Zoologist

Duties and Responsibilities :  Study animals in their natural habitats, assessing effects of environment and industry on animals, interpreting findings and recommending alternative operating conditions for industry. Inventory or estimate plant and wildlife populations. Analyze characteristics of animals to identify and classify them. Make recommendations on management systems and planning for wildlife populations and habitat, consulting with stakeholders and the public at large to explore options.Disseminate information by writing reports and scientific papers or journal articles, and by making presentations and giving talks for schools, clubs, interest groups and park interpretive programs. Study characteristics of animals such as origin, interrelationships, classification, life histories and diseases, developmental, genetics, and distribution. Perform administrative duties such as fundraising, public relations, budgeting, and supervision of zoo staff. Furthermore conduct experimental studies with live animals in controlled or natural surroundings.

Salary: $64,230

Education:  Zoologists are required to have a minimum of a bachelor's degree in a field such as zoology, biology, wildlife biology or ecology with coursework in anatomy, wildlife management, cellular biology or even botany, physics and chemistry

Demand: Employment of zoologists and wildlife biologists is projected to grow 4 percent from 2014 to 2024, slower than the average for all occupations. ... However, because most funding comes from governmental agencies, demand for zoologists and wildlife biologists will be limited by budgetary