Studies reptiles and amphibians—snakes, lizards, turtles, frogs, and salamanders.
Wades through a swamp at night with a headlamp, catching frogs to swab for a deadly fungus, then counts sea turtle nests at dawn.
Estimate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 6 years after high school. Master's or PhD in biology or zoology.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Zoology, Biology, Ecology.
Growing about average (about 2% over 10 years). Estimate.
Low risk for 10 years. Night swamp surveys and handling frogs, snakes and turtles are hands-on field work in a small field.
Classes: AP Biology, AP Environmental Science, Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-1023.
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