Anyone have jobs their like, is a second degree in Natural Resources Engineering a good idea?
Hey everyone, I know you probably get questions like this every week and I'm sorry for asking again. Appreciate anyone who answers.
So in undergraduate I majored in International Relations/Environmental Studies and a minor GIS, because everyone told me that you need a technical skill. I've always been an idealist and wanted to make the world a better place, wanted to dedicate my life to Science. After college I've bounced back and forth between crappy paying jobs, and the only jobs I could get were extremely boring GIS ones. GIS seems like it is becoming basically an IT career and that is not what I envisioned when I was young and wanted to do Environmental Work. I'm just wondering if anyone here has science based environmental jobs they enjoy and feel like they make a difference in, I'm open to anything.
I'm also strongly considering going back for a B.S.E. in Natural Resources Engineering in the hopes that it will give me better job opportunities and lead to interesting jobs where I can make a difference, does this seem like a bad idea considering I'm 27?
Posted Oct 17, 2017, 6:16 PM UTC
Ive been looking at state jobs, which I personally think would be fulfilling. I have volunteered with and gotten to know other people who have state jobs in natural resources that seem to find it fulfilling even though it can be frustrating.
My current issue is that I don’t have a focused degree and state jobs are not easy to get. The more common jobs that I have seen are related to forestry, fisheries, and engineering in the few states I have been looking at.
I guess my recommendation from limited personal experience would be to get a focused degree if you get a second degree. This is something I have considered doing myself to get into those state jobs. My personal attraction to those jobs is that they are (theoretically and usually in practice) for the benefit of a community, as opposed to a private company.