Animal Behaviorist
ANIMAL BEHAVIORIST
• Research the causes of the animal’s behavior
(environmental impact, physiological
processes)
• Observe the behavior of different animals
• Obtain funding for their research
• Become undergraduate professors
Technology Changing
New opportunities for research
Motion-sensing cameras to observe
animals without present supervision
Education
• A BA/BS to enter all of the animal
behavior study positions.
• The higher positions often require a
Ph.D or D.V.M.
• The majors that are suggested for
entering this field are biology,
psychology, Anthropology, and
Chemistry.
Internships
• College students can work at Animal
Shelters, Zoos or Veterinary practices
• The skills and experiences you can gain
in any of the above internships are to:
• Communicate not only with co-workers
but being able to comprehend the animals
needs
• The specific requirements an animal may
need daily
Salary
Opportunity to Learn
New Skills
An animal behaviorist is constantly
picking up new skills through mentors or
through the work itself there is always
something new to learn about the psych
and responses animals have to different
stimulations.
Job
Industry
Total
Employ
ment,
2004 employment
number
Percent
Distribution
16.470
100.00
Market
Projected 2014
employment
Change,
2004 - 2014
number
Percent
Distribution
number
Percent
Distribution
18.603
100.00
2.133
13.0
Art Director
Art Director
• Art Directors come up with the visual
concept for everything from billboard
advertisements to magazine layouts to
videos and websites.
• Not all work in advertising; some create
the look of editorial publications, such
as newspapers.
Skill, Interest, Knowledge
Interest
1. [ Artistic ]
• Involve working with
forms, designs and
patterns.
2. [ Entertainment ]
• Involve starting up and
carrying out project.
Skills
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Active listening
Time management
Coordinating
Judgment and Decision
making
Knowledge
• Computers, Electronics
• Production, Processing
• Communications, Media
• Fine Arts
Education
• a BFA degree in Graphic Design, Digital
Media Design or other visual arts
• Need several years of work-related
experience, on-the-job training, and/or
vocational training.
Salary
Opportunity to learn
New Skills
• Art Directors use technology heavily.
• To send samples of work and to create
the work takes technology as well as
talent and so as often as the
technology changes so do the Art
Director's skills
Job Market
• New York employs 4,950 Art Directors a
year at a 0.059% increase a year
(the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistic )
• There is a 0.087% increase a year,
hiring 4,330 Art Directors a year
(The metropolitan division of New York)
Work Style and values
Work style
Work Values
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• Achievement
• Independence
• Recognition
Dependability
Attention to Detail
Flexibility
Integrity
Team player
Why “Art Director” ?
• Involving in the creative process and a
knowledge of business ethics.
• To put many talents such as the model,
the photographer, the graphic artists in
the direction of the project's purpose
• Overlooking the entire creative
process.
Credits:
Jackie
Lucy
Yoko
Resources:
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Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior:
http://www.indiana.edu/~animal/help/careers.html
College Board
http://www.collegeboard.com/csearch/majors_careers/pr
ofiles/careers/105290.html
Richmond Times Dispatch-“Cameras searching for
Appalachian trail wildlife
http://newsvirginian.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RT
D%2FMGArticle%2FIMD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid
=1173351720008&path=!travelva&s=1105990621317
The Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology:
http://www.sicb.org/careers/animal.php3
U.S. Department of Labor
http://www.bls.gov