Great Outdoor Employment

What ever your passion is, a job is out there which helps feed your passion. With over 3,000 job titles and twenty different major great outdoor employment occupations, a little searching and perseverance will land you that perfect job. On this page we preview some of the major employment categories and provide you with some of the trends we are seeing for people who love to work in the outdoors.

MAJOR OUTDOOR FIELDS
American Farmer Carpenter Oil Rigger
Agriculture Construction Oil & Gas
inspecting_the_damage Logging Range Management
Forestry Logging Rangeland Management
Female Conservation Worker rescued_Miners Organic Farming
Fisheries & Wildlife Mining & Mineral Extraction Horticulture (Gardening)
Natural Resources planting_trees Ski Instructor at Vail
Natural Resources & Energy Environmental Sciences Outdoor Sports & Recreation

Cyber-Sierra.com has a very good listing of jobs in natural resources, the environment, and forestry.

Since job postings change frequently, we urge you to visit this online resource on a regular basis.

FUTURE EMPLOYMENT TRENDS

green_farming Agriculture (Farming) - very small growth in this area due to increased imports of raw and processed food products. This could change as American farmers diversify into organic and green farming which has strong appeal in European countries.
female_construction_worker Construction - Strong growth is seen in all areas of construction due to population changes, increased demand for multi-unit housing, and replacement of aging structures.
newer_miner Mining - Small growth is projected here due to numerous factors such as mine safety, the inability of owners to raise capital to modernize their operations, lack of "virgin" mines etc. However, recent technological advances and increased demand may be sufficient to turn the trend. Foreign imports also play a factor here.
Forest Ranger

Natural Resources & Energy - With endeavors underway to find alternative sources of energy, we predict overall strong growth in this area. However, global competition for raw materials will shift many jobs overseas. For the immediate future, employment prospects will be spotty especially for public sector jobs in parks, etc. However, global warming and increased awareness of our finite water resources portend empoyment growth in some select technical areas.

petroleum_and_oil_occupations Oil & Gas Occupations - Strong demand is projected for this whole area due to increased demand for all forms of energy for the immediate future.
commerical fishing Commercial Fishing - Small to negligible growth due to shrinking domestic fish population and increased imports.
forestry Forestry - Small to medium growth due to land development and fewer dollars spent on maintaining our forests. This trend could change if public demand for well kept national and state park forests increases.
HAZMAT_workers Environment - Strong growth is projected in this area due to increased awareness of pollution and hazardous waste .
winter_recreation_skating Sports,Recreation, & Hospitality - Strong growth is projected in this category due to its mass appeal especially among "Baby Boomers".
DATA SOURCE: U.S. D.O.L. Occupational Projections which can be viewed at the following link