Average Biologist Yearly Salary in the United States. Biologists earn a median salary of $72,220 per year. Salaries typically start from $41,230 and go up to $127,120. These numbers may vary depending on several factors, like level of education, amount of experience, industry, company size and location.
The AOCNP, AOCNS and CBCN certification tests also include chemotherapy in their testing material, though to a lesser extent. In general, their eligibility requirements are the same; however, the advanced oncology certifications also require a master's degree or higher from an accredited nursing institution.
With the Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse certification, you will have met all of the criteria to be a specialized nurse in the oncology field. To be eligible to sit for this certification exam, you have to have worked at least 1000 hours from the last 2.5 years of your nursing work in oncology.