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SOC 19-1023
Zoologists and wildlife biologists correspond to O*NET19-1023.00, studying animal taxonomy, behavior, genetics, disease, and life processes, surveying wild populations and habitats, analyzing environmental and human activity effects, and producing papers, reports, and conservation management recommendations. The research may take place in offices, laboratories, and the field, and is not daily husbandry, veterinary practice, or self-authorized enforcement. Degrees, positions, research activity permits, and on-site safety are verified separately; the paper exercise only compares fictional observation records and does not contact animals or infer real populations.
Model impact index for three equally weighted representative core tasks; not a measured share of working time or a job-loss probability. floor((50+75+0)/3+0.5)=42; fermatmind-ai-impact-v1; 2026-10-18.
Organize the fictional observation records, keep the survey duration and the pending identification status, compare the confirmed counts per 30 minutes, and then write a short report.The U.S. typical entry is a bachelor's degree, and independent research usually requires a doctorate; Chinese specific positions are verified separately, and neither a degree nor hiring grants capture, sampling, or release permits.
Paper data only, with no identification of real species and no contact with animals; counts are not an individual count, density, or conservation result.
Willing to study animals and ecology and to keep checking sources, identification grounds, survey conditions, and uncertainty, not just enjoying looking at animals.Willing to check the taxonomic basis, record quality, and survey effort, able to report unknowns, and accepting peer rechecking.
Zoologists and wildlife biologists correspond to O*NET19-1023.00, studying animal taxonomy, behavior, genetics, disease, and life processes, surveying wild populations and habitats, analyzing environmental and human activity effects, and producing papers, reports, and conservation management recommendations. The research may take place in offices, laboratories, and the field, and is not daily husbandry, veterinary practice, or self-authorized enforcement. Degrees, positions, research activity permits, and on-site safety are verified separately; the paper exercise only compares fictional observation records and does not contact animals or infer real populations.
The editorial split is animal taxonomy and life processes versus wild populations and habitats, and the two overlap in actual research rather than being a rigid job-title boundary.
Career direction comparison
The two internal directions overlap; this is also compared with animal science, soil and plant, microbiology, and broad biology research duties.
| Occupational direction | Core work and output | Key differences | Which choice suits you better |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animal taxonomy and life processes | Study animal characteristics and processes. | With the animal question at the core. | Willing to check the literature and identification. |
| Wild populations and habitats | Study populations and environmental effects. | With survey and conservation evidence at the core. | Willing to check effort and inference. |
AI's impact on the occupation
Organization and outlines can be explored, while identification, methods, and conclusions need human rechecking; GIS, Python, and R background is not a generative adoption rate. The U.S. 19-1023 overall 2025—2035 projection of +3.6% with an annual average of 1,400 openings (including replacements) is separate employment background and not an AI attribution. AI Impact Score 42% is an editorial estimate. Model impact index for three equally weighted representative core tasks; not a measured share of working time or a job-loss probability. floor((50+75+0)/3+0.5)=42; fermatmind-ai-impact-v1; 2026-10-18.The three tasks, ratings and sources are listed in the FermatMind method source record on this page.
FermatMind AI Impact Score estimation method v1
FermatMind / 费马测试 · 2026-10-18
Editorial ratings use the existing occupational responsibilities and AI task analysis on this page. They are not adoption rates, measured effects, job-disappearance or personal-unemployment probabilities, or official scores from Stanford or another external institution. No measured time weights or future robot deployment are assumed.
Chinese mainland pay reference
Related research recruiting materials from the three institutions
The exact nationwide wage distribution for this occupation has not been obtained
Insufficient evidence: no exact nationwide Chinese wage distribution for this occupation has been obtained. Listed separately is the 2025 pre-tax annual average of 182,064 yuan for non-private and 83,560 yuan for private in scientific research and technical services, which is only a broad reference for the employer direction of the research industry; universities, government, and other units cannot be automatically included, and this is not a zoologist wage or personal range. The three recruiting materials are verified separately.
Position announcements verified separately；Chengdu is about 25—35 ten-thousand yuan pre-tax per year; Beijing is by negotiation; Wuhan is no less than 22 ten-thousand yuan per year plus performance pay, and the position levels and components differ, so they are not combined into a nationwide range.
U.S. pay reference
For U.S. 19-1023, this occupation's 2025 employee median wage is 76780 U.S. dollars per year and 36.91 U.S. dollars per hour, excluding the self-employed and not substituting for Chinese wages.
| Wage position and period | Official annual value (U.S. dollars) | Income interpretation boundary | How to understand it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 historical 10th percentile | $45,840 per year | Each tier is labeled with its year, and this is not a same-year complete distribution or a seniority grade | The 2023 historical 10th percentile for this occupation is 45840 U.S. dollars per year, which is not a newcomer floor, and it is not assembled into the complete 2025 distribution. |
| 2025 employee median | $76,780 per year | Each tier is labeled with its year, and this is not a same-year complete distribution or a seniority grade |
Career fit guide
Insufficient evidence: no evidence has been obtained that a personality threshold predicts hiring in this occupation; the editorial observation covers records, calculation, and the bounds report.After the exercise, see whether the original material, calculated units, and unknowns are retained, then choose basic statistics and ecology learning or a real position investigation, without passing it off as field experience.
Worth experiencing further： First observe the research question, taxonomic identification, record checking, and limits of analysis, without setting a personality hiring score or a threshold that liking animals means being suited.
Check the real conditions first： Insufficient evidence: exact nationwide Chinese wages have not been obtained, and the three research positions differ in level and employment form, so personal wages are not guaranteed.
Do a small trial first： Keep A30/6, B60/8, and the 2 pending identification, and calculate 6 and 4 per 30 minutes, without inferring a real total individual count.
Work pressure, risks, and occupational boundaries
Research conclusions require checking methods and identification, and field activities are verified separately by jurisdiction and project; a degree, a model, and recruiting do not grant a permit.
O*NET and the BLS support the tasks and work background, the three announcements support each position's conditions, and the Wildlife Protection Law supports the corresponding permits; NIST does not measure this occupation's accident rate or authorization.
