by: Morgan

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-you may have to live in uncomfortable living conditions.-wont have a lot of time with your family. -you will work in labs a lot.-you must have physical stamina.-most marine biologists must work about 7-10 hours a day.

Working Conditions.

Earnings

Your earnings can range from 25,000$-100,000$40,000$-85,000$ per year

In an aquarium: 25,000$-35,000$If you’re a professor: 60,000$-140,000$ (per year)

Job Description If you like exploring, then marine biology is the perfect

career choice for you. The areas you can study are limitless. Being a marine biologist involves independent

work skills and team work skills. It involves long amounts of time at sea and commitment. It is imperative to have a strong relationship with your crew members because of the fact you will be spending endless hours with them. Being a marine biologist also involves spending long

amounts of time by yourself. If you work well with other team members, like myself, then this is just the job for

you!

Similar careers

-Aquaculturist -biochemist -Zoo keeper

-zoologist

Skills

-Team skills -might have to act as consultants to government organizations, or become professors at colleges

and universities-Individual working skills

-knowledge of chemicals -need to understand the weather patterns and

environmental changes- Knowledge about ecosystems

Personal lifeI have a husband named Alec and 2 children named Emma and Finn. We live in Peru with my friends Mia and Annie and their two alien children, Shmegle and Lafonda. We own a llama farm to which we dedicated

our lives too. Mia is a security guard, Annie is an athletic therapist and I am a marine biologist. We all retired early so we could pay more attention to our

llamas. I met my husband Alec through working at the Vancouver aquarium and we instantly fell in love. We are all happy and healthy and making the most out of

life.

How I start my day off is I wake up have breakfast and get ready for the day. I then drive to the aquarium which is about a 5 minute drive from my house. Then I sign into

my office and get to work. Usually I start off with any paper work that needs to be done. Then its my job to

feed the animals and see if they need any medical attention. After this has been done I usually go and greet

the people that are eagerly waiting to come into the aquarium. Through out the day I deal with more

paperwork, help animals and deal with any jobs that need to be done. After work is done for the day I pack up my things and head home. I eat dinner hangout with my family and go to bed. And that is a typical day in the life

of me.

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF ME

Hello, my name is Morgan Theresa Livingston and I am a successful marine biologist. I am 34 years old and am living in Peru with my two friends Annie and Mia, and my husband Alec. I am about to tell you my life story so brace yourself, it’s kind of an odd one… I grew up in the small town of Vernon British Columbia. When I was 4 we moved to the hippie town of Nelson British Columbia. Through-out my childhood I went to Redfish elementary school, Trafalgar middle school, and LVRogers High school. As soon as I graduated high school, I couldn’t live in the small town of nelson any longer. So I moved to Vancouver British Columbia, where I attended UBC. I got my master’s degree in marine biology in five years’ time. I stayed in Vancouver for a little over 10 years. My first job was in the Vancouver aquarium. For 1 year I was their aquarium manager because to be an aquarium director, my lifelong dream, you have to experience being the manager at an aquarium. The job of the aquarium director is to take care of, animals, paperwork, organization, and to achieve the goals the aquarium has set. For about 9 years I worked as the aquarium director in Vancouver. But after a while I felt like it was kind of boring. So I decided to have an early retirement and move to Peru. While in Peru I met Mia and Annie who owned a llama farm. It just so happened I had 6 llamas, named Fireball, Matilda, Bruce, fluffy, Maurice, and Gertrude, whom I donated to their farm. Annie and Mia had been planning to take a trip to mars to adopt their two alien children, Shmegle and Lafonda. Alec and I had 2 children, a girl named Emma and a boy named Finn. Together, we all lived happily ever after.

LIFE STORY

A picture of me in my job.