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Help - need suggestions!

Scenario -

You're an early to mid 50 year old male, your employment background is hard physical work - construction, farm, and cattle ranch. You're a country boy and enjoy simple country boy pleasures. You need open space, variety, and can't be trapped at a desk or indoors. You have no degree. You're a hands on doer - not a book learner.

But now you're permanently injured with limited use of dominant arm & shoulder. Can no longer do heavy (or even medium) work on a day in day out basis, or any kind of repetitious work using dominant hand. You need to make a living. What do you do? What jobs would fit with your needs and experience, while accommodating your limitations?

Suggestions, ideas, or thoughts please?
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[Rdtf]

Managing the operations/office of a construction business or the like? Such as ordering materials, paying the bills, collecting payments, keeping the records?
Even at a garden center type of place?

[Barbie2004]

How about outdoor photography??

[Jerald L. Parsoneault]

Sell farm equipment/livestock/acreage to no-nonsense farmers and ranchers.

Nalt

[AMOS]

I know of more than a couple of people that go to swap meets, auctions, flea markets,, Goodwill etc. and buy junk to put on Ebay. Hmmm, I might be one of them.

Need efficient computer and a $200.00 digital camera...........a grand of two a month It varies.

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Good suggestions - thanks - keep them coming if you can think of more.
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[USAFE5]

Guide - for amatuer hunters and fishers?
Teaching? Some homestores have do it yourself classes
camping guide? for children and city families.
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"The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I’m here to help." Ronald Reagan

[PhantomSgt]

Check with your local, state or federal agencies that provide training grants and job placement assistance to disabled persons. There are literally hundreds of programs available. Here are some places to start:

You should become familiar with the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). Go here for info:

www.dol.gov/dol/topic/disability/ada.htm

Your State office is here:

Oregon Disabilities Commission
1257 Ferry Street S.E.
Salem, OR 97301
(503) 378-3142 (Voice/TTY)
(503) 378-3599 (FAX)
www.odc.state.or.us


Available Oregon Jobs Here:

http://maps.servicelocator.org/portal/sl_map.asp?state=41

If anyone gives you Crap go Here:

Seattle District Office
U.S. Department of Labor, OLMS
Michael Duvall, District Director
1111 3rd Ave., Room 605
Seattle, WA 98101
(206) 398-8099

This should keep you busy MLB.


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Independent that leans right of center.

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