Typical scenario：Obtaining a degree means capturing and sampling on one's own.
Main positions：Actual researchers and project personnel
Possible consequences：Permit and conservation responsibility are omitted.
Reduce risk：China's Wildlife Protection Law is applied by target and activity: research capture of national first-class key protected animals requires a special permit from the competent department under the State Council, and second-class requires a special permit from the provincial competent department, carried out by species, number, location, method, and term. Terrestrial and aquatic authorities differ, and ordinary observation cannot be equated with capture. A degree or hiring does not substitute for a permit, and this problem does not contact animals.
Entry, certificates, and career development
First learn animal ecology, taxonomic literature, and statistical methods, and use fictional records to produce the QC calculation and bounds report, without passing it off as field experience.
Career outlook and related occupational pivots
For the United States, employment goes from 19500 to 20200 in 2025—2035, a net of +700, +3.6%, with an annual average of 1400 openings; the openings include replacements and are not net growth, and they do not substitute for Chinese demand.Moving to livestock, plants, microbiology, resource conservation and environment, biotechnology, or interpretation requires adding the target methods and responsibility, and a similar name does not mean an automatic transfer.
United States · 19-1023 animal and wildlife research
+3.6%
Overall employment change for this occupation
The +3.6% and the net of +700 are the 2025—2035 overall employment projection, and the annual average of 1400 openings includes replacements; this cannot be interpreted as AI growth, all-new positions, or Chinese demand.
The +3.6% is the overall projection, not AI causality or a year-on-year change in China.
Study animal characteristics and life processes and wild populations and habitats, analyze environmental effects, and produce research and conservation recommendations.
Literature and identification, survey records, statistics, and handling unknowns are also needed, and interest in animals alone is not enough.
Choose a real task from this page for a small practice project or a conversation with someone in the field. Use the planning guides to set a date, an output and feedback questions before deciding whether to continue.
The U.S. 2025 employee median is 76780 U.S. dollars per year; the Chinese research positions in Chengdu, Beijing, and Wuhan are verified separately, and recruiting posts do not form a nationwide wage.Fieldwork and experiments require checking project authorization, permits, and safety, and ordinary observation and regulated capture are not the same activity.
Start with a fictional record exercise: A30 minutes with 6 confirmed, and B60 minutes with 8 confirmed plus another 2 pending identification; converted to every 30 minutes that is 6 and 4, and a record is not an individual.A6 divided by 30, times 30, equals 6, and B8 divided by 60, times 30, equals 4; the other 2 B records pending identification are not added to the confirmed count, and list the repetition and comparability questions.
Research records and a bounds report
Survey data and the evidence boundary
Study animal taxonomy, origins, behavior, genetics, disease, and life processes, and also study wild populations and habitats, and this is not the whole of husbandry or clinical practice. The former focuses on animal characteristics, classification, and life processes, while the latter focuses on populations, habitats, and environmental effects; the actual tasks overlap and both need source and method support.
| Dimension | Main direction | Comparison direction |
|---|---|---|
| Research question | Explain animal characteristics and processes. | Study populations and habitats. |
| Input materials | Taxonomic literature and research material. | Survey records and environmental data. |
| Research process | Check identification and characterize. | Check survey effort and conditions. |
| Main output | Animal research reports and papers. | Survey reports and conservation recommendations. |
| Responsibility focus | Identification and research validity. | Comparability and the limits of inference. |
| Collaboration partners | Research peers and experimental and data teams. | Survey management and conservation teams. |
| Judgment boundary | A degree does not grant operating permits. | A record does not equal a total population. |
check the literature and a testable question.
state the confirmed and pending status.
check the method, duration, and conditions.
check repetition, bias, and the limits of inference.
explain the basis to peers and managers.
check permits and project rules and do not operate on one's own.
Keep the confirmation status, time, and original records, calculate 6 and 4 per 30 minutes, and do not guess unknown repetition and conditions.
Population surveys and inventories, analysis of habitat and human activity effects, and conservation management plans are tasks of this occupation, and observation records cannot be treated directly as a total individual count.
Read the literature, clarify the question and study design, collect and analyze data, and report findings and uncertainty, with recommendations supported by evidence.
Explain findings to research peers, managers, and the public, and collaborate on conservation recommendations, while notifying law enforcement does not mean obtaining enforcement authority.
The identification grounds, repeated records, duration conditions, and limits of inference still need human rechecking, and the model cannot substitute for research permits or peer confirmation.
| Animal scientists | Study the genetics, nutrition, reproduction, growth, and development of livestock. | Add livestock production, nutrition, and breeding, and do not treat wildlife research directly as livestock research. | Close gaps according to the target, methods, and responsibility. |
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| Soil and plant scientists | Study crop and plant production and the relationship between soil composition and growth. | Add plant, soil, and agricultural research methods, since zoology does not automatically cross to another subject. | Close gaps according to the target, methods, and responsibility. |
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| Microbiologists | Study the characteristics of microscopic organisms such as bacteria, algae, and fungi and related diseases. | Develop knowledge of microbiology, experimental methods, and safety; observing animals does not substitute for laboratory ability. | Close gaps according to the target, methods, and responsibility. |
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| Biologists | Study the basic principles of the origin, relationships, development, anatomy, and function of animal and plant life. | Add the methods of the target field, since a broad name does not substitute for specific research training. | Close gaps according to the target, methods, and responsibility. |
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First check the research subject and output, then add the specific methods, safety, and authorization, since a similar name does not mean a direct transfer.
First look at the research methods and responsibility, then at the AI tasks and staggered statistics.
Editorial suggestion: record organization, analysis script drafts, and report outlines can be explored, while identification, condition comparability, and conclusions are still rechecked by researchers, and no measured net benefit for this occupation is claimed.
Insufficient evidence: no independent AI adoption, net benefit after recheck costs, or definite substitution rate has been obtained for this occupation, and software categories and the overall projection are not used as a substitute.
