I too am an ecologist involved in wildlife conservation. I have also taught environmental and outdoor skills. Understanding natural processes and being able to identify plants and animals are key bushcraft skills which ecologists (among other jobs) posess. A lot of my work is focussed on mammals, and so I also often get to work with tracks and other field-sign.
I would agree with the other jobs mentioned by others in this thread. Anything which gets you outdoors and interacting with the natural world is a good start. On the academic/research side I would probably add: anthropologist (to study hunter-gatherer societies), ethno-botanist (to study traditional plant uses) or an 'experimental archaeologist' (to mess-about with 'primitive' living skills). But, these fields are not easy to get into!
It really depends on which aspects you're into. A lot of people who are good at making things with their hands get involved in the craft side (eg bow-making, knife-making, green wood-working, etc.) Some people may like to push themselves with the remote trekking and emergency survival skills. Others may gravitate to the nature-awareness skills. Like any field of endeavour as broad as bushcraft, people will tend to specialise in particular areas, but retain a good grounding in the fundamentals and an maintain awareness of the whole and how it is all inter-related.
Good luck.