Name: Bailey Jackson

Career Research Guide Worksheet

Make sure you have completed the career exploration and have a good idea of the career that interests you!

Use point form or sentences. Make sure it is in our OWN words! Do

not copy from the Internet.
Your job title (be specific): Conservation officer
Job overview/What they do (Provide a paragraph description of the job. What would a typical day
on the job look like?):
Conservation officers are responsible for keeping the forest and wild life safe. An average day
would look like me driving around talking to hunters making sure they have the right tags and
hunting licenses.
Working conditions (Hours you can expect to work? Risk of injuries? Time of day/time of year?
Indoors/outdoors? Clothing required? Etc): You can work up to a 10 hour days. There is a big
risk of injuries. You are talking with people who have guns knifes and other weapons all day. It's
all outdoor work

Salary (what wage can you expect to earn?): around 63,861 to $69,006

Future outlook (will this job be in demand in the future? Why/why not?): yes this job will always
be needed. The forest and wild life will always need people looking after

Post-Secondary Institute/Training Program #1

A university degree or technical diploma from a recognized post-secondary program in natural resources law
enforcement or renewable resources management (e.g. fisheries, wildlife, forestry, environmental sciences).
Applicants with a degree require a minimum of 12 months preferred work experience while applicants with a diploma
require a minimum of 24 months.

Location and name of program: (Where the school is located. What is the name of the program? Also
tell us why this school appeals to you)

Faculty: Faculty of Forestry

Degree: Bachelor of Science in Natural Resources Conservation
Location: UBC's Vancouver campus
Cost: (first year AND total cost of program, including tuition, books, and supplies)
If planning on attending a major university: www.you.ubc.ca to calculate an approximate cost N/A
If planning on attending a college: www.okanagan.bc.ca/tuition to calculate an approximate cost N/A
Pre-requisites of program: (courses you need to be taking in high school in order to get in, required
GPA) N/A

What are 3 related occupations you could take if this one didnt work out for you (what would you
do if you dont end up doing this career and why?): Cop, Fishery officers. Nature conservation
officers

And most importantly

Why are you interested in this career? (How long have you been interested in it? What led you
to wanting this job? How does it suit/fit your personality, interests, characteristics, strengths,
etc?): interested for around a year. I wanted this job when I was hunting and I talked with one

and it just looked like is was a hobbie while getting paid