Career choices for the outdoorsman-What should i do?

[fishy steve]

ill never discourage somebody from farming... but id suggest getting yourself a good career, buying a small hobby farm, make sure its the life for you, and gradually work your way into a big farm... farmings not cheap, the only farmers that are makeing money are the ones that have money... if i feed my family and break even i consider myself lucky

[fishy steve]

I have been researching trades a bit and Northern Ontario seems to be needing a lot of people in the trades, particularity in mining. Im either thinking of mining or something in health care, because where people go so does health care so somthing like a nurse or x ray technician. Is anyone here in mining, i would like to know what positions would be the best and the type education needed for them. Mineing isn't something im really knowledgeable in and im gonna need some guidance with this.

depends again on what you would wanna do... you will need your common core training... theres a program up above sudbury that does this, i think one in new liskard as well... a mining engineer or something if you wanted to put the time in...

http://www.norcat.org/common-core-training.html

check out some of the mineing companies carears pages to see jobs that might interest you

klgold.com
goldcorp.com
debeerscanada.com

[Fishy Wishy]

Here's some ideas.
Hydro 1 linesman.
Power (Stationary) Engineer
Instrumentation Tech.

[jim]

Trades seem to be your best bet these days. Fleming has a one yr. course that exposes you to multiple trades, so you can decide what you want. That is what my grandson is doing, next year. Hell I didnt Know what I wanted to do at 18.

[Mdiddi]

You mentioned health care. That could be your ticket anywhere. Find yourself in a nice retirement place like Kirkland or somewhere with a bunch of boomers. Only do it though if it interests you. At your age try to do something you want to. If you can't then do something where you want to live that gives you the income to do what you love outside of work.

[old243]

I worked in the electrical field all my working life, electrician, hydro lineman, utility manager. I enjoyed working with people. Hunted and fished every chance I got. You have to enjoy what you are doing , or you will be miserable. I would suggest a trade if you are , fairly handy, not afraid to get your hands dirty. I have a small farm, always had a hound, rabbit , fox, coon. Had to get established before I could afford it though. Good luck with what you decide, remember it might not be what you end up doing, time will tell. old243

[terrym]

Nice to see a kid with ambition. My hunting group is full of police officers ( OPP, RCMP) and a game warden, I'm the only one who isn't LEO. The warden started at SSF in Lindsay and he was a forestry tech for a few years before switching. Truthfully, of all of us he is the one who actually spends the least amount of days hunting each year and virtually never fishes anymore so if you love the outdoors keep that in mind. You couldn't ask for a better career to maximize hunting time than police. The shift work will put you in the field for way more days than other jobs. The pay and benefits/pension are fabulous too, damn hard work though. From what I see the Fish & Wildlife career is very hard to break into and I can't see that getting any better over the next decade.
Trades have always been great jobs and will always be necessary. Doesn't matter wether you live in an urban or rural area people will always need electricians , plumbers etc. You should also look into the RCMP if police is a choice as you will get posted in some remote areas at first with fabulous hunting opportunities.

[Danny20gauge]

Terrym, do you know what schooling the OPP officers went through. I was planning on Police foundations but now im realising that thats not gonna be enough. So now im thinking of a Honours bachelor of applied science in justice studies and then take police foundations. If anyone else knows what kind of schooling will get me into OPP it will be much appreciated.

[blasted_saber]

Land surveyors are needed in nothern ontario, in fact firms are screaming for them. Most graduates want to work in an urban setting. Its not all about building subdivisions.

A survey technician can make a decent wage while an Ontario Land Surveyor can make a very good wage. If you work in the north you will be in the bush. From personal experience cutting a property line out with a razor sharp axe is a good workout and an excellent way to relieve stress. You will also develop an immunity to black flies and mosquitos. Rofl.

If you have any other questions, feel ftee to PM me. Oh, and make sure you like math.

[RemMag]

Terrym, do you know what schooling the OPP officers went through. I was planning on Police foundations but now im realising that thats not gonna be enough. So now im thinking of a Honours bachelor of applied science in justice studies and then take police foundations. If anyone else knows what kind of schooling will get me into OPP it will be much appreciated.

As a past graduate of PF, my advice would be to enroll in a program that acts as a plan B if the policing thing doesn't work out. The OPP favours all post secondary education, but the problem with PF is that graduates from the program are a dime a dozen, which means the program doesn't hold much weight as far as being competitive in the process. Take something else that interests you, expand your education base through continuing education courses, and volunteer your butt off.