Also called: Pet Preservation Artist
Preserves beloved pets after death by freeze-drying them in a lifelike resting pose, a gentler alternative to traditional taxidermy.
Receives a family's cat, gently positions her curled up as if asleep, grooms her fur and sets her eyes. She then spends months in a freeze-dryer chamber that slowly removes all the water. You return her to the family, who often cry with relief.
Estimate; a small business with expensive equipment.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
No formal education, about 0.5 years after high school. No degree; learned through apprenticeship or courses in taxidermy and freeze-dry preservation.
Ways in: Apprenticeship, Self-taught. Training cost: Under $15k.
Growing faster than average. Growing interest in pet memorials.
Low risk for 10 years. Positioning and grooming pets is artistic handwork; machines only do the slow drying.
Classes: Art, Biology, Business.
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