Oceanographer
Hailey Zuelke, Hour 4
Basic information about your career
- studies oceans, seas, and coastlines
- studies plants and animals that live in the water
- measure amounts of animal, mineral, and vegetable matter that collects on the ocean floor
- examine marine creatures and put them into related groupings
- use complex instruments
- study how sea and air interact
- oceanographers spend time at sea
- live and work in cramped quarters
- spend time alone performing research
- earn about $48,270 to $166,400+ per year
Pros and cons of this career
- live and work in warm areas
- work in oceans / water
- study underwater plants and animals
- work with other people during the job
- get payed good, around $69,000
- scuba diving
Cons:
- working out in the open by sharks and other dangerous animals
- living and working in cramped quarters
- staying under water for a long period of time
- working far out in the ocean, because something could happen, like a bad storm
- getting sea sick on boats that take you out in the ocean
What do you need to do to succeed in this career?
- in high school you need to take calculus, chemistry, physics, and statistics and probability
College:
- need at least a Bachelors degree
- your encouraged to have a masters degree due to strong competition
- if you want to teach at universities you are required to have doctorate and a license in most states
What colleges can you attend to earn a degree for this career?
University of Miami, Coral Gables,Florida
Address: 1320 South Dixie Highway, Coral Gables, FL 33124
Pros:
- all of the sports I play / like
- warm all year round
- has all of the degrees I need to graduate
Cons:
- cost a lot to get in
- very difficult to get in
- far away from home
Hawaii Pacific University, Honolulu, Hawaii
Address: 1164 Bishop Street, Honolulu, HI 96813
Pros:
- sports I play are offered there
- warm there
- large city
Cons:
- expensive
- hard to get in
- far away from home and family
1 Harpst Street, Arcata, CA 95521
Pros:
- easy to get in, you need a 3.15
- it's not that expensive
- all the sports I play are offered there
Cons:
- far from family
- not close to the city
- small town
Associations/Professional organization for this career
The Oceanography Society:
Jennifer Ramarui
Executive Director
P.O. Box 1931
Rockville MD 20849-1931 USA
Tel: 301-251-7708
Fax: 301-251-7709
Email: info@tos.org
Web: www.tos.org
American Geological Institute:
P. Patrick Leahy
4220 King Street
Alexandria, VA 22302
USA
+1 (703) 379-2480
+1 (703) 379-7563 FAX
http://www.americangeosciences.org/about
ASLO:
ASLO Business Office
5400 Bosque Blvd., Suite 680
Waco, TX 76710
(800) 929-ASLO USA, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean
(254) 399-9635 All Other Countries
(254) 776-3767 FAX
business@aslo.org e-mail
Job Advertisement
HELP WANTED
If you like studying plants and animals that live in oceans, and like studying the sea floor and coastlines then an oceanographer is the perfect job for you!
For this job you will need at least a bachelors degree, usually a masters degree or a doctorate.
You earn about around $69,000 per year.
To be able to work in this job, you will need to be comfortable with living and working in cramped quarters.
You also will need to know how to use complex instruments.
For additional information call 1-800-123-4567
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