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Environmental Science?
I'm really interested in environmental science, especially anything to do with Oceanography. Except one tiny little problem: I live in Wisconsin. Now that's cool, because I can still study around the Great Lakes or work on other environmental aspects, but I'm a bit turned off by the job opportunities. Everyone I hear of who has a degree in some related field ends up working for the DNR or Water Resource Management. I don't want to do that. I really want to be involved in new research, in the purely scientific aspect of it. Does anyone know any career opportunities in the Environmental Science or Oceanographic fields that are NOT part of some government-run organization? Thanks in advance.
Nevaeh :)
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There are private foundations out there, but I think you're going to find most of them on the coast and yeah, most jobs in that field are going to be for the government. Once you get into college you can go to their Career center or talk to your academic advisor about job opportunities. They'll know a lot. Remember you can always go undeclared or just try something until you figure out what you want to do, it's not hard to switch unless you've been in college for a few years. I went for Marine Biology last year and this year, partly for the reason you mentioned, I'm going for Earth Science Education. It's all the same stuff basically, but I never considered teaching when I chose my major last year. Teaching is always an option and there are tons of opportunities.
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It's hard to find a research organization that isn't government run or at least government funded. Have you spoken with your guidance counselor? They may have some ideas.
You may want to call the local college and see if you can speak to whoever is over the environmental science program. They can probably give you more specific advice on what you will be able to do with your degree. Have you considered a university-affiliated research program as a place to work? A lot of universities do research.
Are you willing to move? In some cases, it may be necessary to move to find an appropriate career in your field. Since you're particularly interested in Oceanography, moving to the coast may be necessary to pursue that.
Have you considered free-lancing for companies and developments? A lot of times when companies are expanding and wanting to put up buildings, there has to be an environmental impact study completed first. That would give you the freedom to work for yourself while still working in your chosen field.
Good luck.
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I don't know a lot on the subject, but I've looked into psychological fields, and hopefully I can help you a little. I think it's hard to find a good scientific organization of any kind that's not government run and funded, for the main reason that the cutting-edge science fields are very expensive to study and require large sums of money(from the government usually).
As I said, I don't have much knowledge in this area, but that is how it appears to me.
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