Also called: Fisheries Scientist
Studies fish populations to decide how many can be caught while keeping them healthy.
Uses an electric shocker to briefly stun fish in a stream, counts and measures them, then releases them. Data goes into models that set fishing limits.
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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 fisheries or wildlife biology; master's common.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Fisheries Science, Biology, Wildlife Biology.
Growing about average (about 2% over 10 years). Estimate.
Low risk for 10 years. AI fish counters and sonar help, but electrofishing streams and setting catch limits with the public stay human.
Classes: AP Biology, Statistics, AP Environmental Science.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-1023.
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