What are some benefits of being a zoologist?
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I'm a zoologist. The above answer makes it sound as if the job was full of excitement and fantastic the whole time. In fact, research in the field _is_ rewarding, but there are many other activities that are rather dull (such as writing research reports, which is not easy). And usually research is more or less focused on a certain range of subjects, so you don't generally acquire so much knowledge about many different subjects (I, for one, work with vertebrates and don't know much about other animals). \nIn fact, many amateur naturalists have a better time!\n\nYou can find a job doing lab and/or field research, and/or become a teacher. But it's not so easy to get a really good job; there's much to study and learn, and it never stops.\nThat's one of the greatest things about my profession: the continuous learning process, and the rewards of solving some of the questions I have. And as I love teaching, I don't mind being asked really weird questions (people tend to do that when they first find out what I do, hehe) and sharing knowledge with others.
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You get street smarts much sooner,and if you work in a business for example you get a lot of advantage,since you learn business by doing business and not by taking courses about business,and the same principle applies to a lot of other majors,so a lot of times,it has many + benefits.
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I suggest doing AT MINIMUM a two-year diploma or associate's degree in Biology.  There are lots of jobs ecology and environmental studies, including park rangers, animal shelter employees and veterinary assitants.  I'll link to some resources below.\n\nIf you're not interested in college or university, you should still do everything you can to prepare for the workforce and make sure that you'll be a good employee.  I suggest starting an exercise routine so that you'll be able to do heavy lifting and other physical labour in the outdoors (and restrain animals if necessary).  Subscribe to some environmental magazines and read the newspaper every day so that you know about current environmental issues.  Volunteer with a local conservation society (this will look good on your job application forms later).\n\nYou can't expect the job to come to you (especially with no college education)- instead you have to prove that you deserve it!  "Wanting" to work somewhere isn't enough.
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Take basic bio courses followed by zoology courses.
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Working at a zoo.\nthat would be great... even if I had to shovle poop all day.\n I love animals
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Both are wonderful careers in which you can help individuals and animals, I guess if you become a vet it could be very good to save an animal's life, If you become a teacher (not the bitter ones) you can leave your mark in young people and help them accomplish their dreams, I think whatever your choice the reward will be very fullfilling anyway, Good Luck!
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i could tell you a million benefits that come with exercise, but here are a few:\n\nyou have more energy\nyou develop endurance\nyou meet people\nyou make friends\nyou are less likely to contract diseases\nyou build muscle\nyou increase your cardiovascular output\nyou learn about proper eating\nyou  reduce stress\nyou become more attractive\nyou smell better because you shower more\nyou lose weight\nyou develop a better sense of humor\n\ni could go on, but im sure you get the idea
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Benefit - I could quit my job and become a sideshow freak.  Also, I could EASILY pat my stomach and rub my head at the same time.
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Do a search on the web...there are actually some really good environmental job websites.  I have a degree in Zoology and work as a wildlife biologist...and have found all my jobs via job websites.  There are a lot of teaching opportunites for someone like you...not necessarily classroom teaching...but camps that allow you to teach in an outdoor setting.
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With Biology, you can also opt for a career in Agriculture, or Veterinary Science, besides Home Science.
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That is a very cool question. Biology is the study of life. Not just squids and kangaroos but you and the foods you eat.\n\nHey I love food, and air and water, without them none of us would be here! They are essential.\n\nBiology helps us understand where our essentials come from. For instance, a small change in an ecosystem could radically effect farmer's ability to grow plants and raise animals we depend on to live. In the 1930's the Dustbowl wiped out farms across a wide area!\n\nAlso many plants and animals produce complex chemicals which we use in everyday medicine. Aspirin for instance is derived from the willow tree. Antibiotics like Penicillin were discovered in spores of mold.
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According to the US Department of Labor a biologist which is related to an ethologist: "Median annual earnings of biochemists and biophysicists were $68,950 in May 2004. The middle 50 percent earned between $49,430 and $88,540. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $38,710, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $110,660. Median annual earnings of microbiologists were $54,840 in May 2004. The middle 50 percent earned between $41,000 and $74,260. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $32,630, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $101,720. Median annual earnings of zoologists and wildlife biologists were $50,330 in May 2004. The middle 50 percent earned between $39,150 and $63,800. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $31,450, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $81,200. Median annual earnings of biochemists and biophysicists employed in scientific research and development services were $73,900 in May 2004.\n\nAccording to the National Association of Colleges and Employers, beginning salary offers in July 2005 averaged $31,258 a year for bachelor’s degree recipients in biological and life sciences.\n\nIn the Federal Government in 2005, general biological scientists in nonsupervisory, supervisory, and managerial positions earned an average salary of $69,908; microbiologists, $80,798; ecologists, $72,021; physiologists, $93,208; geneticists, $85,170; zoologists, $101,601; and botanists, $62,207."
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You could work in a research lab, you could go on to graduate school, you could do field research, you could work in a zoo, you could work for the government (ie- the EPA)
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To work with animals you probably should have an affinity of them. (caring)\n\nA good memory, you will need to remember a lot of health conditions and remedies and recipes\n\nObservational skills to help diagnose problems\n\nA forth I can't think of one :(
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Go to your local zoo.
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I work in a zoo so I would know. The good zoos (ones you don't see on Animal Cops) use enrichment to make the animals lives more natural and enjoyable. They may hide a carnivores food, or give the animals something to play with. Also they give them large natural seeming enclosures. Keepers will work with the more intelligent animals such as the seals and elephants. And many of the animals are small and would live in a similarly sized ares in the wide. \nBut then there are the bad zoos where nothing is very good for the animals. The cages are small and empty, the food is bad, etc.\nLuckily most of these kind of zoos are shut down when things get really bad. Those that aren't shut down typically lose customers an go out of business.
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Without a master's in marine biology, you'll be hard pressed to do funded research. But you could get jobs as a zookeeper, an aquarist, work at a rehabilation center, etc. Alot of those jobs are based off of experience rather than having a degree. Just keep in mind that jobs in this field can be hard to come by, and they don't pay well at first. I was originally a marine biology major, but I'm now contemplating getting my bachelor's in a more common area, and then getting my master's in marine biology. Good Luck!