- Preventive Medicine: We all know prevention is better than cure; preventive medicine is the most important component of animal medical care. Whether we talk of wildlife, pets, or a military zoo, disease prevention is very essential.
- Care and conservation of wildlife: All living beings are precious, there are lots of communities working to save planet earth and conservation of wildlife is the most important feature of this movement.
- Research veterinarian: By opting for research one can make important contributions in the realm of animal health and well being.
- Veterinary technician: As a veterinary technician one handles the responsibilities of anesthesia assistance, surgical and instructional assistance and inventory maintenance (stock of medicines, technical apparatus etc).
- Biologist: Work towards research in animal life. The job involves analyzing various tissue samples in the laboratory to test new hypotheses.
- Ecologist: Ecologist studies and conducts research on various organisms, the relationship between them and how they survive in their environment. This job requires in depth knowledge of taxonomy and involves lot of research.
- Wildlife rehabilitator: The job involves providing rehabilitative care to wildlife. Treating injured or orphaned animals, this job involves a lot of risks as many times the animals attack at the time of treatment and many people have got injured because of this.
- Pet care: There is lot of opportunities available in the field of pet care like pet caretaker, health control technician, pet groomer and pet sitter. Administrative jobs in veterinary department like veterinary receptionist or technician are also part of pet care related jobs.
- Zoo: There is no limit to the number of jobs available in a zoo; every zoo generally has a requirement for zoo keepers, wildlife rangers, zoologists, Habitat designer, curators, and veterinary team.
Before you opt of any of these careers it is essential to identify your inner self, evaluate what you would like to accomplish, ensure that you have no physical or mental limitation that can stop you from pursuing the career of your dreams. Although nothing can be more interesting and challenging than interaction with animals you should still rethink about the positive and negative aspects of the job. Also when you apply for any educational course related to animal science, you must ensure that the educational and training facilities are of a good standard that can help you launch yourself in the career of your choice.
