Also called: Avian and Bat Biologist
Studies birds and bats near wind farms and finds ways to protect them.
You walk search grids under turbines at dawn, set up acoustic bat detectors, and help design curtailment plans that pause turbines when bats are migrating.
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 wildlife biology; master's helpful.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Wildlife Biology, Ecology.
Growing about average (about 2% over 10 years).
Low risk for 10 years. AI cameras and acoustic monitors detect birds and bats automatically; study design, fieldwork and permit decisions stay human.
Classes: AP Biology, AP Environmental Science, Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-1023.
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