What are the cons of being a Zoologist?

Answer 1

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To me the drawbacks would be being on your feet for long hours, possibly inconvenient work hours and the need to be consistently accurate. Be sure to look into the benefits, since it seems that it is a job people love.

I am a retail pharmacist and most pharmacists love the salary not the actual job. The job can be very stressfull and non rewarding. I work in a pharmacy that does over 1000 scripts a day during the flu season. Some days you leave work physically exhausted; alot of people don't realize this. There is legal liability, however if you are concerned you can purchase malpractice insurance relatively cheap, and if you work for a large chain pharmacy they usually have lawyer that will protect you.

Answer 2

One big disadvantage that even though you are able to help an animal and know exactly how to, the owner of the pet may not have the financial capability. Veterinarians are small business owners, and they cannot afford to finance treatment for every needy animal that walks in the door.

Another disadvantage is that many veterinarians find they are almost always "on call", even if the clinic does not provide emergency or weekend services. Veterinarians are generally respected as pillars of the community, and many veterinarians find that people will walk up to them in the grocery store or at their kid's ball game and ask for "just some quick advice" about their pet.

Third, veterinarians are medical professionals, but many are paid a third or less as much as a similarly qualified human physician. The average pay for a veterinarian is about $90,000; the average pay for a physician is about $300,000. However, a veterinarian typically has to do it all with less staff and less resources than a physician - everything from pregnancy checks on a herd of Holsteins to evaluation of lameness in a Great Dane after a show to a necropsy on a horse that dropped dead in a field.

Other disadvantages include minimal benefits (health insurance, retirement, etc.), ongoing continuing education requirements, and the headaches of being involved in a small business.

Answer 3

A degree people don't understand and/or underestimate so you get laughed at, not a lot of jobs to pick from/ if available go to phD students or veterinarians, an intense dislike of animals.

Answer 4

Some cons of being a zoologist may include limited job opportunities, low pay in certain fields, and the potential for dangerous working conditions when studying animals in the wild.

Answer 5

There are NONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!