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What are the best /out/-related careers?

Anonymous Tue 07 Feb 2023 02:33:49 No.2535678 View View Reply Original Report

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I hate my current job and want to get into something /out/-related. What are some good options?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 Feb 2023 02:58:15 No.2535685 Report

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>>2535678
Game warden
>everybody hates you in this job, even the people who follow the law wish you weren’t there when you show up
Park Ranger
>can be a good job depending on the park, I used to be in the NPS and still have friends who are very happy as rangers
Flight medic/rescue squad type stuff
>it will take years to do become eligible but you would get to save retards from the woods, death rates here are high due to helicopter crashes, do this for a few years and get out, very very dangerous, when you fly in a helicopter every day it’s a matter of time
Predator Hunter
>people get payed by parks/govt to get rid of wolves/coyotes and other high population predators in parks

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 Feb 2023 03:09:41 No.2535687 Report

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>>2535678
Poacher/hermit.
All the pussy you can hide under the floorboards too.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 Feb 2023 03:18:23 No.2535688 Report

Quoted By: >>2537389 >>2540058

nothing really compares to remote tech worker. you, make enough to 1-2 years and then take 1-4 years off.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 Feb 2023 03:24:03 No.2535694 Report

Quoted By: >>2535758

>>2535685
What are the usual requirements to be a park ranger? Do you need a degree in environmental science or something?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 Feb 2023 07:30:00 No.2535758 Report

Quoted By: >>2535766

>>2535694
You will usually need some sort of a degree, it doesnt need to be biology or some sort of plant science or anything, one of my coworkers was a history major, he was and I think still is a park ranger in one of the larger civil war battlefield parks

not exactly sure what the process is, but its not like you have to go to harvard or anything

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 Feb 2023 07:56:50 No.2535765 Report

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Have you ever considered to buy a 40 ft yacht and live on that

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 Feb 2023 08:02:25 No.2535766 Report

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>>2535758
You will usually need some sort of a degree, it doesnt need to be biology or some sort of plant science or anything, one of my coworkers was a history major, he was and I think still is a park ranger in one of the larger civil war battlefield parks

>not exactly sure what the process is

You sound like you are pretty good at this shit any more tips?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 Feb 2023 08:08:36 No.2535767 Report

Quoted By: >>2535769 >>2536004

Idk about other countries but in Australia when the government culls animals with professional hunters from helicopters they have to have these vets with them that are also experts at repelling. Every 10 or so animals the vet has to repel from the helicopter to the ground and make sure that the animal was killed with a clean shot. Starting wage is like $400 an hour. That would be a cool job.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 Feb 2023 08:09:25 No.2535768 Report

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>>2535766
hey man, im not a park ranger, i never have been and ive never claimed to be

I worked in the NPS for several years so i figured i would give you some input

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 Feb 2023 08:14:23 No.2535769 Report

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>>2535767
Same companies have operated in US. They needed armed guards at night from all the karens with revolvers

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 Feb 2023 22:25:09 No.2535993 Report

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>>2535678
oof

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 Feb 2023 23:00:03 No.2536002 Report

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>>2535678
conservation researcher? those people who tag endangered animals and such.

but you need a functioning brain and an advanced degree :(

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 Feb 2023 23:09:54 No.2536004 Report

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>>2535767
Where? I live where the petril stations have pig stickers next to the shriveled rib snacks

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 10 Feb 2023 23:48:26 No.2537357 Report

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>>2535685
>death rates here are high due to helicopter crashes,
press x to doubt, I don't believe it's anywhere close to the most fatal occupations (logging, commercial fishing, garbageman are usually in the top 5)

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 10 Feb 2023 23:59:51 No.2537363 Report

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>>2535678
Trapper
Prospector
Herbalist

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 11 Feb 2023 01:09:20 No.2537389 Report

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>>2535688

like fixing power lines and pipes or you mean IT help desk and just live somewhere rural?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 11 Feb 2023 11:18:33 No.2537521 Report

Quoted By: >>2537542 >>2537911 >>2545026

obviously the biology-path is the best and probably the only way to be out and also get decent pay. They are all mostly out collecting samples and only spend time in the office to feed new data to their research.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 11 Feb 2023 11:53:54 No.2537524 Report

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concert violin player
whenu get good u can basicaly go camping whenever u want whenever ur not performing

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 11 Feb 2023 13:13:09 No.2537542 Report

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>>2537521
A lot of biology jobs have negative pay.
>you get paid in sunsets!!!
I seen a listing looking for someone that has at least three years experience with captive primates and rewilding for a volunteer position. There are good jobs but it's usually academia chasing funding/ecologist for some big company for money.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 11 Feb 2023 13:18:57 No.2537544 Report

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>>2537542
In my experience they mostly work for some public sector directorate with a good pay structure, like energy, water resources, forest administration, etc.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 11 Feb 2023 14:16:39 No.2537563 Report

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>>2535678
a lot of outdoors people work in GIS. Good money, won't break your back or fuck your body up, more interesting work than spreadsheets

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 11 Feb 2023 14:54:13 No.2537576 Report

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>>2537563
>a lot of people do it
>good money
Hmm

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 11 Feb 2023 16:50:02 No.2537612 Report

Quoted By: >>2540004

>state job, wildlife managment

blue state
overpaid
make work
20 years to pension
profit

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 12 Feb 2023 02:32:10 No.2537763 Report

Quoted By: >>2537775 >>2540429

>>2535678
Forest Tech, Forester, or inventive species removal imo
it lets you see parts of the woods you never would otherwise. I find all types of cool artifacts like old turpentine pots and glass that’s 100 years old. Also crazy wildlife sightings

