High School Career Planning Outline

More Agriculture Pathways

Career Pathways in:
Career Focus:
What is it?	Focuses on discovering new food sources, analyzing food content and developing ways to process, preserve, package or store food according to industry and government regulations.
Salary Range:	Meat Cutters/Graders: $23k - $34k, Food & Drug Inspectors: $38k – $43k, Food Scientists: $44k - $68k, Toxicologists: $50k - $73k

College and Career Planning

Job Titles

Certificate Programs

Associate Degrees

Bachelor Degrees

Graduate and Post Graduate Degrees

1. Meat Cutter-Grader

2. Food Buyer/Broker

3. Meat Processor

4. Safety Inspector

5. Restaurant Manager

6. Food and Fiber Engineer

7. Food and Drug Inspector

8. Quality Assurance Manager

9. Public Health Official

10. Food Scientist

11. Bacteriologist

12. Toxicologist

13. Agriscience Educator

14. Research Scientist

15. Biochemist

Holyoke Community College (MA)

Pre-Food Science Option in AS degree

North Shore Community College (MA)

Food Science & Safety

Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute

Livestock Science

Thompson School of Applied Science at UNH

Dietetic Technology

Cornell University

Food Science

Framingham State College (MA)

Food Science

University of Connecticut

Food Science

University of Maine

Food Science

University of Massachusetts

Food Science

University of New Hampshire

Nutritional Sciences

University of Rhode Island

Aquaculture & Fisheries Technology

Cornell University

Food Science

University of Massachusetts

Food Science

University of New Hampshire

Nutritional Sciences

NOTE: The level to which an advanced degree is required will vary from one employer to the next and one position to the next.

High School Course Planning

	9^th Grade	10^th Grade	11^th Grade	12^th Grade
English	English 9	English 10	English 11	English 12 and or College Composition I*
Math	Algebra I	Geometry	Algebra II	Pre-Calculus or Calculus
Science	Introduction to Life Sciences or Physical Science	Biology	Chemistry	AP or College General Biology I* AP or College General Chemistry I* Microbiology* Physics
Social Students	World History	Government and or Ethics	United States History	Economics
Foreign Language	Foreign Language I	Foreign Language II	Foreign Language III
Technical Core		Biotechnology	Agricultural Production Agricultural Science Animal Science Biotechnology	Animal Science I Agricultural Science Agricultural Production Aquaculture Biotechnology
Technology	IT & ME	Computer Applications
Electives	Consumer Behavior	Communications	Ethics and Society	Introduction to Business*

*College Credit Courses through NH Community Technical College Project Running Start Program

Note: Check with your guidance counselor to identify the comparable courses offered at your high school or technical center.

School to Career Connection

Informational Interview with a local employer
Industry Tour
Postsecondary laboratory tour
The National FFA
Paid or unpaid Internship
Project Based Learning
Community Service or Service Learning Project

High School Career Planning Outline

College and Career Planning

Job Titles

Certificate Programs

Associate Degrees

Bachelor Degrees

Graduate and Post Graduate Degrees

North Shore Community College (MA)

Cornell University

Framingham State College (MA)

University of Connecticut

University of Maine

University of Massachusetts

University of New Hampshire

University of Rhode Island

Cornell University

University of Massachusetts

High School Course Planning

English

Math

Science

Social Students

Foreign Language

Technical Core

Technology

Electives

Note: Check with your guidance counselor to identify the comparable courses offered at your high school or technical center.

Eastern Region Partnership, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA Phone: (603) 433-1964 E-Mail Us

Eastern Region Partnership, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA
Phone: (603) 433-1964 E-Mail Us