Also called: District Fisheries Biologist, Fisheries Program Manager
Manages fishing in a region's lakes and rivers: setting regulations, stocking plans, and habitat projects.
You review survey data showing bass are getting smaller in a reservoir, propose a new size limit, and present it at a public meeting full of anglers with opinions. Then you plan a habitat project adding fish cover to a lake.
Estimate; state government pay.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 6 years after high school. Bachelor's plus usually a master's in fisheries science.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Fisheries Science, Biology.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years). Based on zoologists and wildlife biologists.
Low risk for 10 years. AI helps sort survey and angler data; setting regulations and dealing with the public stay human.
Classes: Biology, Government, Statistics.
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