Colton Reed January 23, 2014 Period 6/7

Weiser’s SAE  My SAE was working over the summer at Weiser’s farm market, and greenhouses.  I worked 7-5 from Monday to Friday.  My job was to pick fruits and vegetables. I also did maintenance on the greenhouses and stocked shelves and cashiered in the stand.

Hillandale SAE  My SAE was working at Hillandale Gettysburg LP chicken farms  I unload chicks from the truck into the chicken house then put them all into cages. After that is done I load all the bins and put them back on the truck and check the water and shut the cages.  I hope to get a steady job there but by putting chicks in I have made some money.

Career #1 Environmental Scientist  An environmental scientist’s job is to do research to protect the environment.  This can mean researching things like pollution, hazards, and any problems with the environment.  Global warming or water contamination to a river might be something they would research.

Education  At least a Bachelor’s Degree in Natural science or a related field; a master’s would be most ideal.  Cost of the tuition would vary by school but would cost close to $25,000 per year.  Some good nearby schools that interest me are Penn State, Cornell, Syracuse, and Delaware

Wages and outlook  The median pay is 61,700 or about 30 dollars an hour.  There are about 90,000 current jobs and that is expected to rise 19% by 2020 which is excellent.  Environmental scientists are employed by Federal, state and local governments. Private firms and companies as well as universities employ them.

Working conditions  Most of the time Environmental Scientists are in a lab or office doing research or publishing there findings  They do spend time out in the field collecting samples and specimens.  I would want to stay somewhat local for my work but I would be okay with going to a bordering state. A possible place to be employed would be in D.C. or a university

Classes  Classes like Biology, Chemistry, Plant and animal sciences, and probably most sciences for that matter  Mathematics and English would also be very important  A foreign language would be helpful

Works Cited  9ACDB911/environmental-scientists- and-specialists-including-health/ 9ACDB911/environmental-scientists- and-specialists-including-health/  and-Social-Science/Environmental- scientists-and-specialists.htm and-Social-Science/Environmental- scientists-and-specialists.htm