5.3 KiB
5.3 KiB
Competences — zoo curator
Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/1c948509-4015-40b0-b380-105fc85782a5).
Essential
- administer treatment to animals (skill/competence)
- advise on animal purchase (skill/competence)
- anatomy of animals (knowledge)
- animal acquisition (knowledge)
- animal breeding programmes (knowledge)
- animal evolution (knowledge)
- animal welfare legislation (knowledge)
- applied zoology (knowledge)
- assess the compatibility of individuals and animals to work together (skill/competence)
- budgetary principles (knowledge)
- chair a meeting (skill/competence)
- coordinate events (skill/competence)
- corporate social responsibility (knowledge)
- develop recreation programmes (skill/competence)
- develop zoonotic disease control policies (skill/competence)
- ensure health and safety of staff (skill/competence)
- ensure health and safety of visitors (skill/competence)
- environmental legislation (knowledge)
- establish daily priorities (skill/competence)
- fix meetings (skill/competence)
- follow company standards (skill/competence)
- liaise with local authorities (skill/competence)
- maintain catalogue collection (skill/competence)
- maintain professional records (skill/competence)
- manage budgets (skill/competence)
- manage logistics (skill/competence)
- manage recreational facility (skill/competence)
- manage staff (skill/competence)
- manage supplies (skill/competence)
- manage teamwork (skill/competence)
- manage zoo staff (skill/competence)
- organise zoological exhibitions (skill/competence)
- oversee animal management (skill/competence)
- perform project management (skill/competence)
- physiology of animals (knowledge)
- promote recreation activities (skill/competence)
- read zoo reports (skill/competence)
- recreation activities (knowledge)
- represent the organisation (skill/competence)
- schedule recreation facilities (skill/competence)
- set organisational policies (skill/competence)
- speak different languages (skill/competence)
- supervise daily information operations (skill/competence)
- work effectively with animal-related organisations (skill/competence)
- zoo regulations (knowledge)
Optional
- analyse transportation costs (skill/competence)
- animal transport regulations (knowledge)
- breed reptiles (skill/competence)
- coordinate export transportation activities (skill/competence)
- coordinate import transportation activities (skill/competence)
- create safe working protocols (skill/competence)
- liaise with transportation companies (skill/competence)
- prepare transportation routes (skill/competence)
- solve operational transport problems (skill/competence)
- speak about your work in public (skill/competence)
- study a collection (skill/competence)
- zoo exhibit design (knowledge)
Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 5 ads, as of 2026-07-20)
Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.
Hard skills
- animal care — 80 %
- record keeping — 60 %
- behavioral management — 40 %
- husbandry — 40 %
- herd management — 20 %
- enrichment — 20 %
- enrichment program development — 20 %
- life support system maintenance — 20 %
- breeding programs — 20 %
- budget preparation — 20 %
- animal training — 20 %
- collection planning — 20 %
- collections management — 20 %
- conservation education — 20 %
- elephant management — 20 %
- restraint techniques — 20 %
- program development — 20 %
- staff evaluation — 20 %
- staff training — 20 %
- training — 20 %
- veterinary assistance — 20 %
- water quality monitoring — 20 %
- zoological research — 20 %
Methods
- AZA standards — 60 %
- operant conditioning — 40 %
- positive reinforcement training — 40 %
- USDA standards — 40 %
- protected contact environment — 20 %
- welfare assessments — 20 %
- AZA accreditation — 20 %
- emergency weapons team protocols — 20 %
Responsibilities
- animal welfare evaluation — 40 %
- health monitoring — 40 %
- safety inspection — 40 %
- staff training — 40 %
- supervising animal care programs — 20 %
- team leadership — 20 %
- water quality maintenance — 20 %
- record maintenance — 20 %
- research facilitation — 20 %
- protocol maintenance — 20 %
- program development — 20 %
- enrichment program creation — 20 %
- hiring and training staff — 20 %
- keeper staff oversight — 20 %
- monitoring job performance — 20 %
- natural history research — 20 %
- life support system operation — 20 %
- maintaining holding areas — 20 %
- managing employee issues — 20 %
- medical care assistance — 20 %
- assisting veterinary staff — 20 %
- animal care — 20 %
- collection maintenance — 20 %
- collection plan assistance — 20 %
- conservation education — 20 %
- coordinating safety efforts — 20 %
- daily husbandry — 20 %
- data documentation — 20 %