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The Worst Science Careers in the World

Science isn’t all miracle cures and Nobel prizes. There are some pretty nasty science-based careers out there. Just think, kids: you could be a chemist, a medical researcher, or a sewage diver. Isn’t that exciting?

Here are the worst science-based careers in the world.

  1. Hazmat Divers. Strap on your oxygen tank and get ready to go diving…in sewage! Commercial hazmat divers are responsible for recovering bodies, evidence, or research from a pool of sewage. These divers wear incredibly insulated drysuits, but they’ve still got to dive in pools of nuclear waste or excrement. Worse than the smell, they’ve got to work under the threat of a tear in your drysuit– which could mean nuclear waste, toxins, or harmful bacteria seeping into their suits.
  2. Forensic Entomologists. These guys get to solve murders, but they have to do so by examining the maggots on a body. Forensic entomologists also examine blowflies, eggs, and pupils to determine time of death. How have TV producers not come up with a crime drama about a bug detective yet?
  3. Garbologists. Garbologists do exactly what you might expect they do: they examine garbage. They study modern society’s habits involving what they throw away, how much they throw away, and why they throw it away. Garbologists also study how things break down: how long will a half-eaten cupcake last in a dumpster? How about a hot dog? What percentage of modern waste in our landfills could be recycled? These guys (and gals) act like archaeologists for modern societies.

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Filed Under: Careers, Education, Science Tagged With: Career, Dry suit, Radioactive waste

A Career in Marine Biology

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There are many options for a career in marine biology. In fact, it has been said that there are an almost infinite number of options for a person who decides to go into marine biology. When you choose a career in marine biology, you may find yourself working in many different types of settings. You may end up working with the government, doing research. Or, you might end up in a private lab, doing studies and tests on specific items. You may decide that you would prefer to teach, rather than become a researcher. Sometimes, marine biologists actually are able to work in the field – that is to say, underwater. Most likely, you will find yourself working in a variety of these different settings and positions through your career as a marine biologist.

Some of the advantages that have been said of choosing marine biology as your career include being able to travel (sometimes all over the world), working with others who are in similar fields, and doing something that you love to do. If you love the study of plants, animals, and more under the water, then marine biology is a great option for you.

Under the broad spectrum of marine biologist, there are many careers available. for example, and oceanographer is generally going to be someone who studied marine biology. Many science teachers also majored in marine biology.

There are many great reasons to become a marine biologist. Between the research that you are able to do, and the opportunities that will become available to you, marine biology is a great option for those interested in a science field. In fact, many people who end up becoming marine biologists started out studying a different field of science. From there, their interest in what goes on under the sea developed and bloomed.

Filed Under: Careers, Education, Science Tagged With: Biology, Career, Marine biology, Oceanography

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