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Owen
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What are benefits of being my biologist?
What are cons of being a marine biologist?
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Rithika J
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Rithika’s Answer
Being a biologist comes with many benefits! Here are some of them:
Discovering Life – You get to study plants, animals, and humans, and understand how living things work.
Helping the Environment – Many biologists work to protect nature, wildlife, and ecosystems.
Interesting Jobs – You can work in labs, forests, oceans, or even with space agencies like NASA!
Good Career Options – Biology can lead to careers in medicine, research, genetics, or teaching.
Making a Difference – Biologists help solve big problems like disease, climate change, and food shortages.
Lifelong Learning – You’ll always be learning new things about life and science.
Discovering Life – You get to study plants, animals, and humans, and understand how living things work.
Helping the Environment – Many biologists work to protect nature, wildlife, and ecosystems.
Interesting Jobs – You can work in labs, forests, oceans, or even with space agencies like NASA!
Good Career Options – Biology can lead to careers in medicine, research, genetics, or teaching.
Making a Difference – Biologists help solve big problems like disease, climate change, and food shortages.
Lifelong Learning – You’ll always be learning new things about life and science.
Thank you, Rithika for the advice.
Owen
Martha Kramer
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Hi Owen - this is a great question! Mostly, the answer depends on your interests, values, and material needs. If you don't enjoy the course work, you probably won't enjoy the job. Most people go into this field because they care about preserving waterways and creatures and plants that live there; that's what I mean by values. If those missions don't motivate you, maybe it is not a good fit.
Material needs relate to the type of life you are accustomed to and how you want to live, e.g., what kind of housing and what location, what car (if any) you want, what you need for clothing, food, entertainment, vacations, etc. Debts - such as college loans - should be considered also.
The links below go into more detail but the pro's generally include being able to work in nature, doing research, and supporting conservation. The con's generally include having to get advanced education and lower pay if you work for government or non-profit organizations.
I hope this helps - good luck!
Zippia - https://www.zippia.com/answers/what-are-the-pros-and-cons-of-being-a-marine-biologist/
Biology Junction - https://biologyjunction.com/become-a-marine-biologist-pros-and-cons/
Material needs relate to the type of life you are accustomed to and how you want to live, e.g., what kind of housing and what location, what car (if any) you want, what you need for clothing, food, entertainment, vacations, etc. Debts - such as college loans - should be considered also.
The links below go into more detail but the pro's generally include being able to work in nature, doing research, and supporting conservation. The con's generally include having to get advanced education and lower pay if you work for government or non-profit organizations.
I hope this helps - good luck!
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Your advice was so helpful!
Owen