Are you interested in doing field work? Why? Comment below!

After thought and experience, I switched my career from IT to Environmental Biology! Figured I wanna do something I love instead of being rich lol

Would love to know the differences between working in gov’t, nonprofit, and the private sector!

I'm an Environmental Science graduate (June 2019) and I've worked as a Research Assistant last year, we went to a different mountains within 2 months (different mountain everyday) and determined the survival rates of all plantations, which i counted some trees planted in the mountain. I must say that working in mountains/field is quite hard and tiring because of some steep terrain, mosquito bites and not able to sleep well in the mountain. it is maybe too tiring but that job gave me the opportunity to see the magnificent mountain views, experiences that forever to cherish and new friends to hang out. So far, it was the most memorable experience i've ever had.

Yes please make a pros and cons video about non prof and government please.

I'll be 32 by the time I get my first field job, so i'm coming in to it quite late compared to most. I've already done 7-8 years worth of generic retail and office work throughout my 20's and it was miserable being sat in doors in the same spot all day every day. Ultimately, I was doing something that was pointless and made no difference, so I came to the conclusion that I just could not do it for the rest of my life. The prospect of being out in the field, boots on the ground, is really what pushed me over the edge and inspired me to do a complete 180 career wise and go back to University. I want to be hands on. I want the reward of hiking out to a survey spot and then seeing an amazing view, or catching glimpse of a rare bird in the trees. I want to know that what i'm doing in that given area, is going to have a long lasting effect on the wildlife within it. Every step that I take, through the good and the bad conditions, would be going towards the protection of that environment. I can't wait to do field work!

I just wanna say that I’m so thankful to you. I’m an upcoming high school senior, and corona has limited me a lot in terms of searching for colleges and visiting. I feel like a lot of schools unless their like Ivy or supper hard to get into don’t have much info on their env majors and programs, so it’s really frustrating. I also don’t personally know anyone even in college, in science, or env, so it’s just really hard. I seriously sometimes consider even changing my major completely because of this lol. Thank you so much for your videos it has been super helpful and have kept me motivated (:

Loved the intro! I cannot stress enough how helpful these videos are. Keep it up!! I would love some videos about how much your degree is applied to your job (like how much your academics impacted your skills vs on the job experience)

As a senior at a passion-killing highschool, your videos are super helpful! Keep up the good work

This video has inspired me to choose my career, thank youu

Thank you for this! It's extremely helpful to see what a career in environmental science looks like realistically. I'm in high school right now, and looking into various majors and careers in science. Biology and nature interest me a lot, so I think environmental science might be a good fit for me

Also girl, your editing and video skills have improved so much! You seem a lot more comfortable in front of the camera now 😊

I swear I have been thinking about different organisations and how they opearate like unicef etc, I would be grateful if you made videos regarding it, looking forward to it

I would definitely love to see a video on what it's like working for different organizations! Trying to get a better understanding of how the industry works on a larger scale with companies like that. It's sometimes intimidating trying to figure out a career path but not fully realizing just how many opportunities there are outside of the most common jobs within the field. Thanks for making these videos! They've been so helpful to me on my journey!

I want to be a wildlife biologist so much, I love nature, wild animals, and exploring. I can deal with hiking long distances and bugs too, although it could get hard. I don't even mind running experiments because I find having experiments in a lab and running tests cool to (we used to do it in 5th grade, although I know that was just in middle school and it would be a lot more different irl)

I think this is the career for me. Ive always loved nature, Im an INTJ so im pretty good at analysis, and I am great at writing and enjoy writing about stuff I like.

Yay so happy you posted! I hope to have a job that’s about 50% field work and 50% office!

I freakin' love your videos. I'm thinking about going for a degree in Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, and your videos give great prep/background knowledge for those pursuing this path

I love your videos! They give a realistic insight to what it's like to be a biologist! I especially love watching your videos because I never dared to sign in to a biology major because I was never good at maths, physics or chemistry and thought it wasn't for me. Although I regret not having believed in myself to actually try it, it's nice seeing what it would have been like if I actually did it. :) I ended up studying communications and at the office I always feel like I'm missing out on something! Anyways - thank you for your videos!

I'd definitely be interested in the government vs private pros and cons! I was also curious, how would you say your job(s) have changed over time since you started working in this field? Are you trying to move towards mostly office work? What kinds of mid career positions are out there to aim for, after working for say, 3-5 years?

Anyone else got interested in this field because of wild kratts. That damn cartoon changed my life

This was super educational! I’d love to do field work, I’m definitely a hands on kind of person and love the possibility of traveling

The intros are getting better and better.. you should make a video of just clips like the intro with music like this behind it, your intros are always gorgeous

I want to thank you for your videos. I just subscribed to you. I just graduated with an A.S. in Environmental Science and I want to get my Bachelor's in Science. I'm an aspiring wildlife biologist with a keen interest in Herpetology. It's hard to find volunteer experience and opportunities but it's still worth it. I want to thank you for your videos and I hope God blessed you in your career as well.