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 12 Feb 2023 02:53:41 No.2537769 Report

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>>2535678
I was studying horticulture and land management but found myself working in a production plant nursery. If your a hard worker and you start supervising/start your own grassroots nursery I think it's a fulfilling career.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 12 Feb 2023 03:22:48 No.2537775 Report

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>>2537763
not much money as a tech unless you start your own company or move on to become a forester. Guys in my area were only make 25 an hour and the gov pays under 50k a year because they do weak hours
>10 hour days out in the worst rain with thick brush at a camp with a bunch of glorified tradies
:DDDDDDD

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 12 Feb 2023 12:10:17 No.2537911 Report

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>>2537521
Biology-knowledge is valuable to every aspect of /out/ except making money.
t.knower

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 17 Feb 2023 00:40:47 No.2540004 Report

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>>2537612
>state job
>overpaid
Yeah nah. I'll pass on that $15/h, thanks.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Fri 17 Feb 2023 02:32:42 No.2540058 Report

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>>2535688
That's what I do. I wfh and pretty much get off at 3 and take the boat on the river till sunset.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 17 Feb 2023 13:40:42 No.2540253 Report

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>>2535678
Park ranger
Game warden
Professional hunter and/or hunting guide
Fishing guide
Forestry worker
Biologist

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 17 Feb 2023 13:42:22 No.2540254 Report

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>>2540253
And which of those positions make more than 45000 a year?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 17 Feb 2023 15:04:15 No.2540293 Report

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>>2540254
In USD? Depending on how hard you work and how successful you are, all of them.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 17 Feb 2023 15:18:41 No.2540297 Report

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anon, you dont wanna be a park ranger unless you like canoeing out to all the camp sites with metal bbq grills, and a shovel to hand dig a new toilet hole.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 17 Feb 2023 15:38:49 No.2540304 Report

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>>2535678
>I hate my current job and want to get into something /out/-related. What are some good options?
None of them unless its a government employee on some eco bullshit. Outdoors work is hard underpaid often dangerous and you will s[pend much of your life wet, cold and in misery learning this. Go work on a farm for a few weeks

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 17 Feb 2023 16:33:10 No.2540327 Report

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>>2535678
I am a professor. I teach 3 days a week for 9 months a year. Otherwise I'm outside.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 17 Feb 2023 20:07:12 No.2540429 Report

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>>2537763
>invasive species removal
Have you done this for the federal? I'm interested in forest service botany positions. Are there a lot of full time opportunities?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 17 Feb 2023 20:29:57 No.2540446 Report

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>>2537389
I believe means something like software engineer/developer. Very common to make over 100K-200k/year working remotely, depending on your experience or company. I know guys who graduated and are making about 190k straight out of college.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 18 Feb 2023 01:42:10 No.2540597 Report

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>>2535685
>>it will take years
You can get it done in less than 2.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 18 Feb 2023 01:48:14 No.2540601 Report

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>>2540293
>a simple google search disproves this
ope-

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 19 Feb 2023 16:47:17 No.2541362 Report

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>>2540597
You can also win the lottery. Statistically neither of those things will happen.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 19 Feb 2023 17:54:42 No.2541424 Report

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military

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 20 Feb 2023 21:21:29 No.2542228 Report

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Is joining Calguard worth it for out related work?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 21 Feb 2023 09:46:34 No.2542518 Report

Quoted By: >>2542535

>>2535678
Wild land fire fighting. Hiking, manly, tools galore, limited tech even with new advances, and you can promote as you please. A spot for each personality type on a hand crew. Seasonal work pays enough to survive (if you don’t have kids and need any more than 40k after taxes you’re addicted to consuming or you’re in a shit hole state) plus when you get laid off after nine months, or once fire season is over, you get to collect unemployment and goof off even more.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 21 Feb 2023 10:56:25 No.2542535 Report

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>>2542518
>makes less than a McDonald's employee

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Anonymous Tue 21 Feb 2023 12:00:12 No.2542548 Report

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Tornado chaser

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 21 Feb 2023 15:30:33 No.2542614 Report

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Im moving away from outdoor job because pay sucks, work life balance sucks, coworkers have same issues so everyone has a mercenary attitude.
Looking at coding remote and starting ranching simultaneous. With remote work, I compete with diversity hires so expectations are rock bottom and I dont have to pony up to them either like I do with lazy entitled government workers.
I went into outdoor working to chase my passion and realized I made a huge mostake because I hadnt set any life goals.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Feb 2023 19:12:30 No.2544412 Report

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>>2535678
I own a tropical houseplant nursery.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Feb 2023 19:24:03 No.2544417 Report

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Water department

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 25 Feb 2023 03:07:19 No.2544588 Report

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>>2535678
itinerant bikepacker.
then you use the bike to deliver groceries one week a month in the city.

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Anonymous Sat 25 Feb 2023 17:17:17 No.2544864 Report

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Scout leader part time could be interesting.
I personally wouldn’t want the full responsibility of looking over a bunch of kids so maybe just a subordinate to the leader would be ok with me.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 25 Feb 2023 21:53:16 No.2544991 Report

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>>2541362
Retard boomer tier comment

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 25 Feb 2023 22:12:47 No.2545000 Report

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>>2535678
Game & Fish field technician person
State Water Commission field tech person
Wetlands technician
state Dept of Natural Resources field person
Land Surveyor
Landscaper
Farm & Ranch helper
Gardener
Construction laborer
state, county or city public works dept

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 25 Feb 2023 23:11:49 No.2545026 Report

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>>2537521
>biology
>best career path
>decent pay
OP Disregard everything this person has to say.
t. biologist

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