Also called: Bovine Embryologist
Collects, grades, freezes, and transfers embryos from elite livestock to surrogate mothers.
Flushes embryos from a champion cow, grades them under a microscope in a mobile lab in a truck, freezes some in liquid nitrogen, and transfers others into recipient cows so one great cow can have 20 calves.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in animal science plus specialized embryo transfer training.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Animal Science, Agriculture, Biology, Reproductive Physiology.
Growing about average. Niche, growing with genetic technologies.
Low risk for 10 years. Lab imaging helps grade embryos; flushing, freezing and transferring embryos in live cows stays delicate hands-on work.
Classes: AP Biology, Agriscience (FFA), Chemistry, Anatomy & physiology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-4012.
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