For this U.S. occupation, employment changes by +3.6% in 2025—2035, a net of +700, with an annual average of 1400 openings as an overall projection, which does not equal AI-caused growth or a definite substitution.
| Work direction | Task | Current changes | Human control points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Literature research | Organize the literature question | Editorial exploration suggestion | Check the original source and the applicable species. |
| Record organization | Mark confirmed and pending identification | Editorial data suggestion | The other 2 B records cannot be automatically confirmed. |
| Script draft | Convert the survey duration | Editorial calculation suggestion | Check the A6 and B4 counts per 30 minutes. |
| Identification assistance | Organize candidate evidence | Editorial exploration suggestion | Experts check the grounds and do not automatically determine the species. |
| Condition comparison | List repetition and missing conditions | Editorial method suggestion | Do not infer independent individuals from counts. |
| Report writing | List the conclusions and unknowns | Tasks and the general framework | Do not infer real density or causes. |
| Employment judgment | Read the occupational overall projection | Official statistical basis | +3.6% is not definite AI causality. |
The five bases are divided into occupational tasks, general method, software background, overall projections, and output rechecking, and sharing a source does not make them five independent experiments.
O*NET lists GIS, remote sensing, and Python and R and similar analysis background, and these do not measure actual generative adoption or automatic species identification accuracy.
What AI mainly changesCan explore organizing candidate grounds
Still the responsibility of peopleHumans check identification and research methods.
What AI mainly changesCan explore data and scripts
Still the responsibility of peopleHumans check effort, repetition, and bias.
What AI mainly changesCan organize the outline and unknowns
Still the responsibility of peopleHumans check the basis for recommendations and authorization.
Only the fictional bird X record is used, with A30 minutes and 6 confirmed and B60 minutes and 8 confirmed plus another 2 pending identification, comparing 6 and 4 per 30 minutes.
Only uses the fictional bird X record.
List A30/6, B60/8, and the 2 pending identification separately.
Calculate 6 and 4 confirmed counts per 30 minutes.
Repetition and condition comparability are not given.
Do not contact animals or infer real populations.
Pending identification is counted as confirmed
Control method:Keep the B2 records listed separately pending verification.
6 and 8 are used to rank populations directly
Control method:Check the 30 and 60 minutes first.
Counts are treated as a total individual count
Control method:Label the record count per 30 minutes.
A count difference is attributed to environmental effects
Control method:List the unknown conditions and detection.
Model analysis is treated as an operating permit
Control method:On-site activity is verified separately by jurisdiction and project.
Use fictional records to keep status, duration, and calculation.
Check identification, repetition conditions, and the basis for conclusions.
Check the research plan, permits, safety, and recheck duties.
Distinguish data findings, recommendations, and approval, and do not assume AI benefits.
Checking record fields, script drafts, and report outlines can be explored as editorial suggestions, while researchers check the original material and methods.
Source:O*NET: Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 19-1023.00Original material ↗
No; analysis tool background, generative adoption, benefits, and identification accuracy are verified separately.
Source:O*NET: Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 19-1023.00Original material ↗
No; the B2 records pending identification are listed separately, and without identification grounds no confirmation is added.
Source:NIST AI RMF1.0Original material ↗
Identification grounds, original record status, survey duration, repeated individuals, and condition comparability are still checked by researchers, and the model cannot upgrade pending identification to confirmed, infer real populations, or substitute for activity permits.
Source:NIST AI RMF1.0Original material ↗
No; this is the overall employment projection for this occupation and cannot be broken down into technological causality or stand in for Chinese demand.
Source:BLS: employment projection and typical preparation for 19-1023Original material ↗
No; the fictional problem has only observation counts and durations, while repetition and condition comparability are unknown, so no total individual count is measured.
Source:O*NET: Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 19-1023.00Original material ↗
Keep the three sets of original records and make clear that A6 and B4 counts are per 30 minutes, and list the pending identification, repetition, and comparability questions.
Source:NIST AI RMF1.0Original material ↗
Researchers check identification, survey methods, and conclusions, and the project side checks permits and safety; the model cannot grant capture or sampling authority or confirm on behalf of peers.
Insufficient evidence: the nationwide distribution, the Beijing amount and official posting date, the full taxes and hours, and whether the three positions are filled were not verified, and Wuhan does not specify pre-tax or after-tax.
Valid until filled or recruiting year-round; the current specific status was not verified
| Research tasks and conditions | Public conditions and pay | Scope of application and gaps |
|---|---|---|
| Chengdu conservation research | Doctorate, under 35 years of age, and 2 SCI papers including 1 TOP. | Chengdu animal conservation biogeography team, 2—3 positions in animal ecology and conservation, requiring a doctorate, under 35 years of age, and publication conditions; about 25—35 ten-thousand yuan pre-tax annual salary. |
| Beijing bird assistant | Bachelor's or above with a master's preferred, with identification and field experience required. | Beijing bird data assistant, 1 person on labor dispatch, bachelor's or above with a master's preferred, bird identification and field experience required; pay by negotiation, with no household registration or housing provided. |
| Wuhan special assistant | A relevant doctorate or recent doctoral graduate and publication conditions. | Wuhan hydrobiology special research assistant, requiring a relevant doctorate or a recent doctoral graduate, generally not over 35 years of age, and publication conditions; no less than 22 ten-thousand yuan per year plus performance pay, with the outstanding tier requiring comprehensive assessment. |
| Exact nationwide distribution | The education and wage gap cannot be estimated from the three positions. | Insufficient evidence: the three research materials cannot support Chinese nationwide percentiles, an education wage premium, or current market popularity; the Beijing figure is absent and is not filled in. |
Insufficient evidence: the Beijing amount and official posting date field, the full taxes and hours for the three positions, and whether they are currently filled were not verified; Wuhan does not specify pre-tax or after-tax, so it is not merged with the Chengdu pre-tax annual salary.
Chengdu Institute of Biology, 2026-02-11, 2—3 positions in animal ecology and conservation biology, requiring a doctorate, under 35 years of age, and publication conditions, with a stated pre-tax annual salary of about 25—35 ten-thousand yuan; valid in 2026 until the positions are filled.
Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, 1 research assistant for bird survey data, Beijing labor dispatch, bachelor's or above with a master's preferred, basic bird identification and field experience required, and pay by specific negotiation.
The research subject, education and output, position level, employment form, and performance conditions affect the comparison, and no independent income premium for each factor has been obtained.
Insufficient evidence: no figure for AI independently changing Chinese wages in this occupation has been obtained, and analysis software and project missions do not substitute for wage causality.
| The 2025 median is 76780 U.S. dollars per year; the 2023 median of 70600 and the 10/90 values of 45840/110590 are marked as historical and are not assembled into a same-year complete distribution. |
| 2023 historical 90th percentile | $110,590 per year | Each tier is labeled with its year, and this is not a same-year complete distribution or a seniority grade | The 2023 historical 90th percentile for this occupation is 110590 U.S. dollars per year, which is not a fixed quote for a senior grade. |
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2023 wages for this occupation | 10th percentile：$45,840 per year；The historical employee percentiles for 19-1023, U.S. May 2023, and not the complete 2025 distribution.
2023 wages for this occupation | 25th percentile：$57,120 per year；The historical employee percentiles for 19-1023, U.S. May 2023, and not the complete 2025 distribution.
2023 wages for this occupation | 50th percentile：$70,600 per year；The historical employee percentiles for 19-1023, U.S. May 2023, and not the complete 2025 distribution.
2023 wages for this occupation | 75th percentile：$88,190 per year；The historical employee percentiles for 19-1023, U.S. May 2023, and not the complete 2025 distribution.
2023 wages for this occupation | 90th percentile：$110,590 per year；The historical employee percentiles for 19-1023, U.S. May 2023, and not the complete 2025 distribution.
2025—2035 employment goes from 19500 to 20200, a net of +700, +3.6%, with an annual average of 1400 openings; openings are not net growth, and the official figures are each rounded.
2023 industry annual averages for this occupation: state government excluding schools and hospitals 65880, management, scientific, and technical consulting 80070, and local government excluding schools and hospitals 84420 U.S. dollars, as means rather than medians.
Percentiles are employee wage positions and do not equal a seniority grade, a doctoral premium, or a personal floor, and the 2023 history is not the complete 2025 distribution.
Project funding, personal wages, awards, and performance pay are verified separately, and research funding is not treated directly as personal net income.
| Industry | 2023 in-industry employee annual averages for this occupation (U.S. dollars) / status | How to understand it |
|---|---|---|
| State government excluding schools and hospitals | employees in this occupation | 2023 industry average $65,880 per year | In 2023, state government excluding schools and hospitals averaged 65880 U.S. dollars per year for this occupation, which is not the average for all state government positions. |
| Management, scientific, and technical consulting | employees in this occupation | 2023 industry average $80,070 per year | In 2023, management, scientific, and technical consulting averaged 80070 U.S. dollars per year for this occupation, which is not all consulting occupations or a median. |
| Local government excluding schools and hospitals | employees in this occupation | 2023 industry average $84,420 per year | In 2023, local government excluding schools and hospitals averaged 84420 U.S. dollars per year for this occupation, and it does not substitute for Chinese public institution pay. |
| Self-employed (explained separately) | Statistics exclude the self-employed | Insufficient evidence: self-employed net income for this occupation has not been obtained, 0.9% is an employment proportion and is not included in OEWS wages, so 76780 cannot be applied. |
Annual values, taxes, paid hours, and contracts are verified separately, research project funding is not treated as wages, and overtime cannot be guessed from an annual value.
This occupation 19-1023 studies animals and wildlife and is counted separately from livestock, microbiology, and others, and similar names are not merged.
Office, laboratory, and field arrangements differ, and the research level and employer conditions are verified separately, without inferring a fixed title from a wage position.
19-1023, this occupation, 2025—2035: a net of +700, +3.6%, and an annual average of 1400 openings, which are not net growth.
19-1023, this occupation, 2025—2035: a net of +700, +3.6%, and an annual average of 1400 openings, which are not net growth.
19-1023, this occupation, 2025—2035: a net of +700, +3.6%, and an annual average of 1400 openings, which are not net growth.
O*NET occupational interest baseline
Investigative and RealisticThe O*NET IR for this occupation reflects interest in research exploration and practical observation activities, not animal identification ability, field fitness, or a hiring guarantee.
Observe whether the person is willing to check literature, records, and uncertainty; liking animals also means experiencing data, methods, and team responsibility.
Does IR prove identification and research ability?
IR is only activity interest; first experience material and record analysis, while specific research methods and position conditions are verified separately.
Do not use it this way:Interest is not the same as identification and research ability.
Understand my occupational interestsHow do you observe detail and persistent checking?
See whether the confirmation status and duration are kept and whether repetition and conditions are rechecked, without setting a personality cutoff line.
Do not use it this way:Field travel, irregular observation, and office analysis arrangements differ, and a specific position can be chosen according to life constraints; this is not a personality flaw.
Understand my Big Five traitsCan introverts not do wildlife research?
Independent analysis and asking the team clearly are both important, and a type does not substitute for methods, identification, or field collaboration readiness.
Do not use it this way:Type does not imply research quality.
Understand my personality preferencesDoes liking animals mean liking research?
Literature and data, repeated identification, and uncertainty are also needed; observe task willingness and do not guess peers' motives.
Do not use it this way:Do not guess at rejections or peers' motives.
Understand my motivation cluesHow do you observe units and preparation for inference?
Calculate the confirmed records of A6 and B4 per 30 minutes, without turning counts into individuals; one problem does not assess overall ability.
Do not use it this way:A single problem does not infer overall ability.
Understand my cognitive performanceHow do you communicate when pushed to give a conservation conclusion?
Explain the unknown repetition, conditions, and identification, hand in a bounds report, and do not invent ecological conclusions to satisfy a management goal.
Do not use it this way:Wildlife capture and sample activities are verified for permits and safety according to law, and a degree or a model does not grant operating authority; the exercise uses fictional records only.
Understand my communication cluesBetter match:Willing to check literature, characteristics, and identification.
Note:Needs to add training in the target animals and methods.