I can't thank you enough for making this! I want to study Environmental Science in college and was stuck on if I wanted to be an environmental scientist or something else, but this made me see the pros and cons of both sides. Thank you again!

I'm yet 17 and you motivating me girll ❤

Im 23 about to graduate w a business degree still indecisive what I want to do as a long-term career. Field Biology sounds very explorative. Ive always loved learning about biology and being apart of nature as a kid and even till now. I hike trails for the sake of finding wildlife and am even goin to The Everglades and the Keys next month and plan on going to Yellowstone next with my S/O! That excites me. My passion for biology started with my obsession for arachnids. I was always outside everyday walking around my neighborhood looking for new species of spiders ive never seen but would also look for other insects to observe them. This might be the most realistic major for me.

Great information and points for each type of job! It's hard for me to imagine switching my field jobs for office jobs... but that could also be my birding addiction talking 😅

Thanks SOOO much for this video. Both jobs seem amazing. With an office job, around how often are you out in the field? Thanks again, and you should seriously make a government vs. non profit vs private sector video!

Hi Kristina! Yes! Definitely interested in a video with the pros and cons of a government, non-profit and private company! Your videos are the best

all field tech jobs ive worked pay like $2500 for the summer with no overtime (even though your whole life for the summer is working + you get no weekends)..you really gotta love this field to stay in it. Full time permanent jobs in this field are rare.

Hello 👋 I’m from Kazakhstan🇰🇿 Finally I was able to find a very useful videos about the real work of the ecologist!😃😍 Thank you for your blog and hope you will continue to share interesting activities in your life.🌸

This inspired me to look into another field😂 thank you for saving me alot of years

Yes. I’m so interested. Well..... to me.... I still want to be a wildlife biologist and work in the field, have many experiences and feel the nature. And I think I will not care too much about the time in home Bcause I don’t like to feel tied to some place. Thank U for these videos. So useful.

every video of you is pure quality and relevance for me. Thanks a bunch!

we had to watch this video for my environmental science class at UConn and it *definitely* inspired me even more to be a fisheries biologist

I just got my first internship for the summer! I'm so excited to be out in the woods for 3 months. I feel like I'm setting off on a grand adventure.

Kristina makes the most legit and insightful videos🙌🏼 Keep going ✨

Thank you for the insider scoop. Your content is the best out there on KZfaq. It is really helpful in the scope of positions in this field. Thank you.

Thank you! This was very enlightening and helped me better understand what positions may be right for me. This was by far the most useful breakdown of the jobs + expectations I’ve encountered.

Getting my degree in environmental science in geosciences!!! So excited

This channel is my aesthetic.

What’s the difference between zoologist and wildlife biologist?

Very helpful video!! I'm looking at starting my degree and this helped a lot to get real knowledge about my decisions! Thanks a lot!! :)

Yes, would love to hear the pros and cons of different organizations

Thanks for this video, it solidified the path that I want to take

thank youu i feel like out of all of my many co workers im the only one that wants to settle down and have a family which is SO hard in our field!

Thanks so much for this video, it was really helpful! I was completely stuck between not knowing if i wanted an office or field job with a BSc in Enviro Sci and never realized that i could transition from one to another if i wanted

Thank you very much for this advice, as i have been interested in a botany or biology degree and didn't know where to start to get a good understanding. This helped a bunch, and also i love your cute kitty cat!!! :)

All this did was convince me that I want to go into environmental science- office or field work haha (I’m a sophomore in hs rn a month away from being a junior)

Another useful and great video like always, it’s like you read my mind with these videos ! Always come at the perfect time. Please make the other pros and con vid(:

i just love your explanation thank you so much.....

Thank you for this awesome vid!

0:21-I recognize Roche de Bull when I see it! That mountain is near my hometown! And hey I like your videos..i am currently 3 courses away from a degree in environmental science.

Yes, also interested about pros and cons of government work

I have a Masters degree in Natural Resource Policy and there are no jobs available unless you have 15-20 years experience. And even then there's very few opportunities to look at. I have no idea what to recommend for aspiring conservationists. The only thing I could think of is going into the recreational marijuana industry if that can take off enough to the point where small businesses can thrive and work for one of them in the greenhouse or something.

I'm still in high school but I'm thinking of taking environmental science. The biggest thing I'm concerned about is the fact that I've always been indoors and sheltered all my life, and because of that, I'm concerned that I wouldn't be physically fit enough to do fieldwork. I would love to contribute to saving wildlife and nature but I don't work well outside of my comfort zone (indoors) nor do I work well managing, so I'm not sure if I'd be capable enough to do either office work or fieldwork which is frustrating. (won't give up tho)

this is hard haha. the field seems fun, the office seems boring. but the office has a schedule and can make big decisions the higher up you go. i just want to skip the lower level office jobs and go for the big decision making jobs. but that’s probably impossible.

