Chicken Sexer
Chicken Sexer is one of those jobs no one ever hears about (though they should, check out that title!), even if everyone sees the...
Great Outdoors
Don’t get stuck behind a desk—get up and move around! These jobs will get you outside, working with your hands so you can sleep well at night.
If you’re looking for an active career this is the spot. Stretch your muscles and get ready, as you have some big responsibilities to carry. These jobs produce the building blocks of our lives: food, timber, and the other raw materials our society needs to function. So whether you’re interested in farming, fishing, forestry, or just getting outside of a cubicle, these careers will get you out in the sunshine.
Popular jobs in Great Outdoors
Fugitive Recovery Agent
Adrenaline junkies must apply! The thrill of the chase and the anticipation of finding must intrigue you, because as a Fugitive...
Boom Operator
A Boom Operator places and holds the microphones on film sets. Boom Operators are the assistants to the Production Sound Mixers...
Fishing Boat First Mate
A Fishing Boat First Mate is the Captain’s right hand, and often the left as well. As a Fishing Boat First Mate, you man the boat...
Tree Climber
If you’ve ever envied Tarzan, then the job of a Tree Climber is the perfect one for you. Although you wear more than a loin cloth...
Gravedigger
Anyone who’s ever been to a graveside funeral has seen the casket perched above the grave, carefully prepared for the family and...
Feller Buncher Operator
It sounds like a schoolyard insult, but the term “feller buncher” is really just a descriptive name. It’s a piece...
Gum Buster
Chewing gum is great. Well, as long as it’s in someone’s mouth, and not stuck to the bottom of a shoe or table where unsuspecting...
Deckhand
Aside from “Playboy,” “Millionaire,” and “ Yachtsman ,” there are very few jobs that let you spend your days sailing around the...
Barn Manager
Though owning a horse is every kid’s dream, keeping one is a nightmare. One option for indulgent parents is a barn or stable. Like...
United States Food and Drug Inspector
Grocery stores, convenience stores, department stores…they’re all filled with a dizzying array of products that we use...
Lumberjack
The Lumberjack is one of the most beloved characters of American and Canadian folklore. Far from civilization, doing a tough job...
Household Manager
Running a major corporation or serving as Governor leaves little time for dusting and cooking supper. Household Managers fill the...
Arborist
Long ago, Native Americans believed that plants had spirits living inside them. Trees, therefore, were sacred. And in today’s “green...
Bounty Hunter
When a person is suspected of a crime, they are sometimes given the opportunity to put up a large amount of money in exchange for...
Exercise Rider
For a horse lover, nothing beats riding horses for a living. An Exercise Rider takes horses on their morning workouts, and teaches...
Horse Breeder
Great men are made, not born. But great horses can be made OR born. A Horse Breeder banks on the idea that genetics is just as important...
Crab Fisherman
A Crab Fisherman typically works for only about a month out of the year, hauling in crab, most often off the Alaskan coast. A Crab...
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Browse all Great Outdoors jobs »Agricultural Equipment Operators
- Grain Farm Equipment Operator
- Farm Equipment Operator
- Vegetable Farmworker I
- Seed Potato Arranger
- Bulbs Farmworker
- Rice Farmworker
- Broomcorn Thresher
- Mushroom Growth-Media Mixer
Agricultural Inspectors
- United States Food and Drug Inspector
- Agricultural Inspector
- Food Safety Specialist
- United States Food and Drug Chief Inspector
- Poultry Field Service Technician
- Agricultural Commodities Inspector
Agricultural Workers, All Other
- Agricultural Development Officer
- Pet Nutrition Specialist
- Worm Picker
- Disease and Insect Control Field Inspector
- Mushroom Hunter
- Organic Consultant
Animal Breeders
- Horse Breeder
- Animal Breeder
- Reptile Farmer
- Livestock Rancher
- Reindeer Rancher
- Fur Farmer
- Dog Breeder
- Poultry Breeder
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other
- Gum Buster
- Carpet Shampooer
- Chimney Sweep
- Hand Rug Cleaner
- Carpet Cleaner
- Air Purifier Servicer
- Light Fixture Servicer
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
- Harvest Worker
- Gravity Flow Irrigator
- Vegetable Harvest Worker
- Field Crop Harvest Worker
- Horticultural Worker II
- Weeder-Thinner
- Vegetable Farmworker II
- Valve Pipe Irrigator
Farmworkers, Farm and Ranch Animals
- Exercise Rider
- Sheep Herder
- Dairy Farm Worker
- Animal Handler
- Poultry Farm Laborer
- Poultry Debeaker
- Hatchery Worker
- Worm Farm Laborer
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers
- Poultry Farm Supervisor
- Shellfish Farming Supervisor
- Farrowing Manager
- Vine-Fruit Farming Supervisor
- Tree-Fruit-and-Nut Farming Supervisor
- Shed Workers Supervisor
- Livestock-Yard Supervisor
- Wool-Shearing Supervisor
Fishers and Related Fishing Workers
- Fishing Boat First Mate
- Deckhand
- Crab Fisherman
- Fish Hatchery Technician
- Fishing Boat Captain
- Fishing Deckhand
- Pearl Diver
- Shellfish Dredge Operator
Forest and Conservation Workers
- Christmas Tree Farm Worker
- Forest Conservationist
- Forest Conservation Worker
- Tree Planter
- Forest Worker
- Forest Aide
- Seedling Puller
- Tree Tapping Laborer
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products
- Chicken Sexer
- Cotton Classer
- Wool Fleece Grader
- Egg Candler
- Wool Sorter
- Agricultural Produce Sorter
- Cotton Classer Aide
- Flower Grader
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other
- Gravedigger
- Zamboni Driver
- Trail Maintenance Worker
- Campground Attendant
- Swimming Pool Cleaner
- River
- Garden Worker
Hunters and Trappers
- Fugitive Recovery Agent
- Bounty Hunter
- Wildlife Control Operator
- Predatory Animal Hunter
- Underwater Hunter Trapper
- Animal Trapper
- Expedition Supervisor
- Sealer
Logging Workers, All Other
- Heli-Logger
- Rigging Slinger
- Chaser
- Log Loader Helper
- Log Marker
- Third Rigger
- Power Barker Operator
- Pulp Piler
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
- Room Attendant
- Housekeeper
- Housekeeping Cleaner
- Hospital Cleaner
- Housecleaner
- General House Worker
- Caretaker
- Day Worker
Nursery Workers
- Nursery Worker
- Horticultural Consultant
- Horticultural Technician
- Ornamental Horticulturist
- Bonsai Grower
Pest Control Workers
- Pest Control Worker
- Termite Exterminator
- Termite Exterminator Helper
- Exterminator Helper
- Mosquito Sprayer
- Fumigator
- Exterminator