Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists

Description

Study the origins, behavior, diseases, genetics, and life processes of animals and wildlife. May specialize in wildlife research and management, including the collection and analysis of biological data to determine the environmental effects of present and potential use of land and water areas.

Category

Engineering, Sciences & Education

SOC Code

19-1023

Job Tasks

High risk job tasks associated with this job:

• Handle infected rodents (bite)
• Handle infected rodents (inhalation or percutaneous exposure)
• Handle infected skunk, raccoon, bat, fox, other carnivore, or woodchuck (bite)
• Inhale insect allergens in the laboratory
• Raise dust from bird roosts, chicken coops, or bat-inhabited caves endemic area
• Raise dust of excreta from rodents
• Repeatedly inhale bioaerosols containing mold (asthmogenic)
• Work in forest in endemic areas of Central and South America
• Work in mite infested area of Central, Eastern, or Southeast Asia
• Work in tick infested area