Exactly 1,800 of the 33,930 biology professionals employed in California, work in Orange. The number of biology professionals in Orange has grown by 16% from 2006 to 2010. As the number of biology professionals in Orange has increased, overall employment in Orange has decreased.

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In Orange, salaries for biology professionals have increased. Orange biology professionals made $64,438 per year, on average, in 2010. The average salary for biology professionals in Orange was $61,075 per year, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of biology professionals in Orange is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Biology professionals make a median salary of $62,026 per year in Orange. The difference in pay between the biology professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 118%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $41,882 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $91,428 per year.

On average biology professional salaries in Orange are lower than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

There are 2 accredited biology schools in the city. Many of Orange's biology professionals are graduates of one of these schools.

Orange's biology schools offer 3 biology degree and certificate programs.

In 2010 approximately 40 students completed biology courses.