does anyone know any good animal related careers also how much do zoologists make and how many years of school

Question

zoology

Answer 1

First of all: usually zoology careers do not pay well, it's not something you go in for the money. There are some very well paid jobs but they usually require years of experience and schooling. In the UK you can get a Bachelor's degree in Zoology after 3 years at university, 4 in the US I think. However this is rarely enough and most people in the field will go on to get more specialised Masters or Phd.s. Msc. usually take an extra 1 or 2 years, not too sure about Phd.s (doctors)
Have a look at this job board for biologists/zoologists/ecologists to get an idea of the wages relative to experience or schooling are like:
http://wfsc.tamu.edu/jobboard/index.htm
There are a lot of animal related careers that can be very different, it depends strongly what you want to work with, domestic animals or wild animals for one thing. If you want to work with wild animals, there is the zoologist option however there is a myriad of different things you can specialise so there are quite a lot of options there. If field work isn't for you you could always try jobs based in zoos or aquariums, not all of these positions require university degrees either whereas working in research inevitably will. Then there is also a few veterinary or wild animal rehabilitation related jobs, or tourism related wild life jobs working in eco-tourism.

Answer 2

There are many types of animal-related careers in addition to zoologists: veterinary medicine, wildlife biologists, ornithologists, marine biologists, fisheries biologists, herpetologists, etc. Most of these positions require a B.S. degree for technician positions, and graduate degrees for professional or scientific positions. The pay for technicians is modest, around $30 to $40 thousand per year, while professional and scientific positions typically range about $40 to $120 thousand per year, depending on the employer.

Answer 3

zoologists dont earn much but vets earn a lot more. consider going into vet. med. bc its not as competitive (even though there are only 27 of those schools in the US and a LOT more med schools!) and also i think its extremely rewarding (and challenging!). its great having a heart to those animals. i am interested in marine bio at one time and even wanted to become a dolphin trainer and marine biologist until my dad told me that i may not even have enough to feed myself (and those professions are only if youre really interested, not bc of the money) so i dropped that idea but i like learning about our wildlife, habitats, and animals.

my parents encourage me to become a vet but i told them i didnt really want to even though it wouldnt be a bad job.