June 2001, the first ever salary survey for the life sciences. Almost 9,000 responded, providing information about salary, their jobs, their careers, and recommendations for preparation of future scientists.
Job
Market Survey
While public concern for adverse effects of drugs and chemicals remains high, corporations are down-sizing to become “leaner” and more competitive, and universities and governmental agencies are under extraordinary pressures to do more with less. What, then does the future hold for job opportunities in toxicology? What areas of specialized knowledge or expertise will be in demand? Are the graduate programs giving students the knowledge and skills they need to prepare them for the job market, now and in the future? In April of 1996, the Placement Committee was asked to conduct a survey to try to begin to get answers to these important questions. The results were published in the 1997 Spring Communiqué.
Toxicologist
Supply and Expertise Survey
In November 1996, the Placement Committee was asked to conduct a survey to identify past, present, and future BS, MS, PhD and post-doc toxicology candidate availability. Surveys were sent to about 120 academic institutions with toxicology programs. This information, when combined with prior SOT surveys on the evolving
job market, provides useful information to job applicants, educators, and employers.
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