Careers in Oceanography, Marine Science & Marine Biology

Careers in Oceanography, Marine Science & Marine Biology

Take the time to read through these guides. You will find that most of your questions will be answered through the incredible variety and depth of career information represented by these sites.

If you are interested in marine biology, most of the general guides encompass marine biology so look at them too --- don't confine yourself to the marine biology guides if you are interested in marine biology.

GENERAL GUIDES

Advice & Hints about Becoming an Oceanographer [Texas A&M Univ College Station]
Career Guide for the Atmospheric Sciences [Am Met Soc]
Career Opportunities In Water Resources [Univ Calif Office Water Res]
Career Information [J Wible]
Careers in Marine Science [Australian Mar Sci Assn]
Careers in Marine Science [OceanLink]
Careers in Oceanography [Palomar College]
Careers in Science [Amer Geophys Union]
COAST Resource Guide: click on elementary/middle or high school, then click on career lessons [COAST]
General Information about Marine Careers [Virginia Inst Mar Sci]
Geoscience Careers [Amer Geol Inst]
How can I get a Job in Oceanography, especially at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution? [Woods Hole Oceanogr Inst]
Information for Careers in Underwater Technology and Science [Soc for Underwater Technol]
Interested in a Career in Marine Sciences? [WHOI & M/NH Sea Grant]
Look to the Sea: Careers in Marine Studies & Oceanography [MM deCrinis & C Walker]
Ocean Science Careers [International Year of the Ocean ]
Oceanographers at Work: Training & Careers for Tomorrow's Ocean Scientists [Texas A&M Univ College Station]
Opportunities with Degrees in Oceanography [Univ Southampton]
Preparing for a Career in Oceanography [Scripps Inst Oceanogr]
Schools in the Atmospheric, Oceanic, Hydrologic, & Related Sciences: Colleges and Universities in the United States & Canada [American Meteorological Society]
Science Careers [Monterey Bay Aquarium]
URI Marine Science Graduates [from URI Maritimes]
Women Exploring the Ocean, Remarkable Careers in Oceanography [Woods Hole Oceanogr Inst]
Women in Oceanography [Scripps Inst Oceanogr]
Women in Science, Career Questions [New England Aquarium]
Working in the Aquatic Sciences [American Society of Limnology & Oceanography]
Dated Career Publications from National Sea Grant Library

Specific to MARINE BIOLOGY, MARINE MAMMALS, ZOOS & AQUARIUMS

AquaFacts: Career as a Marine Biologist [Vancouver Aquarium]
AquaFacts: Career as a Marine Mammal Trainer [Vancouver Aquarium]
AquaFacts: Career as a Whale Biologist or Researcher [Vancouver Aquarium]
Careers in Marine Biology [Natl Sea Grant Library]
Careers in AZA-accredited Zoos & Aquariums [Amer Zoo Aquarium Assoc]
Careers with the US Fish & Wildlife Service [Fish Wildlife Serv]
Guide to Zoological Park Careers [Sea World]
Strategies for Pursuing a Career in Marine Mammal Science [National Marine Mammal Laboratory]
Marine Biology Career Advice [S Webster]
Meet the Whale Expert, Anne Smrcina [Journey North]
Become A Trainer: Careers with Marine Mammals [International Marine Animal Trainers Assoc]
So, You Wanna Be A Shark Biologist [ReefQuest Centre for Shark Research]
So You Want to Be a Marine Biologist? [M Love]
So You Want to Be a Marine Biologist? The Revenge! [M Love]
Some Common Questions about a Marine Biology Career [J Levinton]
Careers in Marine Mammal Science [Society for Marine Mammalogy]
Training Marine Mammals [Amer Zoo Aquarium Assoc]

OTHER SOURCES

Career Planning [National Academy of Science]
Peterson's: undergraduate & graduate program directory for US & Canada