Also called: Conservation Educator, Education Specialist
Teaches visitors and students about animals and conservation.
Leads a summer camp of 8-year-olds on a behind-the-scenes tour, handles a ball python during a school assembly, and runs a teen volunteer program.
Estimate.
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, education, or environmental science.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Biology, Education, Environmental Science.
Growing about average. Steady.
Low risk for 10 years. AI can write lesson materials, but live teaching with animals in front of school groups stays human.
Classes: Biology, Speech & debate, Theater, AP Environmental Science.
Official data: O*NET occupation 25-3021.
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