Also called: Biological Science Technician, Field Technician
Collects field data for wildlife studies: trapping, tagging, counting, and tracking animals.
You might spend a summer catching and banding songbirds at 5 a.m., radio-tracking desert tortoises in 100-degree heat, or checking hair snares for grizzly DNA. Many techs hop between seasonal gigs in amazing places.
Often seasonal with housing provided.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Usually a bachelor's in a biology field, or students working seasonally.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Wildlife Biology, Biology, Ecology.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years). Biological technicians.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Camera traps, GPS collars and AI ID cut some counting; trapping and tagging animals stay hands-on.
Classes: Biology, Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-4021.
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