Apart from zoology and forestry I am studying everything in M.Sc environmental sciences. What do you suggest more? I like job going to green areas for researching on plants and environment. Please suggest ... Thanks alot

I like do Forestry so i need more guidance about this.

How are qualifications from another country viewed? Such as a bachelors degree in wildlife biology from Australia

Would plant biology be similar to zoology in terms of potential job opportunities

What if im in education majoring science

Hyper Dragon Anaconda they said paid well

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Me too ;/ but apparently you're gonna be behind the desk for a large portion of your time. Idek if I want to be a biologist at this point, not sure if I have the right passion for it

I'm in the same exact position as you right now. Have you gotten any closer to finding something since you left the comment?

@@savannahwise7058 I have found an online college that offers a B.S of Animal Health and Behavior that I’m transferring to in the fall

What you guys should all keep in mind is that what you decide now doesn’t have to be the end all be all! You can always change and specialise as you progress and post grad study is always there for you to expand upon. Don’t put to much pressure on yourself to set an unwavering path.

@@kcitlynx how's it going?

I need help!!! I'm in such a similar position. I really want to go out and live in the woods for months and just walk around a plot of land and count the wildlife in the area and the changes in the environment caused by both biotic and abiotic factors. Does anyone know what may be similar to this job or degree? I don't necessarily want to talk to government officials about why we can't put houses in the area or where we can build trails and where we can't build trails. I just want to go out, watch animals interact with their environment and then see how they change based on the factors that are naturally introduced. Can anyone help?

I think you were kind of spot on, marine biology isn’t all just diving in reefs every day. Even marine coral reef biology researchers I worked with generally only had a few expeditions a year where they did that, and a lot of office and hard work outside of that world. You can still get diving related jobs! It’s just not super lucrative, unless you’re diving is associated with underwater welding or something like that. The reality is that there’s SO few jobs like that (how many people does society need solely to dive and observe beautiful wildlife?) and intense competition because millions of people want work like that so you’re competing with people with PhDs and connections. Most jobs in marine and wildlife involve some hard work, office time, lab work and a lot of not ideal parts. But with ecology, if you’re not picky on location and job duties, I think the prospects are higher than marine bio because there’s many more opportunities. Another thought, if your heart is set on diving in coral reefs, find a job with lots of time off and volunteer with a coral reef preservation project!

You might find this website interesting, place I visit occasionally: www.vims.edu/

What about becoming an oceanographer? Is that any different?

It sounds like you and I are quite similar concerning our interests. I’m a junior in highschool and I need to start deciding what I want to do career wise. If you don’t mind me asking, what career did you eventually choose? How do you like it? Thank you!!

@@danithomsen1316 I'm still in University, but I'm working as a coastal/sand dune ecologist right now on a 1 year placement before my final year of study. I guess i've ended up somewhere between zoology and marine biology, as I do encounter quite a few marine invertebrates and sea birds as part of my survey work. Mostly i'm surveying for birds, butterflies, beetles, rabbits, snakes and spiders though so it leans toward zoology. It's not all fun and games though as there's a decent amount of invasive plant control as part of the job, so I have to get my hands dirty with digging and pesticides at times. Invasive plants are particularly harmful to sand dune ecosystems because so many of the native species rely on open sand flats with limited plant cover. I'm not 100% sure yet if coastal ecology is something i'll continue to pursue after my degree, but it's definitely enjoyable being outdoors in the fresh air and I could see myself taking it further. I've sobered a bit on marine biology since the original comment. While the dream jobs are ridiculously hard to come by, I think if you go into it with tempered expectations, you can still find enjoyable work. The seagrass rejuvenation project will have you out in the water diving, or if fish are your jam you could shadow fishermen at sea and study their catches (this seems to be the one of the more frequent marine biology jobs I see advertised). Working at a marine mammal sanctuary is another interesting job where you're hands on with whales, seals and dolphins. Though there aren't many sanctuaries out there so it can be tough competition.

