Also called: Vector Ecologist
Studies mosquitoes, ticks, and other bugs that spread diseases like West Nile, Lyme, and malaria.
Collects mosquitoes from traps around a city, tests them for viruses, and tells the health department where to spray. Some serve as officers in the US Army or Navy.
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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 entomology or public health.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school, Military. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Entomology, Public Health, Biology.
Growing faster than average (about 5% over 10 years). Estimate.
Low risk for 10 years. Smart traps and AI ID speed surveillance; field trapping, virus testing and advising health officials stay human.
Classes: AP Biology, Chemistry, Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-1023.
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