These careers are for people who want to spend their time with animals, and want a high-paying job while they're at it.
1. Veterinarian
Veterinarian
A veterinarian is a medical professional who protects the health and well-being of both animals and people.
2. Zoo Endocrinologist
Zoo Endocrinologist
A zoo endocrinologist is a physician who specifically studies hormones and has trained in internal medicine.
3. Marine Biologist
Marine Biologist
A marine biologist is someone who is interested in learning and studying marine organisms and what their lives are like in their natural habitats.
4. Beekeeper
5. Poultry Farmer
Poultry Farmer
A poultry farmer is someone who raises domesticated birds such as geese, ducks, turkeys or chickens for the purpose of farming meat or eggs for sale and consumption.
6. Rancher
Rancher
A ranch is a large tract of land that is primarily for the purpose of raising and feeding grazing livestock.
7. Dairy Farmer
Dairy Farmer
A dairy farmer is someone who owns or manages a farm where cows are raised for the production of milk and other dairy products.
8. Vermiculturist
Vermiculturist
A vermiculturist is someone who is a worm farmer (who breeds worms), and uses the worms to convert waste products such as uneaten food, feces, grass clippings, and spoiled fruit and vegetables into healthy, nutrient-rich soil and organic fertilizer.
9. Animal Scientist
Animal Scientist
Whether it be in a university setting doing research, in a laboratory performing tests, or at a farm operation designing new methods for optimum yield and herd management, animal scientists are busy ensuring agricultural productivity and food safety.