Also called: Remote Field Camp Supervisor
Runs the tent camps where scientists live and work deep in Antarctica or Greenland.
Camp managers set up tents and generators on the ice, cook, manage fuel and flights, handle radios, and keep everyone safe and fed.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 6 years after high school. Outdoor leadership and mechanical skills; wilderness medical training. The U.S. Antarctic Program hires through contractors for 4-12 month contracts at McMurdo, Palmer, and South Pole stations.
Ways in: On-the-job training, 4-year college. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Outdoor Leadership, Environmental Science.
Growing slowly. No separate BLS projection; estimate based on related occupations.
Low risk for 10 years. Logistics software helps plan fuel and flights, but setting up camps, fixing generators and keeping people safe on the ice stays human.
Classes: PE or outdoor ed, Auto or small-engine shop, Culinary arts, Health/first aid.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-9199.
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