Bechtel Corporation (Bechtel Group) is the largest construction and engineering company in the United States, ranking as the 5th-largest privately owned company in the U.S. Its headquarters are in the Financial District of San Francisco.
With an advanced biology degree, you can get a job as a biological research scientist. They conduct research, either independently or as part of a team, and they use the knowledge acquired from their research to develop medicine, diagnostic tools, and other products.
Just graduated with a Ph.D. in the aquatic biology/ecology/animal behavior part of the bio spectrum. The salaries for jobs I have applied to have mostly been in the 35,000 - 55,000 range. But I've been looking for 5 months and haven't been hired yet, so it may be I'm looking at the wrong jobs.