What's better work/money? Tree surgery, firewood, forestry?

[Lukey boy1]

I am at college doing forest and arb but unsure what to do when I leave either tree surgery, forestry, or firewood? What would people recommend? I'd love to become self employed in the future! Thank you!

[ballibeg]

Why not all?

[MattyF]

Easiest money to make is in tree surgery.

[Chris Sheppard]

Forestry = physically hard work, little return unless you work flat out all the time, awful if the weather's rough but usually a nice environment to work in.

 

Tree surgery = less physically demanding, better return, more tea breaks to hide from bad weather, but having to deal with more people.

 

EDIT: forgot one of the best bits of Forestry - no tidying up to do usually

[Lukey boy1]

Why not all?

Yeah to be honest I never thought of that it's a good idea but to start off with if need money and to get how to run a business so what would be better to start as?

[Lukey boy1]

Forestry = physically hard work, little return unless you work flat out all the time, awful if the weather's rough but usually a nice environment to work in.

 

Tree surgery = less physically demanding, better return, more tea breaks to hide from bad weather, but having to deal with more people.

 

EDIT: forgot one of the best bits of Forestry - no tidying up to do usually

So both got there ups and downs then but tree surgery sounds tone better income and less demanding then

[Chris Sheppard]

Other thing I forgot:

 

Forestry - could be weeks or months on one site so can get a bit tiresome

 

Tree Surgery - if you're on the same site for more than a few days then it's unusual, so plenty of variety (well here at least)

[Lukey boy1]

Yeah I guess it's different every day

[Stubby]

And firewood is doing the unprofitable for the ungrateful

[mike1987]

Not sure about money but I have a mix of jobs I don't currently climb but that will be changing soon I do gardens and forestry and couldn't pick one I like the variety a bit of arbtalk thrown in would mix it up nicely