Park Naturalists

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Job Outlook:
None
Education: Bachelor's degree
Salary
High: $102,670.00
Average: $69,810.00
Hourly
Average: $33.56

What they do:

Plan, develop, and conduct programs to inform public of historical, natural, and scientific features of national, state, or local park.

On the job, you would:

  • Provide visitor services, such as explaining regulations, answering visitor requests, needs and complaints, and providing information about the park and surrounding areas.
  • Assist with operations of general facilities, such as visitor centers.
  • Confer with park staff to determine subjects and schedules for park programs.

Personality

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Characteristics of this Career

90% Integrity  -  Job requires being honest and ethical.
85% Self-Control  -  Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
85% Cooperation  -  Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
83% Concern for Others  -  Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
81% Dependability  -  Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
78% Social Orientation  -  Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job.
76% Stress Tolerance  -  Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
76% Adaptability/Flexibility  -  Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
69% Attention to Detail  -  Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
67% Leadership  -  Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Strengths

100% Social  -  Work involves helping, teaching, advising, assisting, or providing service to others. Social occupations are often associated with social, health care, personal service, teaching/education, or religious activities.
61% Realistic  -  Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, transportation, machine operation, agriculture, animal services, physical or manual labor, athletics, or protective services.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Values of the Work Environment

67% Relationships  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service.

Aptitude

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Abilities | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

78% Speech Clarity  -  The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
78% Oral Expression  -  The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
75% Oral Comprehension  -  The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
69% Written Expression  -  The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
69% Written Comprehension  -  The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
69% Speech Recognition  -  The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
66% Deductive Reasoning  -  The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

Job Details

Responsibilities
Plan special events.
Develop educational programs.
Train personnel to enhance job skills.
Train staff members.
Monitor animal behavior or condition.
Care for animals.
Provide technical information or assistance to public.
Provide technical information or assistance to public.
Provide technical information or assistance to public.
Provide technical information or assistance to public.
Conduct historical research.
Collect information from people through observation, interviews, or surveys.
Compile geographic or related data.
Document events or evidence, using photographic or audiovisual equipment.
Measure environmental characteristics.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent

97% Electronic Mail  -  How often do you use electronic mail in this job?
91% Deal With External Customers  -  How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job?
90% Telephone  -  How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?
88% Face-to-Face Discussions  -  How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job?
86% Contact With Others  -  How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?
83% Work With Work Group or Team  -  How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job?
83% Indoors, Environmentally Controlled  -  How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions?
77% Structured versus Unstructured Work  -  To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals?
75% Coordinate or Lead Others  -  How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job?
72% Public Speaking  -  How often do you have to perform public speaking in this job?
71% Outdoors, Exposed to Weather  -  How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions?
67% Freedom to Make Decisions  -  How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?
67% Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled  -  How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)?
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Tasks & Values

98% Performing for or Working Directly with the Public  -  Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
87% Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates  -  Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
85% Working with Computers  -  Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
84% Communicating with People Outside the Organization  -  Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
84% Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships  -  Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
83% Thinking Creatively  -  Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
81% Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others  -  Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
79% Getting Information  -  Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
77% Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge  -  Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
77% Training and Teaching Others  -  Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
75% Documenting/Recording Information  -  Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
75% Scheduling Work and Activities  -  Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
71% Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events  -  Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
70% Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work  -  Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
69% Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others  -  Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
68% Monitoring and Controlling Resources  -  Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money.
67% Making Decisions and Solving Problems  -  Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
67% Coaching and Developing Others  -  Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
67% Processing Information  -  Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
67% Developing and Building Teams  -  Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.

Getting Started

Education:
50%
Bachelor's Degree
26%
Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)

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