Also called: Field Technician, Bio Tech
Collects data in the field for biologists—trapping, counting, measuring, and recording.
Spends the summer living at a remote field station, checking small-mammal traps at sunrise, measuring each animal, and entering data on a tablet.
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; many jobs are seasonal and a stepping stone.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Biology, Wildlife Biology, Ecology.
Growing about average (about 4% over 10 years). Estimate.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Trail cameras and sensors replace some counting, but trapping and field measurements stay hands-on seasonal work.
Classes: Biology, AP Environmental Science, Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-4021.
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