Careers in Ag Education

 Careers within agricultural education  Why I chose a career  Where I can go to school for this  What does it cost and how can I afford it?  What are the pros and cons of this career?  What is a typical day like, attire of this person, salary range, deman for the job?  Where is this career primarily located in the state/US/world?

What are the jobs associated with this career? High School Ag Teacher Technical College Educator College Professor (4 years of more schooling) Extension Agent and Researcher HR specialist and employee Trainer Agricultural Sales

I chose to become an agricultural education teacher in a high school because I believe it is important for young people to experience how this industry operates and can influence their careers. Agriculture is not going away; there are many misnomers; we all have to eat and live in the environment; and there are rewarding careers everywhere. Students working in agriculture need to build a foundational knowledge for how to live and work with animals, plants, fiber and the natural resources. To become a sustainable global society, young people are part of the solution to maintaining and moving agriculture traditions forward.

UW-River Falls UW-Platteville Univ of Minnesota Iowa State Univ of Arizona North and South Dakota State Unvi North Carolina State Unv Penn State UC Davis Virginia Tech Western Illinois Univ of Nebraska Oregon State Missouri State Oklahoma State Purdue Unvi Utah State Texas A&M Find 3 schools (delete this box)

Delete this text when finished: Look for an admissions page on the college’s website For 4-year schools, check out tuition rates; for a technical college, find the cost per credit and the number of credits a program includes. Four year degree I went to school for five years graduating in May 2011 and it costed me about $50,000, so about $10,000 a year for tuition, room&board, food, and fuel. BS in AgEd and minor in Horticulture Today, $14,547 a year (x) 4 years = $58,188.

Delete this text when finished: Look for an admissions page on the college’s website For 4-year schools, check out tuition rates; for a technical college, find the cost per credit and the number of credits a program includes. What I did: Applied for Freshman Scholarships Applied for continually UWRF scholarships Applied for Financial Aid Loans Federal Work Study Program for work during school Filled out local Scholarships (school page and organizations I was apart of. (list specific ones) Saved money in high school (work/animals) Worked during the summers Money $ 0 $ 1,800 $15,000 $ 6,500 $25,000 $10,000 $13,000$71,000

 Pros  Working with youth  Working with community  Working with other educators  Making a difference, seeing people learn and get excited  FFA and AgEd Conferences (professional development and seeing college friends)  Cons  Short class periods  Motivating unmotivated students  Kids that are disrespectful  Kids that cannot keep things organized and leave a mess for me to clean up  Late nights and weeks

 Student contact time: 7:30-2:40 pm (professional hours) 7.1 hrs  5-6 classes taught for full time  Student CTSO time (1-3 hours a day)  and phone calls (1-3 hours a day)  Parents, teachers, industry personnel, colleges, FFA  Organizing learning space (1-2 hours)  Curriculum planning (1-4 hours)  Shortest day (11 hrs) Longest Day (19 hrs)

 Attire:  Professional dress attire  Shop attire: OSHA regulations  Salary range:  Depends on a districts salary schedule  Ave starting at schools: $30-40k; top in districts: $65k to $80k  Ave after 5-10 years: $35-50k  Demand: National shortage of AgEd teachers in all states

 Rural, suburban, and urban school districts  7,200+ programs in the US  Attempt to grow to 10,000 programs by 2020 in the US  Small rural districts are struggling, many parttime positions and dual certifications in AgEd/Business/TechEd/Science  International programs aboard