Students and individuals who want to maintain a career in the agricultural or forestry industry do not necessarily have high hopes for a competitive salary, but instead wish for a future they will enjoy being a part of. However, some fields within the industry present a better alternative for a higher salary than others. Careers in farming and animal maintenance can vary extraordinarily depending on your level of experience and the type of work which is required.
Animal breeders, for example, can make as little as $16,000 a year, or as high as $54,000 a year. This is a noticeably large gap for a career which involves breeding domesticated animals. However, depending on the type of animal you are in charge of breeding and the experience you have with breeding, you can qualify for a higher salary and a better compensation package. That is not a bad combination for a career which seems like it could easily be a side job for people who do not understand the intricacies of animal breeding.
Other careers, such as Agricultural Equipment Operator, does not have as high of a salary outlook as do animal breeders, but can still manage to earn up to $32,000 with years of experience. Agricultural Equipment Operators are basically involved with the same job description as are other agricultural workers, which is why many employees in the field combine their careers to make higher salaries and accomplish the same tasks within a day. Other Agricultural Workers are in charge of overseeing the growth of crops and ensuring that everything on the field is done in the appropriate manner during harvesting seasons.
Agricultural Inspectors are one of the better paying jobs within the agricultural community because they are in charge of inspecting government regulations on farms and ensuring that they are being followed rigorously. Since these jobs are more concerned with public health and safety, their salaries can range from $24,000 to $56,000, quite a wide range when compared to other careers in the agricultural industry.
While many of these careers have wide gaps, the best way to pick a future career is to rely more on your experience and what you enjoy doing, rather than the salary equivalent. Regardless of the money you make, you will make a life for yourself in your own industry. Additionally, agriculture has become so engrained in our lives that many employees in the industry can hold another job to earn a higher salary in the end.
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To many people, psychology and psychiatry have always seemed like a realm of the science world that contained the most “made up” aspects. However, advances in technology (and the influences of famous psychotherapists) have held psychology to a new level in recent years. While it is still considered a worthless field to many individuals around the country, the impact it has delivered in modern society has been felt throughout our culture. Nearly every person in larger cities has been to a psychologist for one thing or another, and psychotherapy has saved many marriages around the nation. Aside from the common uses of psychology, it has been essential in the study of neurology and memory, as well as an important tool in studying the science of the unconscious mind.
Recent years have indicated the importance in delving deeper into the study of neurology and consciousness, with more and more cases similar to Terri Schiavo, in which patients’ bodies are kept alive by machines, but their minds remain active. While Terri Schiavo was only mildly related to this study, her case impacted the world of medicine and psychology, bringing the two closer together. This is only the tip of the iceberg in psychology, however, since this is only one instance in which medical and psychological fields combine to determine the best remedy for the situation. Sigmund Freud was the first to expand the field of psychology to what it is today, through his studies of the unconscious and the inner likeness of our mindset. Creating the properties of the mind which he referred to as the “id”, “ego”, and “super-ego”, he created a new realm in the field of psychology in which he discovered that many of our unconscious desires are the product of our own inner-being.
Despite what many people say about the field, it has been instrumental in securing a move forward in technology. The modern world has come to terms with the workings of the inner mind, and with this has come the growth of psychology jobs. We have now reached a stage where psychology has become infiltrated into our daily existence. If we feel anxious about work or upset about the recent death of a loved one, we visit a psychologist to cope with these issues. No longer do we simply bottle them up like we did only a century ago. Psychology has become a way of life for many of us, and we have now come to the realization that these professions are as vital as doctors and lawyers have been for years. With the many different fields within the psychology industry, jobs are plentiful and will continue to grow, as more individuals realize their need to vent about their current life situation.
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Amongst the wide array of jobs that most people would not think of as “ordinary” jobs is that of construction management. While it is at the end of the spectrum of “weird” jobs (construction jobs are increasingly widespread), construction management jobs are one career choice that many people would assume is not the type to become a lifelong career. The opposite is true. While construction jobs come and go, every company needs to have some type of management (who else can secure work jobs for the company?) and every manager needs to have a background knowledge of both construction and business techniques. Furthermore, the Construction Management Association of America divides the responsibilities of a construction manager into 7 categories:
• Project management planning
• Cost management
• Time management
• Quality management
• Contract administration
• Safety management; and
• CM professional practice (such as organization)
Only one question remains: where to find these type of positions?
Construction management seems to be a very limited profession, but in fact can transcend a wide array of careers only dimly related to the concept of a construction manager. Architects have similar experience in construction management; they almost need it in order to command a large number of employees to create a building in a certain way. While management is in charge of most of the responsibilities regarding the site, architects have similar responsibilities that are closely related to the job title of construction manager.
