Also called: Field Technician, Biological Technician
Collects field data for wildlife studies, often in seasonal jobs in remote places.
Spends a summer camping in Alaska counting seabirds, or hikes miles a day checking traps and camera stations. Often the first paid job for future biologists.
Estimate; often paid hourly for seasonal work.
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 biology or wildlife (or in progress); seasonal positions.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Wildlife Biology, Ecology, Zoology, Conservation Biology.
Growing about average. Seasonal and competitive.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Automated sensors and AI cut some data-sorting tasks; hiking transects, trapping and handling animals remain human.
Classes: Biology, AP Environmental Science, Physical education, Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-4021.
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