r/OregonStateUniv • u/Wade_Doesnt_Burnnn • 4d ago

What are the possibilities with a Natural Resources degree?

Outside of jobs with USFS, what are the possibilities? How difficult is it to find stable, good-paying jobs?

Curious to see what people in this major are doing… I talked to an advisor and was told the NR degree essentially overlaps with Sustainability, so you can get two degrees at the same time (or double-major, whatever it is considered as)

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u/AceScout 2d ago

Yeah I'm right there with you on the city amenities. High paying has never been too important for me, but stability is. It's cool to get paid for the equivalent of 8-10 months in a 6-month span (only possible in fire btw, no other seasonals get overtime, at least in the FS), but it's less cool having to neglect relationships, interests, etc during that time. Might be different if I wasn't pushing 35, but that's the way it goes...

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u/Wade_Doesnt_Burnnn 2d ago

Yeah, I get that. I hope it works out for you moving forward and you can get to a better spot!

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u/AceScout 2d ago

Thanks man. Hope that didn't come across as trauma dumping or whatever haha, I think the insight is good to take into account though depending on what direction you're leaning toward. Take care!

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u/Wade_Doesnt_Burnnn 2d ago

No, not at all! I was looking for the reality of pursuing it and that really helped.