Also called: Conservation educator
Teaches visitors and school groups about animals and conservation, sometimes with live animal ambassadors.
Zoo educators handle animals like owls and snakes during presentations, lead camps and sleepovers, and develop conservation programs.
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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, zoology, or education.
Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Zoology, Biology, Education.
Growing about average. BLS projects steady demand for self-enrichment teachers as people pay for lessons and activities.
Low risk for 10 years. AI may help design programs; handling live animal ambassadors and teaching kids about conservation stay human.
Classes: AP Biology, Animal science CTE, Speech.
Official data: O*NET occupation 25-3021.
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