Thanks for the great advice and encouragement to everyone who responded, again.Very much food for thought.On a lighter note....about going to school.....
Paul in PA, post: 436128, member: 236 wrote: "Do you think I might have a realistic chance of entering Land Surveyor profession, given I'm in my mid-4...
dms330, post: 436123, member: 2118 wrote: I have had many people "puppy dog" me for a day to see what it's like. Admittedly, most of them were younge...
NCSpiralGuy, post: 436107, member: 12287 wrote: I was in my 40's when I started taking surveying courses (paid for by the surveying company I was then...
DEREK G. GRAHAM OLS OLIP, post: 436079, member: 285 wrote: Would you wish to locate to Ontario Canada ?Please do look to this AOLS link : Any way I ca...
Andy J, post: 436077, member: 44 wrote: Welcome, Lightrange! I would say that just on your skills and history, you'd probably be able to get a job r...
mav1958, post: 436073, member: 12168 wrote: If you are willing to travel, I believe there are many opportunities now, for rodmen doing pipeline work. ...
Bushwhacker, post: 436011, member: 10727 wrote: I worked at a lot of different jobs before I stumbled into Land Surveying, I knew within a week that S...
Mark Mayer, post: 435985, member: 424 wrote: As a person with computer skills you will have to be very careful not to end up working in a survey offic...
spledeus, post: 435942, member: 3579 wrote: Where in eastern Europe are you from? Where do you live now? Go for it. I'm originally from Russia (been...
FL/GA PLS., post: 435939, member: 379 wrote: With your current skills and especially you positive attitude you will succeed. My Vice President is a 46...
Peter Ehlert, post: 435904, member: 60 wrote: there are many variables, you got a great outline above.I say Go For It.20 years from now you don't want...
I. Ben Havin, post: 435923, member: 6834 wrote: Greetings lightrange,If you have the determination to push through and get the Geomatics degree you ma...
Nate The Surveyor, post: 435905, member: 291 wrote: Tell us where you might want to go,,, maybe somebody there has an opening... I'm open to moving t...
Thanks for all the replies, sounds encouraging. I expected to hear "forget about it".
superfly, post: 435882, member: 8421 wrote: I would say try pipeline as a rodman, let them know what you have to offer, get in the field for a year, ...
eapls2708, post: 435879, member: 589 wrote: Do some research on typical salary range in the area where you hope to be working. The pay for surveying ...
Nate The Surveyor, post: 435877, member: 291 wrote: *** "Throw you to the ticks" Means "Send you to the woods, with computers, GPS and Total station.....
leegreen, post: 435872, member: 2332 wrote: You will fit right in with New York City DOT and other agency's in that area. I often do training in that ...