Better match:Willing to check survey effort and environmental data.
Note:Do not infer a total population from counts.
Better match:Leans toward livestock nutrition, genetics, and growth.
Note:Needs to add livestock production methods.
View related occupations:Animal scientistsBetter match:Leans toward crops, soil, and growth.
Note:Needs to add the subject matter and agricultural methods.
View related occupations:Soil and plant scientistsBetter match:Leans toward microscopic life and experiments.
Note:Needs to add experimental safety and methods.
View related occupations:MicrobiologistsBetter match:Leans toward basic life principles.
Note:Needs to add the specific field and methods.
View related occupations:BiologistsIn the problem, A30 minutes with 6 times and B60 minutes with 8 times plus another 2 pending identification; remember the status and duration, and do not rank populations directly by total counts.
When feedback diverges, first return to the identification grounds, duration, repetition, and conditions, separating method issues from expression, and do not guess peers' motives.
If you did not get a research position, first check education and output, project experience, and real conditions, and do not infer personality or talent from a rejection.
Experience with literature and data, methods, and repeated checking is still needed, and interest cannot cover all of the research routine.
See whether the person can analyze research and clearly explain the methods and unknowns; being outgoing does not substitute for research and field skills.
No; the problem gives no identification result, so keep the pending status and do not add confirmation.
Check the specific research subject and position arrangements, and a data or office direction can be chosen; this is not a personality flaw.
Use the fictional records for QC calculation and a short report, without contacting animals or passing it off as field experience.
Locate the status, duration, calculation, and inference steps; type is only a clue, and the concrete work evidence must not be ignored.
Choose basic statistics and ecology learning or check newly published positions, and do not let one problem guarantee hiring or a research permit.
Basis：Wildlife Protection Law: the official text of the second amendment in 2022
Typical scenario：Looking only at interest in animals and ignoring field conditions.
Main positions：Research and survey teams
Possible consequences：Field risks and life constraints are misjudged.
Reduce risk：The U.S. OOH describes wildlife, extreme temperatures, complex terrain, and remote travel, and some research may involve night or irregular hours. Actual fieldwork must follow project training, authorization, and safety arrangements, and the U.S. context does not imply a unified Chinese schedule; the Beijing assistant additionally requires field experience. The exercise uses paper records only.
Basis：BLS OOH: zoologists and wildlife biologists
Typical scenario：Research funding is treated as personal net salary.
Main positions：People comparing income
Possible consequences：Distorted income budgeting and level comparison.
Reduce risk：The U.S. 2025 employee median of 76780 U.S. dollars per year excludes the self-employed, and 0.9% is an employment proportion; Chengdu is about 25—35 ten-thousand yuan pre-tax per year, Beijing is by negotiation, and Wuhan is no less than 22 ten-thousand yuan per year plus performance pay. The outstanding tier, grants and awards, and project funding are verified separately and are not treated as wages received by everyone or a nationwide distribution.
Basis：BLS: employment projection and typical preparation for 19-1023
Typical scenario：A bachelor's degree is treated as sufficient preparation for all research positions.
Main positions：Research position explorers
Possible consequences：Course output and position investment are misjudged.
Reduce risk：The U.S. typical entry is a bachelor's degree, higher-level work may require a master's, and independent research usually requires a doctorate; the EP showing no on-the-job training does not mean no safety and method training is needed. Chengdu and Wuhan require a doctorate and publications, while Beijing requires a bachelor's or above with identification and field basics required, all differently, and verified by specific position and task.
Basis：BLS: employment projection and typical preparation for 19-1023 · BLS OOH: zoologists and wildlife biologists
Typical scenario：Sensitive location and sample material is shared externally without authorization.
Main positions：Research project and data personnel
Possible consequences：Project data and method control are compromised.
Reduce risk：Editorial suggestion: for real sensitive locations, project records, and sample material, first check the employer's purpose, sharing authorization, and project rules, and do not upload or disclose without authorization. Wildlife activity permits are verified separately under law, and NIST is a general output risk method that does not grant material use rights. This problem uses anonymous fictional sample points and bird X, with no real location or sample.
Basis：Wildlife Protection Law: the official text of the second amendment in 2022 · NIST AI RMF1.0
Typical scenario：6 and 8 are written directly as the population size.
Main positions：Record analysts and report writers
Possible consequences：Identification, duration, and method limits are concealed.
Reduce risk：In the problem, A30 minutes with 6 confirmed and B60 minutes with 8 confirmed plus another 2 pending identification; per 30 minutes that is 6 and 4, and pending identification is not added to the confirmed count. Repetition, time-of-day weather, and detection differences are not given, so only the problem's confirmed records are compared, and no real individual count, density, cause, or conservation effect is inferred; submit a bounds report pending recheck.
Basis：BLS OOH: zoologists and wildlife biologists · NIST AI RMF1.0
| Entry direction | What you mainly do early on | Employer requirements and basis for observation | How to prove yourself without experience | Difference from other directions |
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| Fictional record exercise | Organize the calculation and bounds report. | Editorial exercise, not hiring. | A6 and B4 per 30 minutes. | No contact with animals. |
| Formal research study | Animal ecology, statistics, and methods. | The U.S. typical bachelor's degree. | The employer provides training in coursework and experiments. | No on-the-job training does not exempt safety training. |
| Chengdu conservation research | Animal ecology and biodiversity. | 2—3 people, doctorate, and publication conditions. | 2 first-author or corresponding-author SCI papers including 1 TOP. | Valid in 2026 until filled, and whether it is currently open was not verified. |
| Beijing bird assistant | Record entry QC and survey collaboration. | 1 person, bachelor's or above with a master's preferred. | Identification basics and field experience required. | Labor dispatch with pay by negotiation. |
| Wuhan special assistant | Research related to aquatic organisms. | A doctorate or recent doctoral graduate, and publications. | Generally not over 35 years of age. | The outstanding pay tier is assessed separately. |
Doctoral positions in animal ecology and conservation, 2—3 people, under 35 years of age and publication conditions, with a 2026-02-11 announcement of about 25—35 ten-thousand yuan pre-tax annual salary, valid until filled.
