How much does an Oceanographer make in Virginia? The average Oceanographer salary in Virginia is $76,184 as of February 26, 2024, but the range typically falls between $71,623 and $89,029. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on the city and many other important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession.

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Oceanographer Salaries by Percentile
Percentile Salary Location Last Updated
10th Percentile Oceanographer Salary $67,471 VA February 26, 2024
25th Percentile Oceanographer Salary $71,623 VA February 26, 2024
50th Percentile Oceanographer Salary $76,184 VA February 26, 2024
75th Percentile Oceanographer Salary $89,029 VA February 26, 2024
90th Percentile Oceanographer Salary $100,723 VA February 26, 2024
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What is an Oceanographer ?

Oceanography (compound of the Greek words ὠκεανός meaning "ocean" and γράφω meaning "write"), also known as oceanology, is the study of the physical and biological aspects of the ocean. It is an important Earth science, which covers a wide range of topics, including ecosystem dynamics; ocean currents, waves, and geophysical fluid dynamics; plate tectonics and the geology of the sea floor; and fluxes of various chemical substances and physical properties within the ocean and across its boundaries. These diverse topics reflect multiple disciplines that oceanographers blend to further knowledge o...

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Location Annandale, VA Avg. Salary $85,320 Date Updated February 26, 2024
Location Virginia State University, VA Avg. Salary $76,337 Date Updated February 26, 2024
Location Abingdon, VA Avg. Salary $66,420 Date Updated February 26, 2024
Location Accomac, VA Avg. Salary $72,459 Date Updated February 26, 2024
Location Achilles, VA Avg. Salary $72,413 Date Updated February 26, 2024
Location Afton, VA Avg. Salary $69,838 Date Updated February 26, 2024
Location Alberta, VA Avg. Salary $75,877 Date Updated February 26, 2024
Location Aldie, VA Avg. Salary $84,937 Date Updated February 26, 2024
Location Alexandria, VA Avg. Salary $85,320 Date Updated February 26, 2024
Location Altavista, VA Avg. Salary $70,071 Date Updated February 26, 2024
Job Openings for Oceanographer in Virginia
CSS, Inc - Silver Spring , MD
CSS is seeking a highly qualified candidate(s) for an Oceanographer position(s) on an interdisciplinary research team of contract and federal employees. The integrated research team will support the NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS; http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/) Marine Spatial Ecology Division, which is a nationally recognized scientific research program that conducts spatial ecological analysis, statistical modeling, ecological forecasting, and predictive mapping to support marine ecosystem management, conservation, restoration and spatial planning. The candidate(s) will be employed by CSS to work on site at the NOAA National Ocean Service in Silver Spring, MD. We seek a qualified candidate(s) to facilitate the integration of regional ocean and earth system predictions and projections into ecological and oceanographic studies to map, characterize, assess, and model the spatial distributions and movements of estuarine and marine organisms across habitats throug
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Job Summary: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) is seeking an Executive Assistant to the President and Director and Deputy Director and Vice President for Science and Engineering to join the Administrative department. This position provides operational and administrative support to the President and Director (P&D), Deputy Director and Vice President for Science and Engineering (DDVPSE), and Senior Advisors to the P&D and DDVPSE. This position contributes significantly to the effective operation of the P&D and DDVPSE team by organizing, prioritizing, and managing day-to-day operations of the offices. This is a highly visible role in fast-paced, dynamic offices and requires a broad range of skills (technical, managerial, and interpersonal). This is a regular, full-time, exempt, hybrid position, with 3 days on site per week required. Essential Functions: Work with the P&D, DDVPSE and Senior Advisors to the P&D and DDVPSE to ensure the smooth operation and flow of meetings and eve
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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution - Woods Hole , MA
Job Summary: Research Assistant II in Climate Science (Temporary: June 3 July 31, 2024): The project focuses on extracting maritime weather data from historical ship logbooks. The successful applicant will be responsible for data management, maintain entries in the web-based database and liaise with WHOI Information Services staff and historical archival researchers for data entry, conduct quality control and data processing of historical ship logbook information. The successful applicant will analyze and visualize maritime weather data from the historical ship logbooks and process large multi-dimensional observational and reanalysis datasets for comparison. Good numerical skills and experience with analysis/plotting software (e.g., python, NCL, GRADS, Ferret, R, IDL, Matlab) are essential. A suitable candidate is familiar with Linux computing environment and statistical methods, especially also from a paleoclimate perspective. Experience with best practices of scientific computing and
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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution - Woods Hole , MA
Job Summary: WHOI is hiring for a Research Assistant I/II in Oceanography & Data Science (title is depending on applicants background and experience (Temporary: August 5, 2024 Sep 30, 2025) Successful candidates will provide professional consultation and hands-on support for data science, data quality control, data processing, scientific data analysis and visualization, data management, and database maintenance to a group of PIs in the Physical Oceanography and the Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering Departments at WHOI. Projects cover climate variability and change, regional oceanography, and ecosystem impacts. Responsibilities include implementing data pipelines and computational workflow and guiding students and researchers on data workflow design plans and protocols for maintenance and management of data sets through all phases of research; review progress and assure accuracy and compliance of data being acquired and stored; computational research support to implement approaches
- 1 day ago
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution - Woods Hole , MA
Job Summary: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is currently searching for an OOI Community Engagement Manager to join the Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering Department. This is a regular, full-time, exempt position, and is eligible for benefits. The Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) Community Engagement Manager is responsible for managing and implementing engagement efforts to maximize the use of OOI data among the scientific community, resulting in increased OOI-based publications in peer-reviewed journals, citations of those publications, and funded awards to use OOI or infrastructure for scientific research. The Manager works in the OOI Program Management Office (PMO) and collaborates with the OOI Marine Implementing Organizations (MIOs) to identify and develop OOI related content and to amplify stories and messaging using channels including meetings, print, social media, email, and web. Essential Functions: Maintain and lead the execution of the OOI Community Engagement Plan
- 2 days ago
Advanced Technology and Research Corporation - Fort Lauderdale , FL
Salary Range: $95,000 to 110,000 USD per year Advanced Technology & Research Corporation (www.atrcorp.com) is seeking to fill the following full-time permanent position. Based in Maryland and incorporated in 1973, ATR is an equal-opportunity engineering company with a solid reputation in various engineering disciplines for the government and Fortune 500 commercial customers. Salary for the position is competitive according to qualifications. ATR offers an attractive comprehensive benefits package, including Medical/Dental insurances, free basic life/ADD, and long-term and short-term disability insurances, 401(k) plan, educational assistance program, and paid time off. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability or veteran status. PRINCIPAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: The successful applicant will join ATR's Engineering Services Division, working as a Oceanographic Modeler/Data Scient
- 3 days ago

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