I love your videos they’re so informative and helpful

Thank you

Love this video!! Kind of changed my previous thoughts about office work and field work, really useful. Plz make the video about pros and cons about working for government and ngo. Love you.

Fieldwork sounds like a dream, to be honest. Being able to hike every day while getting paid to work sounds amazing. It's like having a free gym membership! And getting paid to work abroad is also very appealing.

Thank you!!

nice intro

I want to be a Botanist.

Count me in for a video on the different organizations you can work for!

Awesome Video

Yes please make a pros and cons video about non prof and government please

Thanks for this very helpful video Kristina! I was just wondering, how do you build up your species ID knowledge.- especially if you are traveling to different habitats and parts of the world?

Can you take your dog with you if your going to be doing field work somewhere far from home for months on end. I don’t mean with you to work everyday but I mean like bring him to the place you’re staying at. That’s the only reason I’m scared to go into field work I don’t wanna leave him behind

Being away from home is truly not a cons for me hahaha

Could you talk a bit about policy jobs?

I learn more and more from every video I watch of yours! When you mention 'doing statistics' in an entry level office job, what specifically do you mean by that? Using computer programs or simply comparing published statistics? Did you have to take statistics in college as part of your degree?

Yesss im interested 😊

Interested in the video between government, privatea nd sector, whatever it is tou said.

Whenever I look up ecosysten restoration, the websites I find talk about it as if it's one whole job. But from what I've seen, thats not the case. Plant nursery workers grow indiginous plants that will be planted later. Researchers gather data to figure out what needs to be changed and how. Managers that keep it all together. Then there are the people that put in the physical wotk to get these things done. People who terriform, people who remove invasives, people who plant, people who reintroduce wildlife back into the area. Am I overthinking things? Aren't these multiple jobs under ecosystem restoration? I find it so hard to find information on the individual aspects of ecosystem restoration. Do you have to have an environmental degree for every single one of these jobs??

I really want to do wildlife biology, and other careers similar..however I do have some issues with field work that I can’t get over. I do have limitations even if I wish I could be out there in the field traveling etc but it’s not realistic for me... I want to work with wildlife bio etc, but more in the lab.

How could I do both? I would love to work out in the field however I would also love to have that ability to be speaking with politicians and planners like that would be my dream job 😊💓

do you ever work with environmental lawyers or policy analysts? what are their jobs like?

Thanks :) !!

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Make it!

❤. Off course what to see what u wanted to make. About Govt work, non profit and private sector work. Lynn I m waiting. J**y

schet sedule: a most wretched combination of words.

My question is to which jobs are available They can pay me 1.5 to 2 lakh after my environmental engineering

i always get super intimidated when people say you're going to have to do a lot of writing in a job because i forget that it's not going to be super terrible because you'll actually understand what you're writing about, it's just the actual writing it out that sucks.

This is a very helpful video in seeing the pros and cons of the different types of work you can have as a wildlife biologist! I do have a question, you mentioned how field work is becoming more of a challenge as you’re wanting to have a family and become more stable, so what is the solution to this? I know that for me, that will definitely be hard for me too and I wonder what the solution is. Is there a way to get a stationary field job where they only have you research in a smaller area, so that you can be in the area more often? Thanks so much, and again such a great video :) I would love to see the different types of places you could work for as you said at the end of this video! :)

Thanks for this video Kristina! Recently graduated with a B.S in ecology but not sure how to get my foot in the door of this career. I have applied to many positions in the student conservation association, the nature conservancy, and other private orgs but have not heard back from them. I was wondering if you have any recommendations. Keep up the awesome videos. Thanks! ✌

yes pls compare them!

id be interested in the pros and cons of working for NGOs vs private sector or government :)

I truly do want to have this job i'm just not sure how the job would continue after i have a kid 😔 i really do love to be out in nature and hike! and i really don't want to be the parent thats away all the time as i want to bond and be close with my kid

I’d be interested in your comparison of gov v ngo etc

Hi!! I am a junior in high school and I definitely want to enter a science based education. I was wondering is there a specific career that would allow me to do a combination of field and office work? I like aspects of both but if there's somehow a way to incorporate both forms of field and office work in a job that would be the perfect dream job for me! But I haven't seen anything like that yet.

Have a good think, it’s not the most stable career.

Kristina, what is your job title/position? It sounds really interesting to me.

I am graduated in analytical chemistry.How can I find this kind of job in canada?

Im surprised u didnt state encountering a bear as one of the cons of field work

Do they get paid travel? or do they have to pay for hotels, meals and the flight themselves?

I really REALLY want to do wildlife biologist and environmental science but I’m young and I want to get a head start My school teaches nothing literally nothing about those two. I love plants and animals but what should I do? I’m not sure what to do with those and how to learn those subjects?

This may seem like a very mundane question, but what do you do with your home when you are away for months at a time? As you said, you don't own a home, so do you rent a place and continue to pay rent while you're in the field? Does frequent travel make it difficult to have a "home base" of sorts outside of your travels?