You should check career outcomes - for zoology or animal science or your major of interest. At Purdue and that’s animal science, it’s about 55/35employed and not over the last two years with other things like school making up the rest.
It’s not the right comparison but find career boards with your exact major. Also look at zoo personnel and find their LinkedIn…where did they go and what did they study.
You noted UCSB on another thread ask them where their grads go
They say this below aboot careers on their page. Do some research. I put perhaps another link of interest below. Good luck
The Zoology major prepares students for graduate studies in biology at any major university. It is excellent preparation for professional study in medicine, dentistry, and veterinary science. The university offers an outstanding health science advisory system located in Cheadle Hall. The system advises and supports students interested in the biomedical sciences from the beginning of their undergraduate careers to their entrance into graduate and professional schools.
Students desiring immediate career entry often seek employment with local, state, or federally-funded government agencies or with the private sector. Such students obtain positions in wildlife management and environmental assessment, and with zoos and environmental impact firms.
Students interested in teaching biological sciences or conducting research at a university should plan to complete the PhD degree. Students interested in teaching at a community college should pursue graduate work at least through the master’s degree. Teaching at the junior high or high school (secondary) level requires the California single subject teaching credential. Students considering this last option should discuss their plans with the credential advisor in UCSB’s Graduate School of Education early in their academic careers.