>>1402261I work contracts for the local lumber companies mostly (because their salaried foresters are ancient and don't like being in the field much anymore) so I end up doing the things they'd rather pay younger guys to do.
I end up doing a little bit of everything like timber cruising and timber harvest layout. Sometimes doing consulting for local landowners.
The past couple of weeks we've been slash pile burning which is the absolute best time of the year. Just can't beat getting paid to start dozens of bonfires at once.
I don't make as much as the salaried guys do (I make maybe 50k a year depending on workload) but I get to be out in the field way more than they do so it's a trade off I'm happy with.
Bachelors degree and impressing the right people while in college helped me get my current job.
