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Originally Posted by Wings and Water
I was born into the industry and left it on my own, to pursue my own goals. Here I am, already jaded from the corporate world and vowing to never return, to bust my @ZZ for the man.
If you want a State/Federal DOA Wildlife/Forest Service job then you are just leaving one man for another!Quote:
Should I enter aviation, I do know how expensive it would be and how long of a road it would be. However, I do not want to get into 121. I thought perhaps I would go into 135 or 91, but I found out where I would want to be. My goal in aviation would be to fly for a state Game and Fish agency. I may never get rich doing it but flying on wildlife surveys, poaching stings, etc. would be my cup of tea.
USAJOBS - Search JobsShould I enter aviation, I do know how expensive it would be and how long of a road it would be. However, I do not want to get into 121. I thought perhaps I would go into 135 or 91, but I found out where I would want to be. My goal in aviation would be to fly for a state Game and Fish agency. I may never get rich doing it but flying on wildlife surveys, poaching stings, etc. would be my cup of tea.
Here is an example of the job that you are looking for. You would start out as a GS-9 (those pay scales plus locality pay can be found on-line. No secret there). Check out the flight time requirements for the entry requirements and then the times required for possible entry at GS-12.
Not all will be negative as you have seen, but most will be realistic.
Ski Patrol brought up an extremely important part of the prospect in these current times. You will need veteran's points or apply to an INTERNAL announcement (already in a federal job and looking to switch) in order to even get invited to an interview right now.
clipperskipper said:
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There are some great state flying jobs along with fed jobs, but as mentioned above very difficult to get in the door. I recently applied for a National Park Service position, scored a 98 in fact. I received an email from the recruiting facility which read "not referred to selecting official". There's also a couple of people who got into the FSDO due to the fact that they had internal recs.
I'm not sure how the FSDO might work, but right now, internal recommendations don't get you anything towards the Federal service. You have to make it past the HR folks first and that means that your application has to meet all of the requirements - in this case I'm speaking of the above mentioned veteran's preference points for an EXTERNAL announcement. And it isn't just the 5 points preference, but may be more competitive with more points required! There are some great state flying jobs along with fed jobs, but as mentioned above very difficult to get in the door. I recently applied for a National Park Service position, scored a 98 in fact. I received an email from the recruiting facility which read "not referred to selecting official". There's also a couple of people who got into the FSDO due to the fact that they had internal recs.
Now once you have made it to an interview and are sitting in front of the board (plus oral plus flight eval), I could see how having a few internal recs might be a good thing towards you getting the nod.
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