| Maritime jobs can be found in a variety of places. | | | | wants to fly back and forth from a home in the |
| You don't have to live on the ocean to be eligible for | | | | Midwest to either California or Florida each time the |
| a job in this area. Find out where the best places are | | | | ship is in port. Keep an apartment in the area so you |
| for finding jobs in this industry. | | | | can spend your time off resting or having fun with |
| Many jobs are available in Texas. Shipbuilding is a | | | | friends instead of traveling. |
| major part of the industry. This is how companies | | | | Docks are hot spots for finding maritime jobs. |
| add to their seagoing fleets. Ships are built to client | | | | Company offices look for administrative assistants, |
| specifications which mean that they are not only | | | | financial people, and marketing executives to enhance |
| seaworthy but are outfitted with enhanced | | | | their business. Some have an office at the docks |
| equipment-the latest in the industry. Many engineering | | | | where a dock manager is in control of vessels |
| and construction jobs on maritime vessels are | | | | entering and leaving the port that are working for |
| available in this area. | | | | that particular company. |
| Alaska is another place that is teeming with maritime | | | | Of course, there are maritime jobs that do require |
| jobs. Here, the jobs are found in the Alaskan fishing | | | | you to live near water. Working for oceanographic |
| industry. Fish are caught year round in Alaska, with | | | | institutes and conducting studies on marine life will be |
| the largest harvests coming during the summer | | | | based on a body of water. You can end up in Hawaii, |
| season in the salmon industry. Fishing vessels search | | | | Florida, Texas, Alaska, and anywhere else along the |
| for crab, groundfish, Pollack, and halibut in the winter | | | | coast of North America studying marine habitats. |
| seasons. | | | | Scientists also scour the oceans looking for other |
| Getting a job on a fishing vessel in the winter | | | | sources of energy and how to use water power. |
| requires experience. The colder waters of the North | | | | Working as a marine scientist could mean diving and |
| Atlantic are dangerous for crew. An inexperienced | | | | photographing amazing sea animals or working in |
| seaman can meet his death if the seas turn rough. | | | | some sort of marine habitat. The possibilities are |
| Working for a few summers on a salmon fishing boat | | | | endless in this area. Scientists also work to preserve |
| gets a seaman acquainted with the jobs on a ship | | | | the waterways from being damaged by industry and |
| under less life-threatening circumstances. | | | | to promote marine life repopulation. |
| California and Florida are a couple of other hot spots | | | | Rivers and lakes are other areas that have maritime |
| for maritime jobs especially in the cruise industry. | | | | jobs available. You can run boat charters for fishing |
| Most cruising vessels will leave from a port in Florida | | | | or sightseeing. Tourist hot spots are good for boat |
| or California depending on where they are going. | | | | trips. |
| Anyone looking for jobs on a cruise ship would most | | | | Many areas where maritime jobs are likely to be |
| likely want to set up camp in either of these two | | | | located can be pinpointed by your particular interest. |
| places. | | | | An engineer can be a part of the boat crew, working |
| You will be living and working on the cruise ship but | | | | with the shipbuilder in a factory, or teaching in a |
| there will be downtime in between voyages. No one | | | | maritime school. |