My Future Career

By: Josh Wood

What I Decided To Do

• I have been clueless for a long time

• I had thought about this career before

• I think this will be very suiting for me

Plant Geneticist

Where I plan to Attend

• I am a state fan so MSU would be great.

• MSU

• Ferris State

Credits

• I have to take 120 credits graduate• Minor Courses• Specialty Classes

Why ?

• Plants have always interested me

• Most of you know Mrs. Genter

• It is an interesting job

Skills I already Posses

• I am fairly good at mathematics

• Skills the job relies on most interest me

• I am patient

• I have some knowledge that may be useful already

What Do They Do?

• They can improve existing plants

• They can breed plants to create a new specie

Plans Once I’m In

• Find a job

• Work my way up the ladder

• Eventually lead my own research

• Change the world

After I have job

I will…

• Get a masters or higher

• Possibly get a second degree

Salary

• Somewhere in the $50,000 range

• Depends on how much experience you have

• It also depends on your specialty

Specialty

I could specialize in…

• New fuels• Foods like wheat, corn ,soybeans• Breeding

» All different fruits to modify and specialize in» Grape specialists is called a viticulture

Where I Could To Work

• Places that offer employment…

• Colleges• Public Sector• Private Sector• Foreign Countries

Interesting Facts

• Next time you…

• Grapple• Corn • Soybeans• Sugar cane • Cotton