1 person, bachelor's or above with a master's preferred, identification and field experience required, and database QC and activities; labor dispatch with no household registration or housing provided, and pay by negotiation.
A relevant doctorate or recent doctoral graduate, generally not over 35 years of age and publication conditions; no less than 22 ten-thousand yuan per year plus research performance pay, with the outstanding tier requiring assessment.
The three institutions differ in position level and employment form, whether they are currently filled and the full hours were not verified, Beijing gives no amount, and project funding and awards are not treated as personal wages.
A purely fictional anonymous bird X observation record: sample point A observed for 30 minutes with 6 confirmed records; sample point B observed for 60 minutes with 8 confirmed records and another 2 pending identification. The problem does not give repeated individuals, time of day, weather, or detection conditions.
QC table: A | 30 minutes | 6 confirmed; B | 60 minutes | 8 confirmed; B pending identification | 2 listed separately without confirmation. Per this problem's confirmed record count per 30 minutes: A = 6 divided by 30, times 30 = 6 times; B = 8 divided by 60, times 30 = 4 times. The other 2 B records pending identification are not counted as confirmed, and 10 confirmed times is not written.
Under the confirmed records and durations given in the problem, A is 6 times per 30 minutes and B4 times. Only the record counts are compared; repeated individuals and condition comparability are unknown, so it cannot be said that A's real population is larger, nor can density, causes, or conservation effects be inferred. Ask about the basis for pending identification, repeated records, and conditions such as time and weather.
Paper editorial assumptions only, not a real survey protocol or research result; there is no contact, capture, sampling, or release, no real location, and no passing off as field experience.
| Scenario | What to check | How to observe | What cannot be inferred from this |
|---|---|---|---|
| Before applying | Check education and output and research conditions. | Real courses and output match. | Whether it is currently filled was not verified. |
| On-the-job learning | Learn identification, survey, and record methods. | Employer training and supervision can be verified. | Do not pass it off as field experiment experience. |
| Report rechecking | Check status, duration, calculation, and limits. | The original material corresponds to the report. | Do not infer populations from counts. |
| Research expansion | Check the gap in target, methods, and permits. | List the added skills and responsibility. | A degree does not grant capture authority. |
| Qualification / preparation items | Who it mainly suits | Practical value for job seeking | Whether it is a general entry requirement | Registration / application conditions | Considerations for the investment | Important limitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Typical preparation in the United States | For those exploring entry-level research work. | A bachelor's degree, no related experience, and no on-the-job training. | No on-the-job training does not exempt method and safety training. | Check the specific courses and position. | Learn animal ecology and statistics. | Does not substitute for Chinese conditions. |
| Chengdu research conditions | For those comparing conservation research positions. | Doctorate, under 35 years of age, and publications. | 2 SCI papers including 1 TOP applies to that announcement only. | Check the 2026 position and new conditions. | Add research output and methods. | Whether it is filled was not verified. |
| Beijing assistant conditions | For those comparing bird data positions. | Bachelor's or above with a master's preferred. | Identification and field basics required. | Check the task, employment form, and position. | Add data QC and survey training. | Pay by negotiation, not a position within the public institution's authorized staffing establishment. |
| Activity permits | Actual animal research projects. | The target and capture level are verified under law. | Level one requires a State Council permit and level two a provincial permit. | Check the competent authority and project permits. | Carry out safely within the scope and conditions. | Ordinary observation is not equated with capture in every case. |
| Research training | For those learning methods and analysis. | Literature, statistics, identification, and records. | Software skills do not guarantee correct results. | Use fictional material and formal courses. | Keep the calculation and the bounds report. | Paper does not substitute for experiment training. |
| Independent research preparation | For those applying to higher-level research work. | Usually a doctorate and field output. | Position and institutional conditions are verified separately. | Check specific public announcements. | Add design and peer collaboration. | A degree does not guarantee hiring or authorization. |
A purely fictional anonymous bird X observation record: sample point A observed for 30 minutes with 6 confirmed records; sample point B observed for 60 minutes with 8 confirmed records and another 2 pending identification. The problem does not give repeated individuals, time of day, weather, or detection conditions.
A paper exercise only. The problem rule is to compare the confirmed record counts per 30 minutes, with pending identification listed separately; no real location, species, or survey plan is given.
Hand in a QC table with three groups of records, the A/B conversion, and a short report, listing the pending identification, repetition, and condition questions.
Keep the duration, status, and units, do not compare 6 and 8 directly to infer a population, and do not contact animals or fill in real material.
QC table: A | 30 minutes | 6 confirmed; B | 60 minutes | 8 confirmed; B pending identification | 2 not counted as confirmed. Per this problem's confirmed record count per 30 minutes: A = 6 divided by 30, times 30 = 6 times; B = 8 divided by 60, times 30 = 4 times. The other 2 B records pending identification are not counted as confirmed, and 10 confirmed times is not written.
Under the confirmed records and durations given in the problem, A is 6 times per 30 minutes and B4 times. Only the record counts are compared; repeated individuals and condition comparability are unknown, so it cannot be said that A's real population is larger, nor can density, causes, or conservation effects be inferred. Ask about the basis for pending identification, repeated records, and conditions such as time and weather.
Everything is fictional material, with no real identification, no contact, capture, sampling, or release, and no disclosure of locations or passing off as survey results.
The rules are assumptions of this problem only, and counts are not an independent individual count; no general survey protocol, population density, AI effect, or hiring guarantee is provided.
Read the animal research tasks and list the problem's three sets of records and times, without filling in a real location.
Keep A30/6, B60/8, and the 2 pending identification separate, and keep the original status without automatic confirmation.
Calculate A6 and B4 as confirmed counts per 30 minutes, and write the complete formula and units.
Ask about the identification basis for the B2 records, and with no reply keep them pending and not counted as confirmed.
List the repeated individuals, time of day, weather, and detection condition questions, and do not infer a real population.
Hand in the QC calculation and bounded conclusion, and do not contact animals or pass it off as field results.
