Also called: Zookeeper (Elephants)
Cares for elephants at accredited zoos and sanctuaries, preparing food, cleaning habitats, and running training sessions for health checks.
Elephant keepers prepare hundreds of pounds of food, give foot baths and training sessions for health checks, and clean huge habitats, building trust with intelligent animals over years.
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 animal science or zoology plus zoo internships.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Zoology, Animal Science, Biology.
Growing much faster than average (about 9% over 10 years).
Low risk for 10 years. Building trust and caring daily for elephants is hands-on animal work; AI only helps track health data.
Classes: AP Biology, Animal science CTE, Psychology, Chemistry.
Official data: O*NET occupation 39-2021.
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