Advice wanted.

[Jenwah She-Rah]

Hi,

I want to start a new career in arboriculture/tree surgery and would welcome any information or advice offered.

my current fill time job is dental nursing and its killing me, i hate being inside all day everyday.

I enjoy physiacally challenging work so I work as local crew building stages, lighting etc at arena gigs at weekends when the work is available.

I also book holiday over summer so i can work as a steel hand building the main stage and front of house at V festival, its physically demanding work in a male dominated environment but I enjoy it, I've been doing it for a few years now, and got the chance to be climber last year.

Ive been thinking about a new career for a while now and tree surgery ticks all the boxes me.

I'm happiest when i'm outside, I want to climb, i want to do something conservation related, and i most enjoy jobs that are physically demanding.

I'm looking forward to hearing any advice for starting out.

[hamdogg]

Run while you can!!!!

[Fredward]

Get some real-world arb experience, volunteer yourself to a local crew/s for some work experience, or for a local organisation doing woodland managagement or whatever interests you. Don't be put off by many peoples approach to having females in arb, they are merely threatened by the thought of a woman who can show them up. It is hard work but women are very capable arborists they just have to approach the work slightly differently but there is nothing wrong with that.

[Maxnaggle]

Get some real-world arb experience, volunteer yourself to a local crew/s for some work experience, or for a local organisation doing woodland managagement or whatever interests you. Don't be put off by many peoples approach to having females in arb, they are merely threatened by the thought of a woman who can show them up. It is hard work but women are very capable arborists they just have to approach the work slightly differently but there is nothing wrong with that.

 

Fully agree with this, I would try approaching smaller companies for a good idea of what arb is all about. Like anywhere else I suppose the way the business is run can be the make or break of getting enjoyment out of the job.