Careers in Science without lab work

riverplugs

Hey, I'm a SF Science student, and I'm about to choose which moderatorship I'll be studying for the final two years of my degree.
I'd like to know which moderatorships offer careers without lab work - although it can be interesting and enjoyable, I'm not sure I'd like to have a career that involves working in a lab. It seems like every chemical or material we use is toxic or carcinogenic in some way. Environmental Science seems interesting, as does Physiology. Can anyone fill me in on careers after these degrees? Any help is welcome.

Jammyc

Is it the toxic or carcinogenic materials that put you off lab work?

Physiology has lots of opportunities to work in a lab with human subjects rather than in a wetlab.

partyatmygaff

If you know what you're doing (And you should) then there's no reason to fear chemicals or pathogenic microorganisms. Granted, they are of course dangerous in untrained hands but that's not the case here.

But if you're adamant, i'd say Physiology would be a fairly safe bet (Although i'd say you may be exposed to formaldehyde).

Lawliet

partyatmygaff wrote: »

If you know what you're doing (And you should) then there's no reason to fear chemicals or pathogenic microorganisms. Granted, they are of course dangerous in untrained hands but that's not the case here.

Unfortunately being trained doesn't always ensure your safety, just ask Karen Wetterhahn...

Groinshot

My Girlfriend is in environmental science (third year) and she spent a lot of time in the lab.
You still have to work in a lab to look at results of samples taken, etc.
I don't know about dangerous chemicals, or anything like that...

Out of curiosity, why did you choose science when you didn't want to work around any chemicals?

Here's the outline for ES third year:
http://www.tcd.ie/Botany/undergraduate/environmental-science/modules/year3/
You can see the fourth year outline if you click the link in the pane on the left.

IvyTheTerrible

You could do something ecology based if you are good at maths/stats (ie ecological modelling).