Occupation Atlaszoo educator
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/7c5e4ca1-e8be-4297-9014-509d5ba57210
zoo educator
Zoo educators teach visitors about the animals living at the zoo/aquarium as well as other species and habitats. They provide information about management of zoos, its collection of animals, and wildlife conservation. Zoo educators can be involved in both formal and informal learning opportunities ranging from production of information signs at enclosures to delivering classroom sessions linked to school or university curricula. Depending on the size of the organisation the education team may be a single person or a large team. Consequently the optional skills required are very broad and will vary from organisation to organisation. Zoo educators also promote conservation efforts. This can involve work within the zoo but also in the field as part of any zoo outreach project(s).
Job Zone
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- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed
Medium preparation. Vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree, with one to two years of training that combines experience and informal instruction.
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Occupational interest profile
SEASocial · Enterprising · Artistic — the three strongest interests, in order
- S Social5.35
- E Enterprising3.64
- A Artistic3.46
- R Realistic3.33
- C Conventional2.85
- I Investigative2.40
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Tour Guides and Escorts (39-7011.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, a broader O*NET occupation that includes this one, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (15)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- animal evolution
- applied zoology
- apply teaching strategies
- build community relations
- communicate with target community
- conduct educational activities
- coordinate educational programmes
- coordinate events
- develop educational resources
- educate people about nature
- ensure cross-department cooperation
- establish educational network
- fix meetings
- study topics
- zoo community
Optional (17)
- animal training
- brief volunteers
- control animal movement
- develop craft activities
- ecology
- integrate community outreach
- integrate content into output media
- lead a team
- manage a team
- manage budgets
- manage volunteers
- monitor the welfare of animals
- provide nutrition to animals
- speak different languages
- supervise craft activities
- train livestock and captive animals
- use learning strategies
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
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