If I were young again, I would seriously consider not going to college / university. Unless it's for a science degree you're wasting time. Get out and work in the field you love and you'll never look back. Training can be provided on the job and really the universities and colleges are charging too much for the eduction they deliver. Also if almost everyone has a degree they become worthless.
im 24 and i wish i could do something like this, i never finished my degree and now working job that dont mean anything. I wish i could live an adventure and maybe find new spicies and live life to the fullest as you said travelling, working with nature and using human senses most of the time
@@arczi9233I’m 22 and feel stuck as hell, wanting to adventure and experience new things, want to use my senses like you said but I also think we’re still kinda young and can definitely still start over or at least start to move where we want to go. Good luck hope you explore to your hearts content
I did the California Conservation Corps highly recommended for people ages 18-26. Life-changing experience amazing opportunities they offer a lot of housing for people who are from out of state. A lot of resources are for getting you hired on with government agencies! Highly reccomend!
Hi Kristina - I just wanted to let you know that it is not only the young that you are inspiring. I am 60 years old and have always dreamed of working in nature, but sometimes life just happens and you lose sight of your dreams. Thank you for posting this video because it has really made me think about the work I wish to do for the rest of my life and what I can do to help our environment. Thank you so much and keep up the good work!
Much the same story here. Now in my mid 40s and completely fed up in my current job. Looking for a change and this video is has definitely got me thinking . Thanks Kristina for posting this and your other videos. 🙂
Long time watcher first time commenter here! As a college student trying build up my resume this video was EXACTLY what I was looking for. Thank you for helping to inspire and teach myself and countless others about outdoor and environmental careers, your channel was everything I needed when deciding to pursue a degree in Environmental Biology!!
I do seasonal serving rn for the summer and winter seasons- do it!! You get free housing (sometimes reduced), a meal plan, and make good money outside of national parks-though this does depend on location. I usually can pull $200-600 a shift depending, the most I’ve made is around $900 after tip out working 3:30-11:00 and serving 6 of those hours the rest side work. Average I’d say is $250-$400 but it depends on job and location. On your off days you go hiking and exploring beautiful nature and often get massive discounts on local attractions. Like $20 for whale watching in Alaska compared to $220, or free snorkeling in the gulf twice. You only work about 10 months of the year depending and can make $35-$55k easily. I usually only work 30-35hours weekly and make plenty money to sustain myself. It’s also common for couples to travel seasonally for work. Please look into it, even as a summer job it is so rewarding and lucrative for the work and your coworkers are all chill as hell nomad adventure types.. like please look into it
Thanks for making this video! I’m 12 but I’m already looking for jobs to do when I’m older. To know all the options gives me a good view on what to choose later. I’m focusing on being a wildlife biologist. But the time I’m old enough to do wildlife jobs, I probably will start with one of these jobs. I live in the Netherlands so I’ll probably have to do some research. When I’m 20 or older I’m planning to move to another country so I’ll look up jobs at those places I might wanna go. And information about it. I love watching you’re videos and I hope you will do this much longer! You’re doing a good job!
As a senior in high school dont get tunnel vision on one career. At your age i wanted to be a welder now i wanna do conservation it all changes but good for you knowing what you wanna do. This is a good field to get into. Lastly do college classes in highschool. Youll save thousands i wish i woulda done more. Also enjoy every second once your a senior things get tougher, enjoy being free.
@@jacobhenninger6226 very true, I’m also a senior in high school, can’t believe how fast time went by. In a few months we’ll both be graduates. Good luck on your journey to your career! Hopefully we both have a easier transition to life in college and getting what we’ve been working towards.
Wow... this helped me feel a bit less overwhelmed. 32 and looking to go to college finally. Wasn't too sure what I could do to help get me started in the fields I'm Interested in. You rock
Yay thank you this video made my day! I'm almost 30 and I have experience teaching, I think of going into wildlife education and volunteering with wildlife, plus I hope with my language skills to be able to work in this abroad! I LOVE what you said about photographers and artists, combining the two sides of the brain. I'm also a singer songwriter and nature is an amazing inspiration. Good luck to you all guys!
