Studies how people around the world use plants for food, medicine, and culture.
Works with Indigenous elders to document traditional medicinal plants, collects samples with permission, and helps protect that knowledge.
Estimate; mostly academic.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Doctorate (PhD), about 10 years after high school. PhD in botany or anthropology.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Botany, Anthropology.
Growing about average (about 2% over 10 years). Estimate.
Low risk for 10 years. Building trust with elders and communities and documenting knowledge respectfully stays human.
Classes: AP Biology, Anthropology or world history, Spanish.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-1029.
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