Also called: Lampricide Applicator, Fishery Technician (Sea Lamprey)
Fights the blood-sucking sea lamprey in Great Lakes streams by treating rivers, trapping adults and surveying larvae.
Sea lampreys are eel-like invaders that latch onto lake trout and drain them. Technicians wade cold Michigan and Wisconsin streams with electrofishers to count lamprey larvae, run traps at dams, and help apply a lampricide that kills larvae but spares most fish. Summers are spent camping near rivers on treatment crews.
Many start as seasonal technicians.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 2 years after high school. Seasonal techs often have some college; permanent jobs want a fisheries degree.
Ways in: 2-year college, 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Fisheries and Wildlife, Biology, Natural Resources Technology.
Growing about average. Long-running program funded by the Great Lakes Fishery Commission.
Low risk for 10 years. Data tools help map larvae, but wading streams, running traps and dosing rivers is fieldwork.
Classes: Biology, Chemistry, Earth science.
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