ya i know, but its a good estimate. i am just looking because i am already bored and its my first year, and dragging a long bored trying to finish school, i don't want to be like one of those miserable person who hates their job, and wake up everyday not wanting to go in.
Aquatic college degree?
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Citrinellus;3895614; said:
Oceanographer? Making ocean floor maps, studying about ocean waves, currents, layer mixing, and ocean weather patterns, to me, is just boring enough to make me want to eat a bullet.
yeah loving you what you do sure does help, but its not always realistic. i would suggest you have a backup plan. or dont get in so deep that you its hard to switch if your decide! a degree in business is very broad as wellhonda237;3895799;3895799 said:
I strongly suggest you look into a different major. I know two people who focused heavily on Marine Biology in college. Both are in their 30s. One lives at home and works at Best Buy, the other one works at a pet store. I would imagine they both make under $10 an hour.
It's like an Art degree man, it's just not going to get you very far in the real world.
It's like an Art degree man, it's just not going to get you very far in the real world.
jcardona1;3895822; said:
ya, i know, i don't want to be stuck with out a job, that was my first two thoughts, money and job opening
Bulldog93;3895831; said:
Thats why you get a girl that has a good job, mine is almost out of college and has a job all lined up and she is going make good money.
It's all relative, I have a brother who is a professional dive guide on Guam, I would guess he makes ~$20-30k year but he is the happiest SOB I know.
I have friends in the states who make $200k+ year and live in huge gorgeous houses and are absolutely miserable.
I am lucky, I do something I love and make a mediocre living, I can buy supplies for my hobbies and have a few nice things but not much more.
In the words of the great Dennis Hopper, "You gotta simplify man".
It is not about the dollars, it's about what is in your heart. Just don't become a burden on society, that's all I ask.
I have friends in the states who make $200k+ year and live in huge gorgeous houses and are absolutely miserable.
I am lucky, I do something I love and make a mediocre living, I can buy supplies for my hobbies and have a few nice things but not much more.
In the words of the great Dennis Hopper, "You gotta simplify man".
It is not about the dollars, it's about what is in your heart. Just don't become a burden on society, that's all I ask.
Mazcote Yarquest;3895854; said:
Exactly, if i can get a descent job and make around 30k a year but i can love my job, i would be the happiest person ever, i'm a simple person, so my fish tank aren't high dollar, i mean i have really nice fish and many tank but i'm not the person to put a fx5 on a 46g tank.
If you think marine biologists can't make money you are sorely mistaken. The problem is that a lot of people who study this field only get a bachelor's and go to work at a pet store, in an aquarium, as a park ranger, etc...
If you go for a Ph.D you make good money. For instance, my fish biology professor makes $129,000 per year without including benefits. Fisheries and aquaculture are very high-paying fields. Here's an article: http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081007/NEWS/810070316&emailAFriend=1
I will be graduating with my bachelor's in marine biology at the end of this year. I will be taking a year off before grad school, and I already have 2 job offers in the $30,000 - $50,000 range for that time.
But nobody does it for the money. You really have to be passionate about it. If you're good at it then it helps your chances!
If you go for a Ph.D you make good money. For instance, my fish biology professor makes $129,000 per year without including benefits. Fisheries and aquaculture are very high-paying fields. Here's an article: http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081007/NEWS/810070316&emailAFriend=1
I will be graduating with my bachelor's in marine biology at the end of this year. I will be taking a year off before grad school, and I already have 2 job offers in the $30,000 - $50,000 range for that time.
But nobody does it for the money. You really have to be passionate about it. If you're good at it then it helps your chances!
