Technicians may be hired with B.S. or M.S. degrees. Frequently, undergraduates can get part-time positions. It can be much easier to get a first technician's job at a university than in industry. Even if the ultimate goal is to work in industry, it could pay off to acquire further skill and experience in a university lab as a foundation for seeking a job in industry. The post-doctoral fellowship is a temporary research position in which new Ph.D.'s get more extensive research experience, and is now considered a standard part of the career path for Ph.D. scientists.
Some companies offer post-doctoral fellowships.
Faculty at research universities and most four-year colleges have Ph.D.s. Smaller four-year colleges and community colleges may hire scientists with M.S. or, less often, B.S. degrees as instructors. A person can teach science in high school by obtaining, in addition to a B.S. degree in science, the education courses necessary to obtain state certification.