Zoology is gaining a lot of popularity as one of the professional undergraduate courses among the majority of the students in recent years. The increased awareness about animals and other living organisms on earth and the mantra of sustainable living has created a lot of scope and room for skilled zoologists because they are needed to study the animal behaviours and help them to live a good life on planet earth.
There are many important roles available in this field, but the present article tries to explore few of the crucial job roles available for the skilled zoology professionals that are important and offer good career growth opportunities.
Let’s discuss the same in detail:
Zoologist
As a Zoologist one is responsible to work both indoors in labs and also fields in the outdoors. The Zoologists are responsible to study the behaviour of the animals and try to bring down the gap between animals and humans and achieve a sustainable living on this planet.
Role of a Zoologist
As a Zoologist one is responsible to study animal behaviour including evolution, anatomy, physiology, behaviour, distribution and classification of animals. The zoologists study species and population of animals and work with animals out in the field in captivity or in laboratories.
Responsibilities of a Zoologist
As a Zoologist one is needed to:
- Study the animals in captivity or in their natural habitat
- Conduct laboratory and field research
- Collect, store and prepare specimens for analysis
- Identify, record and monitor species of animals
- Manage large data sets and use statistical software packages
- Use modelling software to predict future scenarios such as changes in habitats on population numbers
- Write scientific reports and issue recommendations
- Manage animal care and address invasive species and other threats
- Use software equipment such as geographical information systems (GIS) global positioning systems (GPS), sonographs, terrestrial locomotor activity monitoring systems and video recorders
Earning Potential
- An average fresh B.Sc Zoology student will earn about 5 to 7 lakhs per annum as a zoologist
- The experienced professionals may earn about 8 to 12 lakhs per annum
