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re: Advice on new career, willing to switch fields entirely
Posted on 2/2/15 at 11:39 pm to dualed
Posted on 2/2/15 at 11:39 pm to dualed
Consider the nursing field. The wife is a Nurse Practitioner and makes more than I do. I also have a buddy that is doing travel nursing with his wife. They are both young and don't have kids, so they are picking up contracts on the west coast and living the dream.
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Posted on 2/2/15 at 11:55 pm to dualed
You didn't mention many details about your current job. Is it in your field?
If wildlife and fisheries is something you truly enjoy, then it would be foolish of you to abandon it in favor of something else just because that second choice puts a few more dollars in your pocket.
I would much rather do what I love than work a soul sucking job in a frickin' plant or some bullshite office.
You should consider looking for a temporary job in your field of study while you explore other ways to fund grad school. I suggest a seasonal position with US Fish & Wildlife Service or perhaps the National Park Service. Some state agencies may also offer similar jobs.
If wildlife and fisheries is something you truly enjoy, then it would be foolish of you to abandon it in favor of something else just because that second choice puts a few more dollars in your pocket.
I would much rather do what I love than work a soul sucking job in a frickin' plant or some bullshite office.
You should consider looking for a temporary job in your field of study while you explore other ways to fund grad school. I suggest a seasonal position with US Fish & Wildlife Service or perhaps the National Park Service. Some state agencies may also offer similar jobs.
Posted on 2/2/15 at 11:58 pm to lsunurse
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Yeah....not so much this. The whole "there is a nursing shortage!!". Not the case anymore. I've met new grads struggling to find a nursing job out of nursing school (with a BSN) and basically scrambling to find any nursing job they can get.
thanks. things change. had no idea.
Posted on 2/2/15 at 11:58 pm to WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot
To be fair it's likely not a "few" more dollars 
try double
try doublePosted on 2/3/15 at 12:04 am to jimbeam
You didn't mention many details about your current job. Is it in your field?
Yeah my current job is in wildlife. I'm an avian biologist basically. Its not just about the money, but...
x100
To clarify though, the funding wasn't cut. It's federal funding that its limbo and tied up in political BS
Yeah my current job is in wildlife. I'm an avian biologist basically. Its not just about the money, but...
quote:
To be fair it's likely not a "few" more dollars try double
x100
To clarify though, the funding wasn't cut. It's federal funding that its limbo and tied up in political BS
Posted on 2/3/15 at 12:05 am to jimbeam
Oh, really?
So you're telling me 24 year old with little experience can just find an environmental consulting firm that will offer him $70K?
How old are you?
So you're telling me 24 year old with little experience can just find an environmental consulting firm that will offer him $70K?
How old are you?
Posted on 2/3/15 at 12:06 am to WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot
Actually that is exactly what I'm saying.
I graduated last year, had several classmates making 70+. Bottom around 55-60
So yea.
Dualed- get into NEPA and site management stuff and you can make 50 easily
I graduated last year, had several classmates making 70+. Bottom around 55-60
So yea.
Dualed- get into NEPA and site management stuff and you can make 50 easily
This post was edited on 2/3/15 at 12:10 am
Posted on 2/3/15 at 12:10 am to dualed
Get a sales job
Posted on 2/3/15 at 12:12 am to SaltyMcKracker
OT is a really diverse occupation and pay isn't too shabby, either. Bud of mine finished OT school a couple years ago and landed a mental health job in Dallas making 80k/year right off the bat.
Posted on 2/3/15 at 12:13 am to jimbeam
You graduated last year and have several classmates making >$70K.
According to you there are tons of environmental consulting firms where he could get such a job, but yet you say
Please tell me...what are you waiting for?
ETA: let me guess...grad school?
According to you there are tons of environmental consulting firms where he could get such a job, but yet you say
quote:
You best not take my future job though
Please tell me...what are you waiting for?
ETA: let me guess...grad school?
