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.
Required Education. Completion of a diploma, associate's degree or bachelor's degree program in nursing, an RN license, completion of a chemotherapy competency course and passage of an oncology nurse certification examination.Qualifications for the Chemotherapy Competency Course.ccording to data published by PayScale.com in December 2014, the median salary of oncology nurses with the Oncology Certified Nurse credential who reported their earnings to the website was $72,833.