Education Level.

[Ber Rabbit]

I've never worked in the industry, the working degree is the master's degree and it took me 8 years of going to college full time to get my B.A. I'm DONE with school A friend I graduated with works in the oil industry doing seismology and his company is the ONLY ONE in the industry that made money last year. He said one seismic company is a billion dollars in debt! Seems the seismology companies were buying boats to get seismic readings of the ocean floor for the oil/gas companies. Evidently the oil/gas industry cut their budget for seismic and now the companies with those boats are paying for them but have no source of income. All of this is second hand information I got from him.

Evidently there are a lot of out of work, experienced geologists in the oil industry after a series of mergers the last few years. My friend said he could get me a job doing seismic if I move to Houston. He said his company tends to hire people who are recommended by current employees so knowing someone may be the key to a geology job.

My friend has a masters in geophysics but couldn't get a job in his field because he didn't have any experience. He got a job in seismic without experience or education in that field Last I heard the internships in the oil/gas industry paid really good though, mainly because once you're out of school you're out of a job.

I've been told a geology degree is good if you want a job with the EPA, at least in this area. Don't know about the mining areas out west and in Florida.

Sorry I couldn't be of more help but I went with a manual labor factory/type job that paid better than the B.A. level geology jobs in Ohio.
Ber

 

[Dectek]

AAS in Accounting and Computer Sci.


Should have gone to tech school. I do not use the skills from my major....she won't even let me see the checkbook.



It's a shame I can't spell either.

 

[etowndiver]

I'm working on my master's in environmental science, so I had to vote for the B.S. option.

joe

 

[Scubatooth]

or in other terms Degree in Being a Broke College Student


Currently im at the local community college working on a multi degree plam plus a couple of certificates. as follows

AA in Photography (PhotoJournalism, and ad agency work (Photoshop work and photo retouching)

AAS in Web Administration (building, installing, and running web servers)

AAS in Web Devolpment (building and running web sites and applications)

Certificates
Commerical Photography
A+ Hardware and Operating Systems
Cisco CCNA
E-Commerce
and there is one other that i have declared im doing but i cant remember it

im doing all of this because these are the areas that im good in and want ot have as many options when i come out of school as possible.


As for Diving

I would love to become certified by the various manufactures to repair and fix there products to increase my knowledge of diving in and out of the water.

but i plan on finishing my DM this spring and to do that for a couple of years then think about doing my IDC and becomeing a instructor, to maybe supplement my income or maybe to even work for a dive store. who knows

 

[Cave Diver]

RavenC once bubbled...
Half of my Rescue Diver (just need to save someone in the water volunteers?)

<raising hand> but only if you promise to perform mouth to mouth...

 

[Kayla]

you're still in school? There isn't a section for that! Oh well, I'll get over it!


Kayla

 

[Scubatooth]

Kayla once bubbled...
you're still in school? There isn't a section for that! Oh well, I'll get over it!


Kayla

same here but at least i know what i want to do(thats why i chose what i did its two area im good at

 

[Sharksighter]

My opinion is if you work hard and are intelligent you can do and go wherever you want. A certificate on the wall means nothing if you don't do something with it. Most people here are intelligent I would guess cause they partake in such an awesome sport.

I have a BA with a CPA and a Series 7 and Insurance License should I get an MBA ? Please poll unoffically?

ut:

 

[landlocked]

It appears that the Scuba Board is well educated. Well over half have completed a Bachelors degree or higher. So, does that mean that SCUBA is an elitest sport, that it is expensive or just that educated people are drawn to it?

 

[Lawman]

I've got a BA, JD and AOW. The AOW was the most fun
but the JD pays the bills.