Also called: Fish Biologist
Studies fish populations in rivers, lakes, and oceans to manage and protect them.
Wades a stream with an electrofishing backpack to stun and count trout, tags salmon to track their migration, and sets fishing regulations for a state wildlife agency.
Estimate based on BLS zoologists and wildlife biologists.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 5 years after high school. Bachelor's in fisheries or biology; master's common.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Marine Biology, Fisheries Science, Biology, Oceanography.
Growing about average (about 2% over 10 years).
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Sonar counters and AI cut fish-counting work; electrofishing, netting and field surveys stay hands-on.
Classes: AP Biology, AP Environmental Science, AP Statistics, Chemistry.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-1023.
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