Also: tree planting, trail maintenance (Parks Canada and Alberta Parks I know have this!), summer camp counselor, park interpreter (again with parks). Some overlap with some things you've mentioned but just thought I'd add those in :)
Oh sorry, I see that I definitely overlap here but definitely want to emphasize tree planting cause you spend SO much time outside and can get really fit and make good money if you are competitive and physically able. I hear it's a lot of fun too!
Thank you so much for your videos... I discovered your channel earlier today and have been binge watching your videos all afternoon. I am just beginning the process of looking into going back to school with the goal of ending up in the outdoor/wildlife fields and it is feeling a bit daunting so it's nice to see that there are many options out there.
There’s a lot more to being a fishing guide. You just don’t go out and do it. You have to know seasonal patterns ,weather ,different techniques that takes years to learn. A college degree in Marine biology does help immensely + Professional fishing background.The closest thing you could do with no experience you could help on a charter boat and be a deckhand to start.
Organic chemistry is hell. Read a few books, fish a lot, learn Way too much about tides/ pressure/wind/ etc. Changes, most likely loads more invaluable than a fancy extremely expensive piece of paper based largely on outdated textbooks
Really interesting. I especially liked the part about wildlife photography; I've always liked photography, and have recently begun thinking of doing wildlife photography as a part-time thing. Other positions that were cool include forestry technician, agriculture worker, and Fish & Wildlife officer.
I’m currently in a co-op with the ministry of forestry in the seed production branch and I work with forestry technicians. It’s a really great outdoor season job and if you don’t know if you want to get a degree it’s a great way to learn more about the forestry industry.
I've started my journey through college towards a science-related degree but I have no idea what job or career I want after graduation so your videos have been amazingly helpful in showing me the direction of careers and jobs I would be more interested in. Thank you for your hard work!
So I just found your channel and as someone studying to be a Lab Technician, I really appreciate this. I've been having a bit of a hard time deciding on where I'd like to focus my career, volunteer ideas, etc.. your videos have been super helpful. I really appreciate your content. Keep up the great work!
This video was extremely helpful because in and after college I can use these jobs as starter careers for experience to hopefully be a wildlife biologist or marine ecologist.
Perf for me!! Working on my degree in enviro-sci at ucsc.. looooove the teal bracelets 💙more videos like this would be great, didn’t know about half these jobs so supa helpful!!!!
I'm done aquatic weed control that was okay mixed bag pretty heavy work in the summer here in Florida, mosquito control overall pretty good unless your management is bad but that's pretty much any job, I've also heard park rangers are the first ones to be let go whenever theres shut Downs
Thank you! That was a very informative video for something I was not aware of so many careers, and potential programs for so many fields. Best of luck to y'all and be safe please
Hi! Just wondering what your opinion is on getting an online ecology degree? I’ve been watching your videos for a while now, and I truly enjoy the information you share! 💜
@@kristina_lynn O title of happiness and beauty, a kind greeting, I wish you success and lasting happiness in this world and the hereafter, and that all wishes come true for you.🌿🌷🌿🌷
great video! So my dad is an environmental technician in Morocco and he have been working as one for the past 20 so years I’m wondering whether finding a job related to his career in the Usa is possible
Love your channel! At first I was going to go to school for nursing, but wasn’t sure, then a came across your channel and it changed my mind and now I’m majoring in Environmental Science Technology. I’ve been kind of nervous though because I’m going for my associates and this is my last year and I’m stressing because it seems like a lot of jobs in the field want a bachelors or higher but maybe working at these places would make my resume look better? Idk.
I'm looking at calif state parks and rec. They do require at least 6 months prior exp or 15 semester credits in forestry. So you still need school and exp just for entry level. I see the F T program is 2 years
I'm considering going to university for zoology so I can work with big fluffy dangerous buddies in the forest and take care of them at a sanctuary foxes, wolves, and bears are all animals I want to pet
What’s bothering me is that I want an outdoor job, but something is blocking me from being interested. I’m scared to admit that I feel less intelligent than average. Don’t really bring much to the conversation. Didn’t read a lot growing up. I just feel empty in the brain. I’m being honest. There are so many different paths I could go in life, but this is why I’m stuck at square one. Is there something I can do alone and make money?
