Also called: Recovery Coordinator
Leads government efforts to recover species on the endangered list, like the California condor or red wolf.
Writes a species recovery plan, negotiates with ranchers and developers about protecting habitat, reviews whether a new highway would harm an endangered salamander, and coordinates captive-breeding releases.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 10 years after high school. Master's in wildlife biology plus many years of agency experience.
Ways in: Graduate school, On-the-job training. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Wildlife Biology, Ecology, Zoology, Conservation Biology, Environmental Policy.
Growing about average. Small number of positions.
Low risk for 10 years. Data tools speed up population modeling; negotiating with landowners and agencies and leading recovery plans stay human.
Classes: AP Biology, AP Environmental Science, AP Government, Speech & debate.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-1023.
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