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Where an animal behaviourist can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role an animal behaviourist already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Animal behaviourists work with animals and people to study, observe, assess and understand animal behaviour in relation to specific factors and to prevent or address inappropriate or problematic behaviours within individual animals through the development of suitable environments and management regimes, in accordance with national legislation.

Also known as ethologist, animal behaviour expert, animal behaviour specialist, animal behavior specialist, animal behavior expert, animal behavior therapist, animal behaviorists, animal behaviour therapist.

Professionals 56 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: animal chiropractor, 78%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
animal chiropractor 78% covered animal physiotherapist 78% covered animal massage therapist 77% covered animal hydrotherapist 77% covered animal trainer 76% covered animal behaviourist You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from animal behaviourist, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role an animal behaviourist already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

An animal behaviourist needs 36 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • neuroanatomy of animals natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • neurophysiology of animals agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
  • select animals for training handling and moving
  • design training programmes for individuals and animals management skills
  • animal evolution arts and humanities
  • assess the compatibility of individuals and animals to work together management skills
  • train animals and individuals to work together handling and moving
  • design plans to address undesirable behaviour in animals management skills
  • design training programmes for animals handling and moving
  • animal training agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what an animal behaviourist does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Animal behaviourist is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of an animal behaviourist’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.