This post was edited on 2/3/15 at 12:14 am
Posted on 2/3/15 at 12:15 am to WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot
I'm in grad school because I chose. I rushed through undergrad and now am having a ball and researching stuff I'm really interested in. I've gotten job offers through connections in grad school.
Telling him that was a joke. I have a good number of connections and work experience. I am not worried about getting a job next summer
What the frick is your problem?
Telling him that was a joke. I have a good number of connections and work experience. I am not worried about getting a job next summer
What the frick is your problem?
This post was edited on 2/3/15 at 12:16 am
Posted on 2/3/15 at 12:17 am to CE Tiger
quote:
anyone building shite needs environmental work done whether its permitting or mitigation.
I knew Elizabeth Warren was right when she said government regulation creates jobs, not businesses.
Posted on 2/3/15 at 12:18 am to dualed
You can make a shite ton in programming/software development right now
Posted on 2/3/15 at 12:19 am to dualed
quote:
Natural Resource Ecology & Management
why i didnt major in ecology...
i wouldve loved a career with animals
This post was edited on 2/3/15 at 12:30 am
Posted on 2/3/15 at 12:23 am to dualed
You're right, it's not just about the money.
Do you want to be in the field doing work that you truly enjoy or would you rather be pushing paper & punching a clock making money for someone else?
What is the saying? Choose a job you love and you never have to work a day in your life?
Just curious...
Your experience in avian biology is it limited to your education and your current job?
Is your current "soft money" job with the university?
Do you want to be in the field doing work that you truly enjoy or would you rather be pushing paper & punching a clock making money for someone else?
What is the saying? Choose a job you love and you never have to work a day in your life?
Just curious...
Your experience in avian biology is it limited to your education and your current job?
Is your current "soft money" job with the university?
Posted on 2/3/15 at 12:27 am to jimbeam
You sure seem angry...
I was just trying to offer him some advice.
Your jimmies became rustled when I questioned the bullshite info you were posting.
And you ask me...
Well played, sir...well played!
I was just trying to offer him some advice.
Your jimmies became rustled when I questioned the bullshite info you were posting.
And you ask me...
quote:
What the frick is your problem?
Well played, sir...well played!
Posted on 2/3/15 at 12:30 am to WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot
Well, it's not BS. I'm trying to help this guy out, but whatever. Ever heard of companies like Shell, Chevron? Yea, they tend to pay well 
As do the numerous consulting firms in BR.
And I KNOW you won't believe it, I didn't til I saw the offer myself, but I know someone with a job in June for a major OG company out of state set to make just shy of $100k. A lot of intern experience, but still that's incredible
As do the numerous consulting firms in BR.
And I KNOW you won't believe it, I didn't til I saw the offer myself, but I know someone with a job in June for a major OG company out of state set to make just shy of $100k. A lot of intern experience, but still that's incredible
This post was edited on 2/3/15 at 12:36 am
Posted on 2/3/15 at 12:46 am to jimbeam
You are correct, they tend to pay well.
Take a look at this...
Shell Global
Notice how they have jobs & careers for two categories:
Experienced Professionals &
Students and Graduates
Guess which one of these categories will have a starting salary closer to $70K for an environmental consultant?
It's great that you are enjoying grad school, but that doesn't currently look like an option for the OP.
I was just advising him to get more experience in his field of interest (while he explores his options) instead of abandoning what he enjoys.
It will definitely make him more competitive in the job market if he sticks with it.
Take a look at this...
Shell Global
Notice how they have jobs & careers for two categories:
Experienced Professionals &
Students and Graduates
Guess which one of these categories will have a starting salary closer to $70K for an environmental consultant?
It's great that you are enjoying grad school, but that doesn't currently look like an option for the OP.
I was just advising him to get more experience in his field of interest (while he explores his options) instead of abandoning what he enjoys.
It will definitely make him more competitive in the job market if he sticks with it.
Posted on 2/3/15 at 12:50 am to WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot
Well I can tell you for a 100% fact that a fresh college grad working for shell made more than 70k
Posted on 2/3/15 at 1:04 am to jimbeam
not as an entry level environmental consultant
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