These videos are entertaining and educational thank you but if somebody were wanting a career only working outside in the field and the money wasn’t as important as staying in nature of course making enough to survive is relevant but not the most important a video would come in handy..... thanks again
A bit, but definitely not more than 2-3 classes! I just have to take 2 for a B.S. in Environmental Science. It’s really the concepts of chemistry that help you understand other important concepts you’ll come across in Environmental Science. Don’t be intimidated by it!
Hi, student in Alberta here! In my program it depends on your program and course choices. Focusing on soil especially requires chem knowledge but for something like wildlife/plant ecologist/biologist it might not be necessary (it depends on the program though- check your course listing!).
Anyone know what the options are here in the UK? I've WWOOFED before, volunteered in a wildlife hospital and keep finding voluntary positions but nothing I can access that's paid. I'm not young, I'm 40 but I want to work with animals and/or in nature just kinda left it late. No degree and the idea of Uni turns me right off.
I’d like to go around a large piece of land without people on it patrolling whilst living on the land. Is this a job? I grew up on 1300+acres with just three people including myself so even though I now live within a city I know the ways of the land and can easily backpack anywhere and start fires catch food build I have worked in a multitude of genres of work to grow my knowledge base. I work best alone and with animals I once pet a completely wild cow elk by sneaking on my belly into the herd slowly over the course of an afternoon (I was youngin and was exploring the surrounding lands until supper) it was asleep but rolled onto its back after a few strokes of its side. I held my breathe so intensely as all that was needed was for one eye to open or for one of the surrounding to smell me. I waited until I felt ill and it grew dim and then began my backward crawl. Once home well past sundown papa was furious until he noticed my grin non diminishing. As I told him his eyes grew with tears and he just said well done and grinned at me with such warmth. I felt proud yet also in trouble within that moment I learnt a new value.
what job would u recommend for a m 58 looking for a career change. im n retail n marketing for over 30 yrs n need something different but have no idea what. im doing research on it but no luck so far.
Hi Kristina, i love your channel and content. I am so happy to have found you. Do you have any ideas for volunteer opportunities for people that love wildlife, but already have a job during the week? I live in Georgia, and am a elementary school teacher, The summer would be a great time for me to volunteer or on the weekends firing the year. Thank you for your help.
I was just thinking when I was watching your tracking thing for the elephants I think it's a bad idea to track them. all somebody that wants to poach them has to do is donate and then they can know where elephants are but hopefully nobody does that
hey kristina i am 21 from Bangladesh i have been completed diploma from electronics .i love adventure also i am taking ielts preparation for my tertiary level education hope i will go overseas can i get this environment major ?
I have a passion for art and for biology but I’m having a hard time choosing for school, I’m 3 years into an art degree but I’m having serious thoughts about making a mistake and wasting my time and money on this degree. Do you think it would be a safe bet to double major in biology and art? I just don’t know what I want to do with my life but I want it to be meaningful and enjoyable.
Hey, defs do both of you can manage. From my experience graduating with an Art Bachelors Degree I’m here 3 years later looking into a new degree, wish I had both under my belt already. Then if you find you like one more than the other you can always specialize in that for more schooling afterward 😁. Hope this helps! Good luck whatever you choose.
Question: say if I wanted to build my own nature preserve (like wide scale or something like that). Would that be something that would require a degree or can I just do it without one?
Depends, if you are the one buying the property you can do whatever you want and self teach yourself. If you are trying to get hired as a land manager on someone else's property they'll probably want to see a degree or lots of experience
About to get my degree in Environmental Science, do you recommend getting experience on one of these jobs first? Or should I look into entry level positions. I live in San Antonio and really don’t know how competitive it is. I’m open to relocate though.
I would take what you can get for your first job! Maybe try for the closest thing to your dream field, and if that doesn't pan out widen your search. Its really normal for the first job to be very difficult to get (I must have sent out hundreds of applications) but maybe its a different market then when I graduated
Hey.. Lovely video as usual... I had two qs in mind.. Firstly I want to do something around in nature along with my main course of neuroscience.. Bcz I luv being in nature.. So maybe if u have any kinda advices:). Also I have developed a kinda interest in marine archaeology. .. Can I like manage to do it if I do a simple bachelors in it?
