What profession does Kiara pursue at the end of Outer Banks season 5?

At the end of Outer Banks season 5, Kiara becomes a marine biology intern for the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries. The role connects her future to the coastal environment she has always cared about.

Kiara’s interest in protecting nature is established throughout the series. Her new position gives that concern a concrete direction after the Pogues’ dangerous treasure hunts and her confrontation with Groff.

The job is an internship, not a completed degree or a senior scientific position. It also belongs specifically to the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries, rather than to a private aquarium or federal agency. The ending presents Kiara as someone beginning a career devoted to the island and its marine life.