Aquarium Intern: Hands-On Marine Husbandry & Dives

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paycom atsSouth Milwaukee (WI)

Animal Caretakers Zoos and Botanical Gardens

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About the role

Discovery World in Milwaukee is offering a Spring Reiman Aquarium Internship in the Aquatics Department. This semester-long, hands-on program supports daily care of exhibit and quarantine animals, including water testing, feeding, and equipment maintenance. Interns work two days per week, 8am–4pm, for up to 200 hours, with optional SCUBA considerations and dive-safety guidance. Applicants should be biology students or recent grads with an interest in animal care.

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