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On Tue, 13 Apr 2010 09:47:27 -0700, "nom=de=plume"
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They were being displaced by a park ranger making $12 an hour, doing
electrical work in areas that were open to the public. I think I would
rather have a journeyman electrician doing it who had the misfortune
of being caught with 3 joints in his sock.


Wrong again...
http://www.rangercareers.com/parkran...ngersalary.htm

Read the first sentence.
That is a federal ranger, not a Florida DEP ranger
It is hard to get a federal park ranger job. Too many GSers are firing
off 171s every time a job gets advertised trying to get out from
behind their desk and get to the place they want to retire.

This is from the Florida park service web site
"What kind of training/schooling is required in your position?
In order to apply for a Park Ranger position, you must have a high
school diploma or GED, and a year of work experience in public
contact. These are just general requirements and each park may have
additional skills or knowledge required according to the position
being advertised. Even with the modest pay scale, about $2,000 a
month, these positions are highly competitive. It seems that everyone
wants to be a Park Ranger!"

The reality is most applicants are college graduates and most are in
pursuit of their masters. Being a ranger is the entry level job for
environmental specialist. The jumping off point for any serious DEP
job. My son in law was a ranger with a masters in coastal ecology. Now
he is a land manager for about a million acres of wetlands in south
central Florida for SFWMD and going to law school. (The next ticket
you have to punch to get to the huge bucks)



So, they're getting good work experience. I don't see the problem.

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Nom=de=Plume