Also called: Marine Data Scientist
Uses coding and machine learning to make sense of huge streams of ocean data.
An ocean data scientist builds pipelines that pull in data from satellites, robot floats, and ships, then trains models to spot marine heat waves, track whales, or predict fish stocks.
Based on BLS data scientists median (~$112k).
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 6 years after high school. Bachelor's or master's in data science, statistics, or oceanography with strong coding skills.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school, Self-taught. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Oceanography.
Growing much faster than average (about 34% over 10 years).
Medium risk for 10 years. AI writes more routine code and pipelines, squeezing junior roles; ocean knowledge plus judgment about messy data stays valuable.
Classes: AP Statistics, AP Computer Science, AP Calculus.
Official data: O*NET occupation 15-2051.
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