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Where a zoo curator can go next

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

Zoo curators are usually the position of middle-management within an institution. Much of their work involves oversight, management and development of the animal collection. Often this is related to animal husbandry and welfare policy, the acquisition and disposition of zoo animals, and development of new exhibits. Zoos normally acquire animals through captive breeding programs. The zoo collection, trade, and transport of the animals is regulated by government agencies as well as guided by zoo membership organisations. Consequently, zoo curators act as a liaison between these agencies and the zoo itself. Additionally, they play an active role in the administration of zoo functions and all kinds of captive breeding programs.

Also known as collection curator, curator of herpetology, aquarium curator, zoo collection curator, zoo collection's supervisor, zoological curator, curator of ectotherms, curator of living collections, curator of mammals, mammal curator, curator of invertebrates, zoo general curator.

Managers 57 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: animal facility manager, 69%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
animal facility manager 69% covered botanist 59% covered recreational facilities manag… 50% covered gambling manager 40% covered lottery manager 38% covered zoo curator You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from zoo curator, 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 a zoo curator already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A zoo curator needs 45 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
  • animal acquisition agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
  • animal breeding programmes agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
  • develop zoonotic disease control policies management skills
  • read zoo reports information skills
  • zoo regulations business, administration and law
  • manage zoo staff management skills
  • organise zoological exhibitions management skills
  • oversee animal management management skills
  • work effectively with animal-related organisations communication, collaboration and creativity
  • maintain catalogue collection information skills
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a zoo curator does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a zoo curator’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.