Oceanographer

• Study marine life, ecosystem, and ocean circulation.
• They help to research and learn more about the ocean.
• You go scuba diving into to the ocean to learn about it.
• You have to live near the water to be an oceanographer.
• You use very hard and complex tools to study the ocean.
• Very adventurous, you may be working in a laboratory one day and the next observing the ocean.
• Oceanographers get to find solutions to important oceanic problems.
• $40,00-$110,000 for annual salary.
• In five years there will be a 33% increase job growth.
• You can choose to just work with marine animals.

Pros-

• You get to spend a lot of time learning and observing marine animals.
• You may find/learn something new that will improve the ocean and society.
• Very adventurous, never a boring day being an Oceanographer.
• The pay for going into the career is really good.

Cons-

• Don't get a lot of time to visit and spend time with friends.
• Long working hours.
• You may be dealing with difficult situations.
• Not always a safe job, your safety may be in danger at times.

• Chemisty (AP)
• Physics (AP)
• Calculus
• Statistics and Probability

College courses-

• All that are required.
• Oceanography
• Aquatic Biology
• Limnology

-Bemidji State University (Minnesota)

• Link-http://www.bemidjistate.edu
  
• Study of-Aquatic Biology and Limnoology
  
• Address: 1500 Birchmont Drive NE, Bemidji, MN
  
• Phone: (218) 755-2001
  
• Pros- some hands on learning, many options allowed, close to home.
• Cons- isn't in the state, expensive, high expectations.
  

-St. Cloud State University (Minnesota)

• Link-http://www.stcloudstate.edu/about/default.aspx
  
• Study of -Oceanography
  
• Address-720 4th Avenue Street
  
• Phone-(320) 308-0121
  
• Pros- close to home, I have family that live there, good learning skills avalible.
  
• Cons- no hands on learning, isn't in the state, need really good grades to get in.
  

-University of Miami (Florida)

• Link-http://www.miami.edu/index.php/about_us/
  
• Study of -Aquatic Biology and Limnology
  
• Address-6200 San Amore Drive
  
• Phone-(305) 284-2211
  
• Pros- close to the animals, hands on learning, not that hard to get in.
• Cons- far away from home, expensive, they expect a lot when you go to the school.
  

NOAA-National Ocean Service

Address-1305 East-West hwy Silver Spring

Phone- None listed

Website-http://oceanservice.noaa.gov

Women Exploring The Ocean

Address-none listed

Phone-nine listed

Website-http://womenoceanographer.org

-Vist the link it will show you and tell you about women oceanographer's.