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       CODE: 041.061-090 Buy the DOT:Download/CD-ROM
TITLE(s): ZOOLOGIST (profess. & kin.)
Studies origin, interrelationships, classification, life histories, habits, life processes,
diseases, relation to environment, growth and development, genetics, and distribution of animals:
Studies animals in natural habitat and collects specimens for laboratory study. Dissects and
examines specimens under microscope and uses chemicals and various types of scientific equipment to
carry out experimental studies. Prepares collections of preserved specimens or microscopic slides
for such purposes as identification of species, study of species development, and study of animal
diseases. May raise specimens for experimental purposes. May specialize in one aspect of animal
study, such as functioning of animal as an organism, or development of organism from egg to embryo
stage. May specialize in study of reptiles, frogs, and salamanders and be designated Herpetologist
(profess. & kin.); of fish and fishlike forms and be designated Ichthyologist (profess. & kin.); of
sponges, jellyfish, and protozoa and be designated Invertebrate Zoologist (profess. & kin.); of
birds and be designated Ornithologist (profess. & kin.); of mammals and be designated Mammalogist
(profess. & kin.). May study animals for purposes of identification and classification and be
designated Animal Taxonomist (profess. & kin.); or study effects of environment on animals and be
designated Animal Ecologist (profess. & kin.).
GOE: 02.02.01 STRENGTH: L GED: R6 M6 L6 SVP: 8 DLU: 77
ONET CROSSWALK: 24308H Zoologists
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