"You love animals, you enjoy working with them, but you aren't sure what exactly you want to do with them...or what you can do with them. Fortunately, there are many ways in which you can combine your interest in animals with a paying job. Not necessarily a job that will have you rolling in the green stuff, but hey! someone will be paying you to do what you love to do anyway, so there are definite benefits! The following are some of the careers that involve working with animals. There are other careers that are not listed, but which are as part of some of these jobs. For example, a biologist may specialize in birds (ornithology), fish (ichthyology), reptiles and amphibians (herpetology), and so on. All of these jobs require high school education. Many require additional education, anywhere from two to eight years, depending upon how far you want to go. The jobs related to the sciences, such as veterinary medicine and biology, require courses in organic chemistry, physics and calculus. These courses can often be taken at the high school level which will prepare you for the college level classes. As each college and university's requirements may be different, and the programs you want to go into may have additional requirements, it is best to contact the universities and colleges you are interested in, and order a copy of their course catalogs. You can also contact the department (biology, veterinary medicine, etc.) within that institution to see if they have any undergraduate prerequisites" "These are some of the fields and jobs that involve animal experience and training. - Preventive Medicine (small animal, large animal, exotic, wildlife rehabilitation, research (private industry, university and government), military, zoo): Research Veterinarian Veterinarian Veterinary Technician - Care and Conservation of Wildlife: Biologist Conservation Officer Cooperative Extension Agent Ecologist Educator Environmental Management Environmental Chemistry Forestry/Park Ranger Interpretive Naturalist Natural Resources Management Wildlife Rehabilitator - Pets: Animal behavior Outreach programs Therapy and Psychology - Zoos (training varies, ranging from exotic animal caretaking to biology: Director Supervisor Keeper Habitat Specialist Research - Animal Training: Trainer (large, small and exotics) for work, show and entertainment industry, and obedience training Volunteer (may require special training or previous work experience): SPCA Camps 4-H Field Research Future Farmers Humane Societies Nature Centers Parks Wildlife Rehabilitation Facilities Zoos - General areas of study and work: Agriculture & Natural Resources Education Environmental Sciences Fisheries & Wildlife Sciences Law (Animal Welfare, Environmental) Psychology Science Technology Veterinary Medicine" Source and further information: http://www.anapsid.org/resources/jobs.html