Friday, October 29, 2021

Science Related Careers Report, unit 1

 Title of Job:  Marine Biologist

Job duties:

  • Using instruments to track and measure marine organisms

  • Analyzing health components within the ocean environment

  • Researching organisms and their behavior 

  • Collecting field and samples for analyzation

  • Working and consulting with programs that try to monitor pollution

Skill Sets:

  • Biostatistics

  • Geographic information systems 

  • Technical writing

  • Risk assessment

  • Project management

  • Interest in aquatic life

  • Good teamwork and communication skills

Personality/Aptitude Requirements

  • Appreciation of marine life

  •  Scientific ability

  •  Observant and questioning mind and patience.

  •  Need to like the outdoors 

  •  Performing repetitive work for scientific experiments

  • Strong communicators.

Potential employers

  • MarineLand

  • Aquariums 

  • Various colleges and universities

  • Several federal, provincial, and municipal departments

Education requirements

  • Students wanting to enter post-secondary education in the field of marine biology must be fond of biology, mathematics, chemistry, physics, computer science, and English.

  • The minimum education requirement is a university undergraduate degree

  • A graduate degree is required for independent research

  • Some programs recommended for post-secondary students wanting to enter the field include marine biology, zoology, ecology, oceanography, etc...

Salary Range:

The salary range for a marine biologist in Canada is between $62,533 and $108,385 while in Ontario the average pay is $87,697 a year or $42/h


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