Facility Manager/Supervisor (Animal Sciences)
Career Description
A facility manager/supervisor oversees all activities and staff in an animal facility. They establish and maintain a high standard of animal husbandry while ensuring a smooth-running animal facility, including a stable lab environment, proper functioning of equipment, appropriate levels of supplies, and environmental monitoring. They hire, develop, manage and appraise the animal facility staff.
Annual Salary
| Entry: $68,000 | Mean: $79,000 | Experienced: $93,000 |
| Source: Salary.com, 2006 | ||
Hourly Wage
| Entry: $33 | Mean: $38 | Experienced: $45 |
| Source: Salary.com, 2006 | ||
Academic Requirements
Most facility managers or supervisors have a bachelor’s in biological sciences and a minimum of five years experience in animal husbandry. Previous supervisory experience in an animal facility normally is required.
Schools
Although there are no schools with a biological sciences program in Kansas City, the following programs are offered at other Missouri schools.
University of Missouri-Columbia
573/882-6659
University of Missouri-Rolla
573/341-4831