Haha awesome! 🔮

Thank you, I'm glad it was helpful!

I’m glad it came at a good time :)

Is that even possible... To get a different masteral degree from your bachelor.

Krisgna Novicio yep!

Yes! They’re both good though :)

*Double degree*

*Double major*

Hey, I'm literally applying for the same two course and I don't know which one, you've probably figured it out by now so help me please

I would definitely jump on those biology courses! The double major may be tough but you're gonna have so many more job opportunities with a science degree versus only the digital media degree. Glad that I helped!

Glad it was helpful!

Thank you I’m so glad!

Yes I’ve heard that’s a great program! I have seen some of the research students and professors there have done and it’s impressive!

Or if you possibly have recommendations of any schools to look into.

If you’re in the US, you could look at the flagships for different states. Examples: Indiana University, University of South Carolina, University of Washington, etc.

i’m an incoming college freshman considering a bio major since that’s all my country offers. do you think a bio degree would open you to environmental jobs like ecologist or wildlife biologist? or do you think it would be better to get an environmental science degree for those kinds of jobs?

@@idk-wd3ht hey this was 2 years ago and im already graduating so heres what i can say... if biology is your only option then its still okay! if you want to center yourself with environmental jobs then it would be advisable to find as much activities that can better your experience (projects, volunteering, etc) having a bio degree still gets you places but it would be a better option to boost your resume with environment-related jobs. good luck on college by the way!!

Animal biology could be a good choice. I think as I mentioned there will definitely be some agricultural spin on it and you will likely learn about wild and domesticated animals (unlike ecology, where you don’t learn about domesticated animals). Which is fine! UC Davis is a great school for wildlife biology, I looked at going there for a grad school. If you go there check out the Karen Drayer Wildlife Health Center and the Southern California mountain lion research program! They’re doing some really interesting wildlife work right now.

Ecology and fisheries is a weird combo but that’s fine! As I mentioned mine was “ecology behaviour and evolution” so sometimes there’s some interesting combos, but I’ll bet that degree is probably mostly ecology work anyways so most similar to an ecology degree. If you’re unsure about a bunch of similar programs, try to track down a list of all the coursework needed for each major. Sometimes lists of courses can help you decide to see how relevant or technical the degree looks.

I am planning another video on careers for environmental majors with new careers I haven’t talked about so I’ll add those two to the list!

@@kristina_lynn Thank you so much! Love your videos btw

env science is more on the field/labs, env studies is more policy and office work.

If you’re planning on only doing your bachelors, you would need something Wildlife related on your resume to be competitive for wildlife jobs. Even a wildlife degree alone won’t make you competitive for wildlife jobs, you’ll need some sort of research or internship experience in wildlife. If you’re planning on doing a masters though in a wildlife subject, enviro science would be fine along with some wildlife experience

Marissa Custer hmmm mostly we just bring back samples so I think that would fall in line with lab technician! But I definitely don’t camp alone or anything like that, I don’t even camp overnight and I am usually not in the field even during the day alone

Depends on what you wanna do, but statistics or calc, chemistry (depends on what kinda job youre tryna do), and A WRITING/RESEARCH CLASS!!!

@@megasocky Calc and statistics aren't electives for environmental science and studies majors there both requirements.

It’s good to be open too! I didn’t have a huge choice of exactly what I did starting out because jobs were so competitive I took what sounded interesting and then learned more at my first jobs to better target exactly what I wanted to do.

It sounds like the second one will be more like an ecology degree (so when I discuss benefits and disadvantages of an ecology degree that would be relevant)

Was wondering this myself

Wildlife biologists can study wolf behaviour yes! So can zoologists really.

There are some positions available on the coast as maybe a marine mammal rescue Center manager or founder, or doing oil spill response for oiled wildlife. It’s competitive and often very low paid though! An alternative to look into is wildlife veterinary work or marine biologist jobs that involve tagging wildlife as they often work hands on with them in that way. Most hands on contact though is minimized as it often harms and stresses out the animal.