1. My Career Choice John McLeod
Example for JROTC Juniors Final Presentation
My Career Choice
John McLeod

2. Why I Chose this Career I love to cook & create dishes
Passionate about this profession
Desire to have my own restaurant and TV show
Executive chefs can make $100k or more
My second career choice is to become an advertising executive for television

3. How Much Will I Make
Sous Chef- SC. Entry level = $45k, Mid-level= $60k, senior level $80k
Sous Chefs - NY. Entry level = $55k, Mid-level= $70k, senior level $100k
Executive Chefs - SC. Entry level = $30k, Mid-level= $35k, senior level $42k
Executive Chefs - NY. Entry level = $35k, Mid-level= $40k, senior level $50k

4. My Career Pathway Finish High School (2018)
Attend Trident Tech Culinary Courses (associates degree late 2019)
(Part time sous chef & food truck)
Attend Johnson and Wales Culinary Arts Institute (bachelor’s degree 2021)
(Food Truck)
Work as Chef in a major restaurant in Savannah (2021)
Attend the CIA & FBI (Culinary Institute of America & Food and Beverage Institute, 2024)
Work as Chef in a major restaurant in New York (2026)
Open my restaurant (2028)

5. College Requirements (Jr. requirement)
Trident Tech (two –year)
HS Diploma/ GED (Math & English Tests)
GPA: N/A
SAT/ACT: N/A
Cost / year: $15,569.00
Attend Johnson and Wales Culinary Arts Institute (two-year)
Cost / year: $30,396.00
CIA & FBI (Culinary Inst. of America & Food & Beverage Inst.) (four-year)
Apply & Essays
Cost / year: $33,750.00

6. How am I Going to Pay for It
Baptist Hill = work part time & full time in summer saving $3k
Trident Tech = $4, $2k in scholarships & work for $2k & save $5k
Johnson & Wales = $20k. $10k-scholarships, parents-$3k, work -$2k & save $5k
CIA & FBI = $45k. 20k –Scholarships, $20k-Student loan, 5k – work
Work in NY = save $30k, roommate, food truck – part time
Open “The Greasy Spoon” = $50k, partners’ investments, bank loan.

7. Closing I want to have a career that is exciting
I want to make good money
I know it’s hard work