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re: Any wildlife majors here?
Posted on 1/20/15 at 1:24 pm to DirtyMikeandtheBoys
Posted on 1/20/15 at 1:24 pm to DirtyMikeandtheBoys
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Or you can spend years climbing the ranks in LDWF for $50k......
some people want to run a business, and some people don't...can't fault them for it.
Posted on 1/20/15 at 1:28 pm to gaetti15
No fault thrown.
He was asking about making money with his degree. There are ways to do that, and then there are the jobs in his field. in his case they are not usually one in the same.
Also, being a self-employed contractor is not really running a business. He could do a lot of consulting on the side and pull in some serious money if he chases the work.
He was asking about making money with his degree. There are ways to do that, and then there are the jobs in his field. in his case they are not usually one in the same.
Also, being a self-employed contractor is not really running a business. He could do a lot of consulting on the side and pull in some serious money if he chases the work.
This post was edited on 1/20/15 at 1:30 pm
Posted on 1/20/15 at 1:29 pm to DirtyMikeandtheBoys
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He was asking about making money with his degree. There are ways to do that, and then there are the jobs in his field. in his case they are not usually one in the same
agree.
With wildlife you can definitely do a lot more private land's stuff than you can do in fisheries.
Posted on 1/20/15 at 1:31 pm to dualed
I quit a forestry job that only paid $27k a few years back. Was awesome and everything I hoped for.....until bills came. You've got to really love it and cut all expenses to work those jobs. Don't expect to work for WLF either
Doing engineering now because I can't live and progress my life off of that small amount of money
Doing engineering now because I can't live and progress my life off of that small amount of money
This post was edited on 1/20/15 at 1:34 pm
Posted on 1/20/15 at 1:32 pm to gaetti15
I quit school in 2003 with three classes (9hrs) left. the pay was a joke.
I got a different degree and just hunt and fish on my time off. Still do outdoorsy stuff for a living.
I got a different degree and just hunt and fish on my time off. Still do outdoorsy stuff for a living.
Posted on 1/20/15 at 1:40 pm to dualed
A Masters in that field is not going to get you ~50k unless you're in the position for around 6-10 years and continually getting small raises (which would be rare).
Graduate degrees are not what they're all cracked up to be these days. It depends on the field and employer. Continue getting your professional experience and do what the rest of our generation does - job hop until you find something you truly enjoy while following the money. Only true way to "never work a day in your life" is to own your own business while paying good, trustworthy people to run it for you (and good freaking luck with that).
I keep going back and forth between enrolling in grad school and not doing so and I keep deciding against it because at this point in my "career", I just don't see how it's going to be worth it unless I drastically change from my BA field to something else and ain't nobody got time fo dat!
Good luck and remember - it's not how much you make. It's how much you spend. I took a $17,000/year paycut from my previous job to my current one and I couldn't be happier. Once I learned how to live on what I'm making now, I felt like I hit the lottery!
Graduate degrees are not what they're all cracked up to be these days. It depends on the field and employer. Continue getting your professional experience and do what the rest of our generation does - job hop until you find something you truly enjoy while following the money. Only true way to "never work a day in your life" is to own your own business while paying good, trustworthy people to run it for you (and good freaking luck with that).
I keep going back and forth between enrolling in grad school and not doing so and I keep deciding against it because at this point in my "career", I just don't see how it's going to be worth it unless I drastically change from my BA field to something else and ain't nobody got time fo dat!
Good luck and remember - it's not how much you make. It's how much you spend. I took a $17,000/year paycut from my previous job to my current one and I couldn't be happier. Once I learned how to live on what I'm making now, I felt like I hit the lottery!
This post was edited on 1/20/15 at 1:45 pm
Posted on 1/20/15 at 1:45 pm to TDsngumbo
Go work out west in CO, WY, MT, UT with a state wildlife/fisheries agency or BLM to get some experience. Then contract yourself out to private landowners if the opportunity presents itself.
ETA: BLM has regional field offices in some pretty sweet small towns out west, if you're looking to get away from larger populations.
ETA: BLM has regional field offices in some pretty sweet small towns out west, if you're looking to get away from larger populations.
This post was edited on 1/20/15 at 1:49 pm
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