[pct-l] What do you guys do for money?

[Krikor Y]

Here are the only two responses I have received...

I am a schoolteacher.  I get 12 weeks off every year.  I work in a school
district with a traditional schedule so I get at least 8 straight weeks off
during the summer, long enough to do a fine section hike.  I get a week at
Easter and Thanksgiving and 2 weeks at Christmas.
I get a lot of three day weekends as well, making for some fine hiking
weekends.  We overnight hike at least 50 days a year.  Not bad, I
think-that's averaging one day of each week.  The pay and benefits are good.


I'm a travel nurse. You get to make choose when you work and the pay is
good. One can easily work for 6 months and then take 6 months off. Well,  I
do, but I don't have a family. Cheers, Flip Flop

On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 8:51 AM, Glenn Bradford <glenn.bradford at gmail.com>wrote:

> No responses yet...I would really like to hear from frequent hikers on
> this subject!
>
> Glenn
>
> On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 7:03 PM, Krikor Y <kyeremian at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> This question is for thru-hikers and those that go on overnight hikes
> >> multiple times throughout the month. What do you do for a living? I am
> >> considering making a career change that would allow me plenty of time to
> do
> >> what you do either for pleasure or professionally. So far I have
> considered
> >> mountain guide and forester. Forester sounds good to me because I'll
> >> constantly be outdoors, it is stable work with health benefits though
> >> education costs are significant, mountain guide is my dream job but am
> >> concerned that I won't be able to support a family with the income. I've
> >> also head nurse because by setting your own hours, you can work your
> butt
> >> off for an extended time and end up with a couple weeks off in a row to
> roam
> >> free :) What do you guys think, what are some of your professions?
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