<human>: I have a bachelor's in biology with 3-4 years academic research lab experience and was accepted into 4 PhD programs last year; however, I just couldn't figure out what I would do with a PhD so I deferred. Almost a year gone and I STILL can't find any career ideas. So I come to you, Reddit, for some direction...

I love research but hate dealing with patients so becoming a physician is out. I am most fascinated by reproductive medicine/biology in terms of spermatogenisis and fertilization (this is the field I was going to get a PhD in). I have always been a little intrigued by the idea of working for a cosmetic research lab. Trouble is, I have not had any luck finding any sort of company or lab that work on these except for the occassional academic research lab in a university. My main goal is to find an intellectually stimulating and fascinating job in bio/biomedical research that pays at least decently if not well. The main reason why I deferred from the PhD program was not finding examples of careers that utilized a PhD that paid more than $45-50K a year. Grad school just doesn't seem worth it for so little compensation for the training.

So, Reddit, any ideas...?

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<bot>: Anyone know of any non-academic research companies/labs that work with reproductive biology or cosmetic research in Ohio or Texas?