Every occupation the official NCES/BLS crosswalk connects to marine science programs, with BLS pay, the education each job usually needs, what the work involves, and where to go next.
Marine Science · CIP 30.3201 · 4 careers · Check one exact major, e.g. 30.3201 Marine Sciences, in the major to career finder
The official NCES/BLS crosswalk maps marine science programs to 4 occupations that such programs typically prepare people for, including Natural Sciences Manager, Zoologist and Environmental Scientist. BLS median pay across them runs from $76,780 (Zoologist) to $167,220 (Natural Sciences Manager) in May 2025. The crosswalk describes preparation, not what graduates actually go on to do.
Data Program → related occupations: these are jobs marine science programs typically prepare people for (NCES/BLS crosswalk). Not a guaranteed outcome, and not a record of what graduates do.
Data Filter by the education the job usually needs or its preparation level; sort by pay or by number employed.
| Occupation | Most common education | Job Zone | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Sciences Manager | $167,220 | 108,690 | Bachelor's Degree | 5 |
| Environmental Scientist | $82,220 | 89,250 | Bachelor's Degree | 4 |
| Geologist | $101,920 | 23,470 | Bachelor's Degree | 4 |
| Zoologist | $76,780 | 18,120 | n/a | 4 |
No occupations match these filters.
Data The education column shows a typical entry level only where O*NET data supports one answer. Check the typical education for Natural Sciences Manager, one of the marine science jobs above.
Data BLS national median annual wage, May 2025. These are pay levels of the occupations, not earnings of graduates.
Data The largest related occupations by employment (postsecondary teaching shown in the explorer).
Hire, supervise, or evaluate engineers, technicians, researchers, or other staff.
Design or coordinate successive phases of problem analysis, solution proposals, or testing.
Science · Reading Comprehension · Active Listening
Mapped from CIP 30.3201Inventory or estimate plant and wildlife populations.
Disseminate information by writing reports and scientific papers or journal articles, and by making presentations and giving talks for schools, clubs, interest groups and park interpretive programs.
Complex Problem Solving · Judgment and Decision Making · Reading Comprehension
Career guide Salary How to become
Mapped from CIP 30.3201Monitor effects of pollution or land degradation and recommend means of prevention or control.
Review and implement environmental technical standards, guidelines, policies, and formal regulations that meet all appropriate requirements.
Complex Problem Solving · Reading Comprehension · Active Listening
Mapped from CIP 30.3201Locate and review research articles or environmental, historical, or technical reports.
Communicate geological findings by writing research papers, participating in conferences, or teaching geological science at universities.
Reading Comprehension · Science · Writing
Mapped from CIP 30.3201Data Related occupations grouped by government career field, with their pay range.
Data Other programs whose crosswalk occupations overlap with these.
The NCES/BLS crosswalk relates instructional programs (CIP 2020) to occupations (SOC 2018) when programs in the CIP category typically prepare individuals directly for jobs in the occupation. This page uses the CIP program series below and shows every non-residual occupation mapped to them that has BLS wages and O*NET data; each occupation lists the CIP codes that map to it.
Searches this page answers include “what can you do with a marine science degree”, “what jobs can you get with a marine science degree”, “what can i do with a marine science degree” (Ahrefs, U.S.).
