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What jobs can I do outside and helping people?

Hello, I’m Naomi!
I’m starting college next fall and am not completely sure about my future. I love being outdoors and helping people, but can’t take a lot of stress. I’m good at science and love drawing.
I’ve worked in a program through my school with children outdoors at an park and while I don’t like children that much, I enjoyed working outdoors and running errands for the program. #college #career #outdoors #college-major #parks

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Thank you comment icon I do plan on taking mostly general ed first and then all kinds of stuff! Like psych, biology, botany and studying diseases. I already adore psychology but never wanted to work in such a setting (my mom is really pushing me towards psychology as well,,) I’m still trying to figure out how to sign up for stuff atm lol but thank you for your answer! Naomi
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Angela D.’s Answer

Hi Naomi! Great question! One of my cousins is a park ranger and loves his job...he is outdoors a great deal of the time, assists the public, conducts tours and mini-seminars/education, and keeps track of wildlife, weather, fires, etc. Some park rangers are more involved in patrolling and/or law enforcement. Park rangers can be local, state, or federal....and involve locations such as parks, historic sites, cultural sites, beaches, lakes, nature reserves, national monuments, and recreational areas. Minimum age and education requirements vary. Some relevant degrees include: zoology/wildlife management, outdoor recreation/ parks management, natural resource management, forestry, ecology/environmental science, biology/wildlife biology, and criminal justice. You may be more interested in the study of insects (entomology), reptiles and amphibians (herpetology...my daughter-in-law holds this degree), birds (ornithology), or plants/trees (botany). You can always major in a more general degree such as biology and then minor in something more targeted such as zoology or criminal justice. You can also volunteer or do seasonal work for experience or seek an internship. These skill sets/environments/experiences/degrees also lend themselves to fish and game, gardens (such as Callaway Gardens in Georgia...love that place!), preserves, conservation, and zoos (think Zoologist, Wildlife Biologist, Wildlife Firefighter, etc.). Wishing you the best in your endeavors, Dr. B
Thank you comment icon I love biology and have a love for botany already. I was interested in parks in general and didn’t realize how many things you can do based in parks, thank you for answering! (One thing I can never see myself doing is weather, we did an intro to it in my environmental science class and I could never get the hang of that section lol) Naomi
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Cheryl’s Answer

It can be a difficult decision on what you want to do with the rest of your life. I have found this website that could help with narrowing your decision according to what you have a passion for https://www.cheatsheet.com/money-career/10-of-the-best-jobs-for-people-who-love-the-outdoors.html/. I hope this can help and best of luck in your journey.
Thank you comment icon Thank you I’ll check this out for sure! Naomi
Thank you comment icon You are welcome, I hope it helps. Cheryl Solomon
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Leslie’s Answer

Hi Naomi!
Glad to hear that you are starting college in the fall! To be honest.. you'll soon realize that no one really knows exactly what they want to be when they grow up. College is a good place to start figuring it out. When you sign up for classes make sure that you sign up for classes that you think are interesting. I'm a bit biased to a business degree but a lot of businesses are built on helping people. Try to be open minded in the types of things you can do! Also, if you really like helping people make sure that you sign up for organizations that volunteer a lot. That will help you find out what you really want to do. Hope this helps!
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Alex’s Answer

10 years into my career I still look to incorporate creativity into my life and I've learned to enjoy channeling others' creativity into work when it comes to advising on product design, user surveys and acceptance tests. On the side I enjoy painting or sketching outdoors. Some jobs that utilize drawing and science that come to mind are technical illustration and industrial design, which might require hand-drawn or digital skills (see AutoCAD) and observation or interaction with the natural world. While not purely related to outdoors, these are combining science and artistic skill in various fields. Joining a professional association like AIGA as a student might help connect you to different graphic design professionals. Additionally, I would recommend taking Clifton Strengths Finder test to gauge your strengths. See what you find and overall be curious accepting that you can pursue your interests in and outside of work.
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Syed’s Answer

Hi Naomi,

You can consider the following jobs:

1. Parks & Recreation in your local city/county
2. Forest ranger/national parks work
3. Tour guide/adventure guide at a natural attraction (like Grand Canyon)

Best of luck in your search!
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Virat’s Answer

Just to add to the view you see the world, almost every job in the world contributes to the society or in a way help people.
You don't need a job to help others but an attitude or willingness to be ready for the help & you'll see a lot of people around you.

But good to see you are aspiring to help others. Good luck!!
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Alexandra’s Answer

My wife is a park ranger here in Texas and she absolutely loves it. She had not done anything like it before but when we moved here from the UK she took up a volunteering opportunity and became a certified Texas Master Naturalist. This led to making contacts at our local government and has opened up a wide range of options in water conservation, recycling, and also outdoor park ranger which she now does. The job is described very well above by someone else so I won't repeat that in my response, just wanted to reinforce the answer!
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