<p>Lately I've become interested in the idea of becoming a marine biologist or a wildlife biologist. However, the job prospects of both of these careers worry me. I mean we are talking going as far as getting a PhD and still having a big possibility of not being able to find a decent job. Is it worth it to pursue a career in either of these fields considering the poor job prospects?</p>
<p>Well if you want to have a very nice mansion, and very decent life (material-wise), I don’t think either will offer you that. Instead I will look into engineering.</p>
<p>But if you love the path, then money isn’t really a problem. As far as employment, I don’t know how big the field is, but you will need to move around, I think.</p>
<p>Yep, that’s the big debate. As of now, I feel like these are the most interesting fields, but I want to make a decent living. I don’t need to have tons of money and a mansion, etc, just enough to live somewhat comfortably. I’m just not sure at this point if it’s worth it to probably go into debt to pay for all the years of education necessary to get a PhD and then risk not even getting a decent job.</p>
<p>Would there be any point in maybe majoring in biology/marine biology/wildlife biology in along with something more practical like accounting, so that if in the long run marine/wildlife biology didn’t work out, I could fall back on the more practical degree?</p>