What about this field?

Thanks @Matt Fields! 

So, with large numbers of new graduates entering the field who are CHEAPER, someone established in the field may soon find themselves with "golden handcuffs" unable to find positions with the same pay as they are replaced by these younger cheaper options. 

Over lunch, I asked him how he stands out in such a crowded field. 

You have to work with someone that is experienced and very active in the field.

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What can I do to gain experience/get a job and get noticed in this field? 

If the health department felt that there was an adequate field to support septic for a larger dwelling, they would have said so from the very beginning. 

“Notes” are such a BIG field, that I’ve found it more efficient, effective and profitable to target specific “arena” of notes at different times in different economic environments.  

Quote from @Vince Scipione: In my professional oppinion I feel as though the influx of agents joining the field since covid significantly watered down the quality in the industry.