Alternative Career plan assignment

• The purpose of this assignment is to get you thinking of an alternative career plan, if for whatever reason your current one does not work out. This also will inform you of other career options within the Animal Science field.• Even though this presentation will inform you of a lot of options, you are not limited to these

options. There are plenty of other jobs out there that this will not cover.

• Your alternate career plans do not have to be Animal Science related, they can be in whatever field you would like.

• Assignment directions:• Write about your alternate career plan; if you do not know what it is, do some research. • Explain what the career is and what you would be doing daily, what credentials you will need to

get a job, what type of courses will help you along with this, how you will achieve getting this job, what kind of companies hire this career, salary ranges, etc.

• Title of your paper should be your alternative career plan.• Ex: Alternate Career Plan: Title of Career

• Underneath the title, please put what is your current career plan. • Ex: Current Career Plan: Title of Career

• 2 pages, double spaced, 12 point font.• You DO NOT need to put your name on the document as BB will already have it

• Due uploaded to BB by Friday, December 4th by 11:59 pm.• NO LATE ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED!

Careers in animal scienceAnimal Science 110

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Careers• All careers and areas of

animal science can apply to ALL species of animals!

• Including:• Companion Animals• Livestock• Exotic Animals• Wildlife• Laboratory Animals

• Animal Science/Dairy Science• 98% placement within 6

months after graduation

• $34,862 avg. salary

• $9,000-80,000, salary range

• All estimates on salary ranges and averages are taken from the 2014 CALS Career Services Annual Report

Companies that hired our students

Each company listed as “some companies that hired our graduates” is not set in stone. Each company has various jobs, at various times, within them and are not just confined necessarily to one species/science, and can be within multiple areas!

nutrition• Animal nutritionists are responsible for creating and balancing rations

to ensure that dietary needs are met for the animal under their supervision.

• Animal nutritionists can specialize by working with a specific species or specific groups of animals (i.e. companion, livestock, or exotics/wildlife.

• Can work in varied environments such as: • Farms• Corporate research and development facilities• Pharmaceutical companies• Pet or livestock feed companies• Federal government offices• Laboratories• Zoos• Wildlife rehabilitation facilities

Nutrition• $42,611 avg. ($34,000-$52,000)• Some companies hiring our graduates:

• Agri-King• Cargill• Purina Land O’Lakes• Hill’s Pet Nutrition• H&H Feed & Grain

Reproduction/Genetics• Animal reproduction involves analyzing and selecting the factors

that contribute to successful reproduction.• Animal geneticists are involved with studying genes and

improving the heritability of desired traits in animal populations.• Animal geneticists usually work in a laboratory setting as they

conduct their research, though some may travel to animal production facilities to view and evaluate breeding stock in person.

• Careers:• Artificial insemination (AI) companies• Artificial insemination (AI) technician• Embryo transfer• Animal breeder• Breeding stock sales representative

Reproduction/genetics• AI Technician/Breeding

• $36,500 avg. ($34,000-$38,000)

• Some companies hiring our graduates:• Genex• ABS Global• Trans Ova Genetics• Individual Farms and Producers• Smith Genetics Ranch• Select Sires

Production management

• Management of a production system• Feedlot manager, farrowing manager, herdsmen, family farm (can include

crops, etc.)• Livestock species.

• Herdsmen• $34,500 avg. ($25,000-$42,000)

• Farming Operations• $34,013 avg. ($25,000-$46,000)

• Some companies hiring our graduates:• Christensen Family Farms• JBS Five Rivers Feeders• Legacy Farms• Lone Creek Cattle• Smithfield• The Maschhoffs• Many more!

Companion animal industry• $28,702 avg. ($9,000-$36,000)• Some companies hiring our graduates:

• Animal Care Clinic• Animal Emergency Center• ASPCA• Elmbrook Humane Society• Healthy Pets of Ohio• Petsmart• Tucker Pup’s Dog Activity Center• Walt Disney World• Canine Companions for Independence

Zookeeper• $21,547 avg. ($20,800-$22,000)• Some companies hiring our graduates:

• Henry Doorly Zoo• Blank Park Zoo• Denver Zoo• Stone Zoo• Walt Disney World

Equine industry• $22,350 avg. ($14,400-$34,000)• Some companies hiring our graduates:

• Equine Medical Services• Friesian Horse Association of North America• Sarver Equine, LLC• SmartPak Equine• American Horse Council• Breed Associations• Individual and Corporation Ranches• Instructors for Riding Lessons• Racetracks• Ferriers• Kentucky Equine Research• Mustang Heritage Foundation• SK Horse

