If you have a degree and an education, why? Why would you want to work for little to no pay and certainly a minimal living wage at best in the beginning. Hard work, no matter what the weather, how many old loggers have you seen and in what condition are they and their bodies in? For get the saw for the first couple years at best. Also forget about any notion of job security, imagine if you can going to work everyday and wondering if there will be work or even a place to work for the next day. Benefits forget about those too. The only benefit is that if you work you MIGHT get paid, other than that there are no benefits. Better be willing to work with drunks, druggies and those running from the law, seems like that is becoming the norm out there now. The big companies for the most part are gone and you will be down to the "gypos" for any work that you might find. If you have a degree I would assume you are about 22yrs, can you work for and take orders from some one who is 18-19 with no education sometimes no high school education.
No having said that IMO logging is a great work if you can handle it. I quit school and started when I was 16. Worked my way up into cutting crews. I listened when the old guys told me to get out. No I have a job that pays well and has benefits. I also still work cutting every chance I get and do the rat work in the brush as often as possible. The EXTRA pay is good and it is work I enjoy doing more than most can understand.
Find out where the bosses have breakfast or coffee on the weekends and be there waiting for them. Find out where the crew bus meets in the mornings and be there waiting on them. Your gonna have to prove yourself before they will even talk to you. When they tell you to give up do it. These guys can usually tell who will and won't make it when they see them.
This is from my experience in the NW.
If all else fails follow the advise Gary gave you.
Owl