60. Who hires oceanographers? 



Between 2,500 and 3,000 scientists and technicians are employed in 

 oceanography and related fields of marine science in the United States, 

 and the number is growing. Most of these scientists are employed by 

 colleges and universities and by university-operated oceanographic 

 laboratories, where they are usually engaged primarily in research. 



The Federal Government employs a substantial number of ocean- 

 ographers. Many oceanographic positions are in activities of the Navy; 

 the Naval Oceanographic Office in the Washington, D. C, area probably 

 employs more than any other single activity. Government agencies with 

 sizable oceanographic staffs are ESSA (Environmental Science Services 

 Administration), with laboratories located in Miami and Seattle; BCF 

 (Bureau of Commercial Fisheries) with laboratories at 14 coastal loca- 

 tions; and Public Health Service, with three shoreside research stations. 

 The Bureau of Mines marine work is at Tiburon Island, California. 

 Marine scientists employed by the U. S. Coast Guard and the CERC 

 (Army Engineers) are usually based in Washington, D. C. A total of 22 

 Government agencies conduct oceanographic work of some kind. States 

 bordering the ocean and Gulf of Mexico also employ quite a number of 

 marine specialists. 



Oceanographers are employed in limited but growing numbers by 

 private industry (manufacturers and consulting firms), independent non- 

 profit laboratories, fishery laboratories, and local Governments. 



Board of U. S. Civil Service Examiners 



Your Future in Oceanography in Establishments of the U. S. 



Government, Announcement No. 371 B, September 28, 1965. 

 Gaber, Norman H. 



Your Future in Oceanography, Richards Rosen Press, 1967. 

 Smithsonian Institution 



Opportunities in Oceanography, Publication No. 4537, 1964. 



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