Look at the record methods and how unknowns are handled, then choose statistics and ecology learning or check newly published positions.
Typical responsibilities：Check the animal question and literature.
Promotion evidence：The source of the question can be explained.
Qualification boundaries：Paper does not contact animals.
Next step：Learn classification and methods.
Typical responsibilities：Keep confirmed and pending identification.
Promotion evidence：The original records and unknowns are clear.
Qualification boundaries：Do not automatically determine the species.
Next step：Learn the identification grounds.
Typical responsibilities：Analyze characteristics and life processes.
Promotion evidence：Report the methods and limits.
Qualification boundaries：Experiments require employer training.
Next step：Add courses and collaboration.
Typical responsibilities：Design questions and an evidence chain.
Promotion evidence：Output in the target field can be verified.
Qualification boundaries：Usually requires doctoral preparation.
Next step：Add methods and project responsibility.
Typical responsibilities：Check the objective and survey effort.
Promotion evidence：Duration and methods are clear.
Qualification boundaries：Do not capture on one's own.
Next step：Learn ecology and statistics.
Typical responsibilities：Compare the confirmed counts of A and B.
Promotion evidence：6 and 4 per 30 minutes.
Qualification boundaries：Do not infer real density.
Next step：Learn record QC.
Typical responsibilities：Check conditions and data bias.
Promotion evidence：Recheck records and limits.
Qualification boundaries：Fieldwork requires safety authorization.
Next step：Add survey methods.
Typical responsibilities：Read the three research announcements.
Promotion evidence：Keep education, output, and employment form separate.
Qualification boundaries：Whether it is currently filled was not verified.
Next step：Look for newly published positions.
Typical responsibilities：Add courses and work samples for the task.
Promotion evidence：Genuine background and output can be verified.
Qualification boundaries：Do not pass it off as field experience.
Next step：Add the field methods.
Typical responsibilities：Check the identification records and the report.
Promotion evidence：Unknowns and recheck status are clear.
Qualification boundaries：Employer authorization is verified separately.
Next step：Learn research records.
Check the research subject, literature, and methods.
Keep the status, duration, and calculation units.
Keep the unknowns and peer rechecking.
Add the field methods and authorization.
China · For the corresponding animals and research activity
Activity responsibility is not the number in demand
Survey and research activity permits
The Wildlife Protection Law's survey, monitoring, and permit provisions are activity responsibilities, not the number of newly added research positions.
Cannot explain：Activity permit responsibility is not the number of positions.
Specific Chinese materials · Related research positions in Chengdu, Beijing, and Wuhan
Level, employment form, quote, and conditions verified separately
Research duties of the three institutions
The doctoral research and data assistant employment conditions in the three research materials are verified separately, whether they are currently filled was not verified, and they are not added together to infer nationwide demand.
Cannot explain：Whether the three materials are filled was not verified, so this is not nationwide demand.
These are adjacent ability relationships and do not mean automatic promotion or that no further study is needed.
Transferable：Shared animal and data research.
Needs to be filled in：Study the genetics, nutrition, reproduction, growth, and development of livestock.
View occupation detailsTransferable：Shared ecological material and research analysis.
Needs to be filled in：Study crop and plant production and the relationship between soil composition and growth.
View occupation detailsTransferable：Shared life processes and data analysis.
Needs to be filled in：Study the characteristics of microscopic organisms such as bacteria, algae, and fungi and related diseases.
View occupation detailsTransferable：Shared life research questions.
Needs to be filled in：Study the basic principles of the origin, relationships, development, anatomy, and function of animal and plant life.
View occupation detailsTransferable：Shared conservation and environmental material.
Needs to be filled in：Manage and improve conservation of natural resources, and may develop soil, water, and rangeland conservation plans.
View occupation detailsTransferable：Shared environmental impact and data analysis.
Needs to be filled in：Research and investigate environmental or public health pollution hazards and recommend action.
View occupation detailsTransferable：Shared record analysis and research collaboration.
Needs to be filled in：Assist biomedical scientists in operating and maintaining instruments, monitoring experiments, and recording results.
View occupation detailsTransferable：Shared nature knowledge and public communication.
Needs to be filled in：Plan and run public activities explaining parks' historical and natural science features.
View occupation detailsUsing the fictional records A30/6, B60/8, and another 2 pending identification, calculate 6 and 4 per 30 minutes and submit the QC and bounds report.
No; the U.S. typical entry is a bachelor's degree with independent research usually requiring a doctorate, and the three Chinese announcements differ in education, output, and experience.
Insufficient evidence: no independent adoption, net benefit, or definite substitution rate has been obtained for this occupation; tool background and the overall projection do not substitute for technological causality.
The 2025 employee median for this occupation is 76780 U.S. dollars per year and excludes the self-employed, and the 2023 quintiles and industry averages are marked as historical.
No; without identification grounds the status is kept pending, and B8 is not turned into 10 confirmed.
No; regulated wildlife is verified by target and activity for competent authority permits, and a degree or hiring does not substitute for a permit.
No; this is only the confirmed record count per 30 minutes, and repetition, conditions, and detection are unknown, so no real individual count or density is inferred.
Chengdu is about 25—35 ten-thousand yuan pre-tax per year, Beijing is by negotiation, and Wuhan is no less than 22 ten-thousand yuan per year plus performance pay; the position and wage components are verified separately, and they do not form a nationwide range. The 2025 scientific research and technical services pre-tax annual average of 182,064 yuan for non-private and 83,560 yuan for private is industry background only, covers other positions, and is not this occupation's wage or a personal range; universities and government do not automatically apply.
FermatMind career content editing
2026-10-02 this round verified the NBS annual averages for the two unit types in scientific research and technical services and the BLS overall occupational projection; other old sources and the three recruiting materials reuse the basis already verified earlier, and whether the positions are filled was not re-investigated.
The occupational research tasks, the staggered U.S. statistics, the three institutional positions, and the wildlife permit basis have been verified; the fictional record exercise is original.
Usage limitations：Only the target duties are compared; this is not the pay for this occupation or automatic employment in China, and the specific target, methods, and responsibility must be added.
