BY:ZACHARY

MARINE BIOLOGIST

* a branch of marine science involving the study of animals and plants that

live in the ocean and the shoreline and how they interact with the environment.

Job description

* Job possibilities for students who graduate with a degree in marine biology are broad and range

from working directly with animals in an aquarium setting to gathering data from the

ocean in order to study the various physical and chemical components of the sea.

Duties of position

* In the field-12-13 hours

in the office-8 hours

Hours they work

* Marine biologists with a Masters usually earn$55K-$75KPER YEAR

Those with PhDs and several years' experience usually earn

$76K-$130K

Yearly rate of pay

PhD is optional but you need a masters degree.

Educational background needed

* I selected this career because I am very good with animals and it would

be very interesting to learn more about them and to actually study them it would be very fun to help

animals and save their lives.

Why I selected this career

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* http://www.careers.govt.nz/jobs/science/marine-biologist/about-the-job