Pathways to a Forestry Degree

[@Forester-]

Forestry is a great career. I graduated from Auburn several years ago with a forestry degree in a class of about 30 people. Every single person had a job lined up before graduation. I can't think of many other majors that can say that.

[@kh2140]

I've been considering going into forestry because I love nature and taking care of it, but not sure if it a secure job nor really if it has decent pay.

[@tytanic7812]

me too

[@mr.donnyman8506]

It depends on what type of forestry job you want to do, as their are so many options. I am in the process of getting my associates in Forest Technology and have interned and worked under a few different companies. If you go into the procurement side of forestry, then you are likely to make decent money. I was making $18.00 an hour as a Raw Materials Intern at a really good forest products company, they also provided great benefits. But it also comes with a lot of stress, as I am sure other careers similar to this field do.

[@benji9415]

Pay is kinda shit, but the jobs usually makeup in benefits and the enjoyment

[@74dru]

Fire side / firefighting is gunna make the best money I think

[@juliodias6041]

The pay is really really bad.

[@Szymonidespierun12]

i'm from Europe/Poland and i gradueted forestry. I love to learn about it. I was corious how is it looking in the new world and i can say it's closly related. And i think this is awsome. Also it is hard to find job as a forester in my homeland, even thow that 1/3 of Poland is forested area. I was working also in germany as worker to do cleanings for newly reforested area but i think can do much better as forester who is menaging stateowned forest. I am still waithing to start my 1 year intership as a forester. I already heve some practis as student/apprentice. I even made a cours for lumerjack... I just love nature. who knows mybe US... Nahhh I love my carpathian moutains

[@liammandrick4909]

Thanks for this! I’m going back to get my second bachelors in forestry next year.

[@wetheforest]

That is awesome to hear. Best of luck!

[@MichaelMcCausland-pg6qs]

The benevolent elephant is coming to your rescue

[@MrChaptown]

I'm finnaly going back to school and am reaching for my bachelor's degree in forestry here in Arizona

[@wetheforest]

Awesome to hear!

[@RunFaster011]

Would love to work in forestry but it seems very specialized. No money and no jobs.

[@sbreezy0120]

Always wanted to pursue forestry but it doesn't seem to have good pay or benefits

[@MichaelMcCausland-pg6qs]

Let us manage the plantation for us that are going up in smoke

[@pratisthadulal2132]

Currently i am doing bsc forestry in nepal .. but i don't think there is any scope of it.. so which country is best to get job in this field?

[@dylanminikula2162]

New Zealand

[@chrisellis4781]

I love forestry, just recently earned a bacherlors degree in forestry in Germany. I‘m planning on doing a masters degree too. I don‘t want to stay in Germany, but I guess it‘ll be really difficult to get a Job in the US. Any thoughts?

[@stevenburkhardt1963]

Seasonal jobs are plentiful. Permanent full time jobs are hard to come by for Caucasian males

[@wetheforest]

Congrats on your degree. If you are interested in a particular city, you might want to contact the state forest department or a forest products company there.Talking to those who work in forestry directly is always a good place to start!

[@chrisellis4781]

@@stevenburkhardt1963 why is it harder for white males to get a job?

[@Regimented]

Are there scholarships for interested international students?

[@wetheforest]

You can find more information about Forestry programs with Oregon State University and Black Hills State University on their websites! www.bhsu.edu/ oregonstate.edu/

[@Regimented]

@@wetheforest thanks

[@azystur]

Is it possible to a forest engineer from Turkey come and work in United States? (With 2 years of forest fire experience, one year of silviculture and one year of forest industry experience)

[@Jari_Leandertaler]

Why is it not called ''DeForestry''. It seems mostly deforestation...

[@deltronzero9]

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[@i.m.s.s2564]

You're dumb bro

[@matthewpankau5683]

Well I’m very excited to announce that I will be joining the ranks in the work to maintain and conserve our natural resources 🏔️🌊🌲

[@franciscoantonio5306]

It's unfortunate. The education is there. There are plenty of people who are interested, but being in this industry is pay to play and simply a privilege. The majority of work requires GS 5 level and often offer salaries as low as $18 an hour. Theres no insensitive. I was considering starting as a tech in the lower levels and get educated while i get hands on experience but the pay just doesnt allow one to breathe. What a shame

[@jameshixson4770]

Don't Cry. The whole Natural Resource field went from requiring an Associates Degree to now requiring a Masters Degree. Really?? Most of the jobs except for those in research, don't really require anything more than an Associates Degree. 15 - 20 years ago, you only had to be a high school graduate with a year or two of experience to become an Area Wildlife Manager. Has the work really changed that much to require a Masters Degree? I can see someone with a Masters running a farm tractor, planting food crops, on a fire line, fighting forest fires, using chain saws doing habitat improvement, after putting in 6 years in College, and spending $100.000 just to do manual labor. Really??

[@shelteredshaman5992]

Professional foresters with BS degrees supervise the field going people.

[@Forester-]

That's why I changed my major from Wildlife Science to forestry. Hardly any decent jobs in wildlife unless you have a masters. A forestry masters is seen as nearly useless unless you're specializing in business/finance or are planning to do research.