Marine Technician

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Choosing the right career can be difficult for some. There are many things someone should look into when trying to choose their perfect profession. A person has to look at the profession and see if it fits their skills well. Also do they enjoy the jobs compensation and tasks? Luckily for my school I had to take a mandatory class that helped me choose the right technical program which lead into the perfect job for me. The marine technician career is the best fit due to its salary, job availability, daily tasks as a technician, and training it offers because they all apply to my hobbies and interests.
The salary of a marine technician will be quite satisfying for me. Living in Washington State the income should enough to enjoy myself and have a sustainable life. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Arlington, WA is one of the top paying metropolitan areas averaging about $22.36 an hour and pulling in around $46,500 yearly (United States Department of Labor). This means that I should probably look into a job in the Arlington area preferably. This isn’t even close to the actual overall average wage though. As b CareerOneStop discusses, Washington State’s overall average pay is approximately $17.85 an hour and $37,100 yearly (America's Career InfoNet). Though it may not be that much I will still be doing something I enjoy so much. This is actually a higher median wage than the entire U.S. average which CareerOneStop says is about $35,500 yearly (America's Career InfoNet). Hopefully when starting out I will be making between these two numbers. So for this profession the salary should be a sustainable amount for me to enjoy my life.
The job availability in this profession seems to be on a slight increase in the near future. The job availability coming up in this field doesn’t seem to be very high in Washington State. Consequently as CareerOneStop states there is

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