Imagine you’re on a boat in the middle of Aruba, taking samples of the ocean to conduct your own research. After a hard day of work, you get to spend the rest of your day relaxing in Aruba. This is the life of a marine biologist, you get to research in exotic places. I have chosen a career as a marine biologist because I excel in science and enjoy spending time with the ocean, nature, and animals. A career as a marine biologist is fun and interesting, has many responsibilities, requires a high education, and has many advantages and disadvantages. What specifically a marine biologist do is “...study the aquatic life of animals, plants, and microbes” (Middleton). Being a marine biologist comes with many responsibilities and jobs. Such
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Like everything in the world, nothing is perfect, everything has its advantages and disadvantages. Advantages of a marine biologist are the working conditions, the hours, opportunities, and fringe benefits. The working condition of a biologist is amazing. In the marine life, you travel to exotic places like Aruba, Cuba, and the Philippines. While sometimes you stay at home and work in a lab. The hours flexible also. It really depends on the type of research you’re doing, it can vary to 8-15 hours. The mental demands of the job is you need to get used to making adjustments easily as research can change really quickly. As you can imagine, when you become more experienced in this field you get better jobs. The more knowledge you have, you can conduct your own research or become a boss. For fringe benefits, “[m]arine biologists can expect to receive medical benefits, paid vacations, sick days...retirement savings plan” (Middleton). But for every job there are also disadvantages, acting as the hours. Even though the hours are flexible, some days you have to work extra long hours and work on the weekends. Moreover, since you are traveling every second, you’ll have to get used to not being home for a long period of time. The hazards of the job are the risk of being caught during a hurricane or if the waters are extremely rough. Despite the downsides of the job, I still love it. The best part of a marine biologist is being able to
Like everything in the world, nothing is perfect, everything has its advantages and disadvantages. Advantages of a marine biologist are the working conditions, the hours, opportunities, and fringe benefits. The working condition of a biologist is amazing. In the marine life, you travel to exotic places like Aruba, Cuba, and the Philippines. While sometimes you stay at home and work in a lab. The hours flexible also. It really depends on the type of research you’re doing, it can vary to 8-15 hours. The mental demands of the job is you need to get used to making adjustments easily as research can change really quickly. As you can imagine, when you become more experienced in this field you get better jobs. The more knowledge you have, you can conduct your own research or become a boss. For fringe benefits, “[m]arine biologists can expect to receive medical benefits, paid vacations, sick days...retirement savings plan” (Middleton). But for every job there are also disadvantages, acting as the hours. Even though the hours are flexible, some days you have to work extra long hours and work on the weekends. Moreover, since you are traveling every second, you’ll have to get used to not being home for a long period of time. The hazards of the job are the risk of being caught during a hurricane or if the waters are extremely rough. Despite the downsides of the job, I still love it. The best part of a marine biologist is being able to