Career Possibilities

Many careers relate to animals. Here is a sampling of jobs that involve animals directly or aim to meet their needs as individuals or species.

• Zoologist
• Veterinarian
• Aquarist
• Zoo keeper
• Veterinary technician
• Wildlife biologist
• Conservation biologist
• Outdoor recreation planner
• Animal refuge or shelter manager
• Wildlife agent
• Pet therapist
• Wildlife photographer
• Animal trainer or handler (especially dogs and horses)
• "Cruelty-free" products manager
• Animal control officer
• Volunteer coordinator for an animal agency
• Humane investigator
• Wildlife officer
• Environmental lawyer
• Environmental educator
• Ecologist
• Fish and game warden
• Ornithologist
• Conservation and wildlife manager
• Writer or editor of books about wildlife and natural history
• Animal rights advocate
• Farming reform advocate
• Outreach coordinator for an animal/wildlife program
• Zoo or aquarium employee
• Nonprofit conservation organization employee (for example, Friends of the National Zoo or World Wildlife Fund)
• Animal protective agency employee
• Department of the Interior employee
• National Park Service employee
• Fish and Wildlife Service employee
• Fishery and wildlife technician
• State conservation agency employee
• Ecotourism guide