Usage limitations：Only the target duties are compared; this is not the pay for this occupation or automatic employment in China, and the specific target, methods, and responsibility must be added.
Usage limitations：Openings are not net growth, and the overall projection is not AI causality or Chinese demand; no on-the-job training does not exempt method and safety training, and the wages exclude the self-employed.
Usage limitations：Not all animals follow the same management rules, and ordinary observation is not equated with capture in every case; a degree or hiring is not a permit, and no on-site operating steps are provided.
Usage limitations：Software background is not actual generative adoption effects, the old 2024 employment is not mixed into the latest 2025 projection, and the work context is not a unified Chinese working-hours or entry standard.
Usage limitations：A research position sample rather than an exact nationwide wage; whether it is currently filled and the full paid hours were not verified, and other teams in the same announcement are not added together.
Usage limitations：Only the target duties are compared; this is not the pay for this occupation or automatic employment in China, and the specific target, methods, and responsibility must be added.
Usage limitations：The author matched the industry background by the research and survey tasks, which is not an official Chinese-U.S. occupational equivalence; the three recruiting materials, exact nationwide wages, and take-home pay are verified separately.
Usage limitations：Not an adoption, identification quality, or benefit experiment for this occupation, and it does not grant data, research activity, or on-site operating authorization.
Usage limitations：The historical percentiles and industry averages are not the complete 2025 distribution, median, or a seniority grade, and the wages exclude the self-employed.
Usage limitations：Software background is not actual generative adoption effects, the old 2024 employment is not mixed into the latest 2025 projection, and the work context is not a unified Chinese working-hours or entry standard.
Usage limitations：Software background is not actual generative adoption effects, the old 2024 employment is not mixed into the latest 2025 projection, and the work context is not a unified Chinese working-hours or entry standard.
Usage limitations：Openings are not net growth, and the overall projection is not AI causality or Chinese demand; no on-the-job training does not exempt method and safety training, and the wages exclude the self-employed.
Usage limitations：No public wage amount, and the official posting date is not inferred from the URL; whether it is currently filled and the full hours were not verified, and this is not a position within the public institution's authorized staffing establishment or a nationwide distribution.
Usage limitations：A broad aquatic research sample rather than a nationwide wage for this occupation; pre-tax or after-tax is not specified, and the current specific quota and full hours were not verified, so funding, travel expenses, and awards are not treated as personal wages.
Usage limitations：Software background is not actual generative adoption effects, the old 2024 employment is not mixed into the latest 2025 projection, and the work context is not a unified Chinese working-hours or entry standard.
Usage limitations：Not an adoption, identification quality, or benefit experiment for this occupation, and it does not grant data, research activity, or on-site operating authorization.
Usage limitations：Openings are not net growth, and the overall projection is not AI causality or Chinese demand; no on-the-job training does not exempt method and safety training, and the wages exclude the self-employed.
Usage limitations：Only the target duties are compared; this is not the pay for this occupation or automatic employment in China, and the specific target, methods, and responsibility must be added.
Usage limitations：Software background is not actual generative adoption effects, the old 2024 employment is not mixed into the latest 2025 projection, and the work context is not a unified Chinese working-hours or entry standard.
Usage limitations：Only the target duties are compared; this is not the pay for this occupation or automatic employment in China, and the specific target, methods, and responsibility must be added.
Usage limitations：Only the target duties are compared; this is not the pay for this occupation or automatic employment in China, and the specific target, methods, and responsibility must be added.
Usage limitations：Only the target duties are compared; this is not the pay for this occupation or automatic employment in China, and the specific target, methods, and responsibility must be added.
Usage limitations：Only the target duties are compared; this is not the pay for this occupation or automatic employment in China, and the specific target, methods, and responsibility must be added.
Usage limitations：The context and preparation are not a unified Chinese schedule or permit; the OOH growth of 4% is rounded, the precise 3.6% follows the EP, and it is not broken down into AI causality.
Usage limitations：The historical percentiles and industry averages are not the complete 2025 distribution, median, or a seniority grade, and the wages exclude the self-employed.
Usage limitations：Openings are not net growth, and the overall projection is not AI causality or Chinese demand; no on-the-job training does not exempt method and safety training, and the wages exclude the self-employed.
Usage limitations：The list does not provide a conclusion on a specific activity approval or the number of new positions, and permit details still follow the official legal articles.
Usage limitations：Paper assumptions only, not a general survey protocol or an actual population result; no contact with animals, no real locations, and no passing off as field experience.
Usage limitations：Editorial ratings use the existing occupational responsibilities and AI task analysis on this page. They are not adoption rates, measured effects, job-disappearance or personal-unemployment probabilities, or official scores from Stanford or another external institution. No measured time weights or future robot deployment are assumed.
Insufficient evidence: the nationwide Chinese distribution, the complete 2025 quintiles, self-employed net income, independent AI effects, and whether the three positions are filled were not verified, and nothing is filled in as a substitute. Animal and wildlife research is not daily husbandry, clinical practice, or self-authorized enforcement, and a degree or a position does not substitute for a research activity permit. The staggered U.S. employee statistics exclude self-employed net income, and the three Chinese research positions do not form a nationwide distribution or current demand. The observation record exercise is entirely fictional, and confirmed counts are not a total independent individual count; no contact with animals and no passing off as field results.
MBTI (English) · Big Five (English) · MBTI (Chinese) · Big Five (Chinese)
No; record counts are not independent individuals, and the differences in conditions and detection are not given, so density or causes cannot be inferred.
O*NET interest IR, and JobZone4; the U.S. typical entry is a bachelor's degree, higher-level positions may require a master's, independent research usually requires a doctorate, and experience and licenses are verified separately.
Typical responsibilities：Analyze environmental and conservation evidence.
Promotion evidence：The basis for recommendations is traceable.
Qualification boundaries：A recommendation does not equal approval.
Next step：Add project and management collaboration.
Typical responsibilities：Check the independent research and management gap.
Promotion evidence：List the added methods and responsibility.
Qualification boundaries：A title does not grant an operating permit.
Next step：Add research and authorization conditions.
