Right off the bat, I'll tell you this: Don't expect to get rich, don't expect to get famous, don't expect a job at sea world (their trainers aren't marine biologists or really trained themselves).

What I /can/ tell you to expect, if you're truly passionate about marine science, is extreme job satisfaction. I've only had a few incursions into marine biology myself (Once in a high school M.Bio program, more recently interning at Dauphin Island), but as few as they've been they've been the best experiences of my life.

I've helped sea turtles lay their eggs and helped those very hatchlings find the sea. I've swum with batrays and stingrays, heard the clicks of dolphin pods swimming and gamboling near me as I set buoys. I've been up-close-and personal with barracuda and squid, nearly had my ankle broken by a hungry grouper, and watched fascinated as a bull shark tore into a school of baitfish.

If it's money and glory you're after, forget it.

But if you love the sea and her creatures, I can think of no better vocation.

What does the job involve?

Why did you decide to become a Wildlife Biologist or Zoologist?

What are some of the advantages of the job?

What are some of disadvantages of the job?

Where can the job take you?

Any interesting or amazing stories about some of the encounters you have had from the animals or from the job?

I am just curious.