Poultry industry• $41,055 avg. ($31,000-$55,000)• Some companies hiring our graduates:

• Buddy’s Natural Chicken• Cargill• Hartman Aviary• Herbruck’s Poultry Ranch• Perdue• Pilgrim’s • Sanderson Farms• Tyson Foods

Swine industry• Iowa produces ~25% of the United States Pork Supply!• $35,905 avg. ($23,000-$49,500)• Some companies hiring our graduates:

• Murphy-Brown, LLC• New Fashion Pork• Pig Improvement Company• Christensen Family Farms• The Maschhoffs• Wallace Pork Systems• Swine Graphics• Schwartz Farms, Inc.• Smithfield• National Pork Producers Council

Dairy industry• $44,625 Avg. ($37,000-$54,000)• Job opportunities:

• Companies within nutrition, reproduction/genetics, AI technicians, food science, animal health, sales, herdsmen, breed associations, etc.

• Some companies hiring our graduates:• Aurora Organic Dairy• Superior Dairy• Hoard’s Dairyman • GEA Farm Technologies• USDA• Boumatic

Food industry• Food Science and Meat Science focus areas

• Food Processing• Food Safety, Quality and Regulation• Meat Inspector• Product Development• Research and Development• Meat Applications Scientist• Processed Meats

• Sausages, hot dogs, etc.• Consumer Evaluation• Microbiologist

Food industry• $45,547 avg. ($33,280-$55,000)• Microbiologist $45,667 avg. ($27,000-$55,000)• Some companies hiring our graduates:

• Buddy’s Natural Chicken• Cal-Maine Foods• Cargill Meat Solutions• Hormel Foods• Kraft/Oscar Mayer• OK Foods• Perdue• Pilgrim’s• Sanderson Farms• Seaboard Foods• Smithfield• Tyson Foods• USDA-FSIS

Ethology/animal well-being

• $35,000 avg.• Animal behaviorists apply the principles of animal behavior science,

while studying how animals relate to each other and to their environment.

• They may research an animal’s methods of communication, instinctual responses, learning methods, psychology and group interactions.

• Animal welfare audits can be done on farms to certify that farm to ensure that producers are adhering to animal welfare standards at the farm level, through transportation to insensibility, in the processing facility.• Audits can be done on dairy, swine, eggs, beef and poultry

• Careers:• Animal Trainer• Health Companies• Zoos and aquariums• Welfare Auditor• Welfare Inspector

Sales• $42,800 avg. ($30,000-$55,000)• Can be pharmaceutical sales for ranchers/producers,

companion animal owners, veterinarians, etc.• Can be sale representatives for seed, feed, grain,

livestock, vet clinic or producer supplies, etc.• Some companies that hiring our graduates:

• Zoetis• Elanco• DuPont Pioneer Seed• Equine Medical Services• Merial Animal Health• MWI Veterinary Supply Company• Merck Animal Health

Research technicians• $33,333 avg. ($13,000-$55,000)• Can work in research within the various species and

sciences!• Some companies that hired our graduates:

• Colleges and Veterinary Schools• Pharmaceutical Companies• Animal Health Companies• USDA-National Animal Disease Center (NADC)

Business & finance• Accounting

• $45,167 avg. ($24,000-$52,000)

• Finance• $44,117 avg. ($22,500-$60,000)

• Farming Operations• $51,500 avg. ($30,000-$60,000)

Communications• Communications/Public Relations

• $32,281 avg. ($16,500-45,000)

• Marketing• $40,340 avg. ($16,500-$60,000)

• Policy/Legislative• $41,250 avg. ($37,500-$45,500)

Academia/extension Graduate School• Obtain Masters and/or PhD

in Animal Science• In graduate school you

will:• Take classes focusing

in a further field of study (i.e. nutrition, reproduction, etc.) and do research within that field as well.

• Upon graduation, could work on further research in industry or teach at a community college or university.

• Cooperative Extension Systems• $30,407 avg.

($18,600-$38,500)

• 4-H Extension• Work with 4-H youth on 4-H

projects, fairs, etc.

• Extension Specialist• Specialize in a certain

species (i.e. beef cattle, dairy cattle, sheep, etc.) and help producers in their production systems

• Extension jobs usually require a Masters of Science degree or a PhD

Extension

Further education• 47 students of 163 gradates went to further

education.• Graduate school, vet school, etc.

Organizations hiring our graduates

• Further Education: