Imisebenzi
Ama-curator we-Zoo anesibopho sokuqapha zonke izici zokuphathwa kwezilwane. Imisebenzi ngokuvamile ihlanganisa ukwenza izinqumo ezibandakanya ukuphathwa kwezilwane, ukudla, ukunakekelwa kwezilwane, izinqubo zokuhlukaniswa, imisebenzi yokucebisa, ukuthuthwa kwezilwane, kanye namaphrojekthi ocwaningo. Baphinde bazibandakanye ekukhetheni nasekutholeni izilwane ezintsha zokuqoqwa.
Ama-curators kumele afunde imibiko evela kubagcini abahlukahlukene futhi abuthe lolo lwazi kumarekhodi e-zoo.
Ama-Curator nawo aqondisa bonke abasebenzi be-zoo kubandakanya abagcini , abafundisi , abahlengikazi , abasebenzi bokusekela, kanye namavolontiya. Zihlale zihileleka ekulawuleni ukuqashwa, ukuqeqeshwa nokuhlela abasebenzi bezoo. Ama-Curators nawo anesibopho sokuqinisekisa ukuthi indawo yabo ihlangabezana nazo zonke izidingo zombuso nezombusazwe, ukuthola nokugcina izimvume, nokugcina izivakashi nabasebenzi bephephile ngenkathi besendaweni.
Umcengezi angadingeka ukuthi asebenze isimiso esivumelana nezimo ngezikhathi ezithile, nakuba lokhu kuyinhloko enkulu yokuphatha amahora avame ukuhlala njalo. Njengemisebenzi eminingi ehlobene nezilwane, amahora athile noma amaviki angamaviki angadingeka ngesinye isikhathi kuye ngokuthi isimo sini. Ama-curator angaba "ekubizeni" ukubhekana nezimo eziphuthumayo noma izinkinga zokusebenza njengoba ziphakama.
Izinketho zemisebenzi
Umbhengeli jikelele uqondisa yonke iqoqo lezilwane ze-zoo, ulawula amalungu abasebenzi, futhi uqede imisebenzi ehlukahlukene yokuphatha. Umbheki wezilwane uqondisa iqembu elilodwa lezilwane ekuqoqweni kwezilwane ze-zoo, njengezilwane ezinwabuzelayo noma ezincelisayo. Izikhundla eziningi ze-curator zingatholakala ezindaweni ezahlukene ezikhungweni ezinkulu; lezi zikhundla zesikhethri ezengeziwe zivame ukuhlala ezindaweni zokulondolozwa, imisebenzi, imibukiso, noma ucwaningo.
Kungenzeka ukuthi abakhredithi bathole izikhundla nabahlukahlukene abaqashi njengama-zoos, ama-aquariums, amapaki ezilwane, amapaki okudoba, nezindawo zokulondoloza. Ama-curators angathuthukela esikhundleni seMqondisi (nakuba ezindaweni eziningi, iPark Curator nayo inomthwalo wemisebenzi ehambisana nendima yoMqondisi).
Imfundo Nokuqeqesha
Ezimweni eziningi, umbheki we-zoo kufanele abe (okungenani) i-degree yeminyaka emine ezenzweni zezilwane , i- wildlife biology , noma insimu ehlobene. I-master degree noma i-doctorate ivame ukukhetha, nakuba amazinga aphambili akudingeki ngempela. Ukuqeqeshwa kokuphatha kanye nebhizinisi nakho kuyadingeka. Abafakizicelo abaningi abaphumelele ekusebenziseni i-curator babe neminyaka eminingana abanolwazi olusebenzayo emsebenzini wokubheka, ikakhulukazi nge-zoo, i-aquarium, noma enye inhlangano ehlobene nezilwane.
Kunezinhlobo eziningi zokuqeqeshwa kwe-zoo ukuthi ikhasimende elilindelekayo lingaphishekela phakathi nenkambo yezifundo zabo ezingaphansi kwe-undergraduate kanye neziqu. Isizinda esihlukahlukene singaqinisa kakhulu ukuqhubeka komfakisicelo. Abalandeli abaningi abanzi baqala imisebenzi yabo njengabagcini be-zoo, izazi zezilwane, noma ababheki bezilwane futhi basebenze ngendlela yabo phezulu.
Amaqembu Ochwepheshe
Ama-curator amaningi e-zoo angamalungu amaqembu ochwepheshe afana ne-American Association of Zoo Keepers (AAZK), inhlangano enamalungu kuwo wonke amazinga okuphathwa kwe-zoo kusuka kubagcini kuya kubaqaphi nabaqondisi.
I-AAZK inamalungu angaphezu kuka-2 800.
I-International Zoo Educators Association (IZEA) yinye iqembu leqembu elibambe iqhaza elamukela ama-curators njengamalungu. Umgomo we-IZEA ukuthuthukisa ikhwalithi yezemfundo yezoo kanye nokusiza othisha bezoosi ekudaleni izinhlelo eziphakeme zemfundo zomphakathi. Abaningi be-curator bahilelekile ezinhlelweni zemfundo zomphakathi, bangathola ukuthi kuyasiza ukuba yingxenye yaleli qembu.
Umholo
Ukuhlonyelwa kwezikhundla ze-zoo curator kungashintsha ngokubanzi ngobukhulu besakhiwo kanye nemisebenzi ethile ehilelekile. Ngokusho kweBusiness of Labor Statistics (BLS), abalimi be-curators bahola umholo wonyaka waminyaka yonke wama $ 48,800 ngonyaka ($ 23.46 ngehora) ngoMeyi ka-2011. Amaphesenti ayishumi aphansi abaphehlile abathola imali engaphansi kwamaRandi 26,580 ngonyaka ($ 12.78 ngehora) Amaphesenti ayishumi aphakeme abaphehlile abathola imali engaphezu kwamaRandi ayizigidi ezingu-87,380 ngonyaka ($ 42.01 ngehora).
Abalimi abajwayelekile bangalindela ukuthola amaholo aphezulu ekugcineni ngokusekelwe ezingeni lomthwalo wemfanelo wokuphatha ukuthi lesi sikhundla sifaka phakathi. Ama-curators abaneminyaka eminingi abanolwazi noma labo abanamakhono akhethekile noma ukuqeqeshwa bangalindela ukuthola imali ephezulu ngaphezu kwesilinganiso somholo.
UJobe Outlook
Ukuncintisana kwanoma yikuphi isikhundla endaweni ye-zoo noma i-aquarium kuyabonakala, njengoba kunabaningi abafake izicelo abanesithakazelo kunezikhundla ezikhona. Imiklamo ye-BLS ukuthi i-curator isikhundla sama-zoos izokukhula ngokushesha njengokulinganisa kwazo zonke izikhundla (cishe amaphesenti angu-16). Njengoba kungekho ukukhula okuphawulekayo kwinani lama-zoo namanzi okulindeleke esikhathini esizayo esiseduze, umncintiswano kufanele uqhubeke uqina ezindaweni ezikhona.