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Skills that get you hired

• Programming and data analysis

  Python, Matlab and statistics. Modern oceanography is mostly handling sensor data.

• Instrument work

  Building, deploying and fixing moorings, floats and gliders. Practical people are in short supply.

• Small boat and dive tickets

  Coastal work often needs a pleasure craft operator card, and some jobs want scientific diving certification.

• Acoustics

  Sonar and underwater sound, used for mapping the sea floor and tracking marine mammals.