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A young field in more ways than one

An online survey of Nature Biotechnology readers reveals lower-than-anticipated salaries and a significant portion with a younger than anticipated age.

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Figure 1: Annual gross salary.
Figure 2: A young field.
Figure 3: Length of time spent with (A) current employer and (B) previous employer.
Figure 4: Primary job activity.

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The author and editors thank Erica Renzo, market research manager at Nature Publishing Group, for assistance with survey data.

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Smaglik, P. A young field in more ways than one. Nat Biotechnol 20, 1061–1062 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt1002-1061

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