Also called: Animal Training Manager, Enrichment Manager
Leads training and enrichment so zoo animals stay mentally healthy and cooperate in their own care.
Teaches keepers how to train a rhino to present its foot for a vet exam, designs puzzle feeders for bears, and tracks animal welfare data.
Estimate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 6 years after high school. Bachelor's in biology or psychology plus years of animal training experience.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Psychology, Zoology, Animal Behavior.
Growing about average. Growing as welfare standards rise.
Low risk for 10 years. Cameras and AI can log animal activity; training animals to cooperate with care and designing enrichment stay hands-on.
Classes: AP Psychology, AP Biology, Statistics, Speech & debate.
Official data: O*NET occupation 39-2011.
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