Wildlife CAREERS
Wildlife conservation does not happen by accident. It is a concerted effort by hundreds of individuals in a variety of jobs. Many of these, like biologist and wildlife manager, are traditional jobs that students think of when discussing wildlife-related careers. However, the Department has a number of other jobs that students might not have considered. The information and links below are designed to provide students with resources to explore all of these various careers.
In addition, it is difficult for Department staff to fulfill requests for the many invitations we receive each year for Career Day events. It is our hope that these resources may provide options for schools beyond a guest speaker.
WE ARE GAME AND FISH
This video will introduce you to the Arizona Game and Fish Department and all the work necessary to manage more than 800 species of wildlife..
CAREER SPOTLIGHTS
This is an ever-expanding collection of 1-2 page PDFs that highlight some of the people who do great work for Arizona's wildlife. Please check back as we update the list regularly.
CAREER EXPLORATION PANEL VIDEOS
The Department used to host a Wildlife Management Career Expo. This half-day event allowed high school students to hear presentations from a few different Department employees and ask questions. These presentations were recorded so that future students could access them.
EARTH DAY HEROES FOR WILDLIFE
On Earth Day 2020, the Department hosted a series of live interview webcasts with four of our biologists on Facebook. Two of these presentations were successfully recorded. You can see them below.
ANIMAL AMBASSADOR CARE
These short video clips will give you an idea of what it takes to work at our Wildlife Center to care for our non-releasable ambassador animals.
CURRENT DEPARTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Use the links below to access current employment and volunteer opportunities within the Arizona Game and Fish Department.
LIFE OF A WILDLIFE MANAGER
Our award winning television show, Arizona Wildlife Views, has some segments featuring what it is like to become and work as a wildlife manager or game ranger.
AZGFD EMPLOYEE VIDEO SPOTLIGHTS
Our award winning television show, Arizona Wildlife Views, has also done some segments highlighting individuals and jobs within the Department.
WHAT DOES IT TAKE?
EcoExpress created a series of videos that highlight STEM-related careers. The ones below focus on wildlife.
BIOINTERACTIVE VIDEOS
BioInteractive is a collection of science education resources provided by hhmi. They have some career videos on their website: http://www.biointeractive.org/scientists. Below is a collection of ones related to wildlife.