Additionally, aside from this type of unprecedented career choice, construction managers can often get placed immediately after earning a degree in the field. Construction management degrees have nearly come out of nowhere in recent years, although have become an important resource for students of construction. Nearly every student is placed within the growing industry, and it is forecast to continue to grow at an unprecedented rate within the next few years. How many times have you passed through your hometown to notice a new building popping up or construction on the highway? This is all due to an intricate construction management system that places certain employees on different jobs around the city, as well as predicts how soon the jobs will be completed. Without this type of organization, many construction projects would fail or take an exceedingly long time to complete.
Construction management is a much more complicated career than many people outside the industry think it to be. There are many opportunities within the construction industry to become either management or work outside the process as an architect or financer. However, earning your degree in construction management or simply taking construction courses through an accredited university can help place you in the construction position you want to be in. Due to the growth the industry has achieved in recent years, construction and construction management positions seem slated to become the most highly sought after careers in the country amidst the tales of unemployment.
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It is difficult to make a name for yourself in photography, there is no denying this, but making an innovative photography piece is even harder for many budding photographers. Thus, the troubled times in pursuing art make themselves known early on, as many aspiring artists struggle to find their niche in the art world. Photography is the newest form of art and yet has experienced similar hardships with a rising amount of potential photographers. The key is, to figuratively “break through the fourth wall”, in other words, commit to a realism that touches the viewer. While the term is meant to appeal more to performance art, such as theatre, it is still applicable to the world of photography which attempts to bring still images to life through lighting, setting, and background.
While careers in photography may seem few and far between, there are rising opportunities for many students of photography in many different fields. While you may not go far with aspirations of becoming the next Ansel Adams, if you satiate yourself with entry-level positions in galleries, this may amount to a new career option. The skill of photography is a skill that nearly every person thinks they have, but it is only through careful cultivation that true talent emerges. This cultivation is typically in the form of photography classes or art degrees. Photography focuses much more on what is beyond the image, rather than the image itself.
How many of us are well acquainted with the popular photographs through history, such as the soldier kissing the girl after returning from war (“The Kiss”) or the famine stricken child in Sudan only feet away from a vulture (by Kevin Carter)? These photographs literally transcended their still life image and allowed us to take a peek into the true nature of the photographs. The image from the Sudan is the most haunting of all, as we can see the ribs of the small child protruding in a UN camp while a vulture looks on; this photograph haunted Kevin Carter to his grave as he killed himself only a year later. While these images have found a name for themselves in the art world, this is not to say that only depictions of world events are of the caliber of great photography. Many great photographs around the world are seemingly amateur recollections of families or different customs in countries abroad.
While careers in photography still seem to be far away for the entering photography student, keep in mind that there are many valuable opportunities out there. Anywhere from working with a newspaper to a modeling agency qualify as work experience and can teach you many valuable lessons in the industry. Photography is more than just an image frozen in time, it is about the background and the meaning that goes into it; this meaning must literally break through the fourth wall to absorb the viewer and capture history in the making, regardless how monumental or small it may be.
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Law enforcement careers are some of the most plentiful in the nation, as new units open up nearly every year. Law enforcement opportunities extend far beyond the typical scope of employment, and reach on to positions that were previously not considered only a few years ago. With crime on the rise, it become more important to recruit valuable employees who are up to the task of patrolling the streets and keeping criminals in check.
Law enforcement careers can range from typical police work up to FBI and CIA units. While it seems like there is a massive difference between the two, many police departments are slowly becoming more specialized as the times call for it. There used to be only one type of police officer: the kind who pulled you over for tickets, researched into domestic disputes, tracked down murderers, you get the picture. However, now there are detectives for every department, and new departments to say the least that are in charge of every type of miniscule difference in crimes. Narcotics teams track drug trafficking and help out the border patrol, while the homicide unit focuses (of course) on homicides.
Depending what element of crime you are most intrigued by, can cement your place within a law enforcement career. If you are more interested in the criminal mindset, then detective work seems most like a possible law enforcement career. However, keep in mind that the media has portrayed law enforcement to be a career which is vastly different from that in the real world. There are not always leads in cases, and many cases go unsolved for years before any evidence pops up. Forensic analysis is another new part of law enforcement which requires a special degree to even get hired for many law enforcement centers. Forensics is one way that modern technology has now allowed us to solve cases through evidence that the criminal may have left lying around. This advance in technology has helped solve a multitude of crimes and has opened up a new realm of law enforcement.
If you want to get even more specialized than police departments offer, there are always the FBI and CIA, two organizations which have been around for decades. Despite their longevity, however, these organizations have come up with new departments almost every year, as the times have evolved (and crime as well). If you are more intrigued with the new departments such as terrorist units, then you will have to get advanced degrees within the subject to even be considered for the profession. However, these organizations are more on the fringe of the traditional notion of law enforcement careers. No matter what path law enforcement takes you, it is a welcome relief from the daily life of ordinary citizens and allows you a glimpse into the more “daredevil” world of criminals.
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The modern prison system has begun to be an eyesore for the American public as it has fallen into disarray over the past few decades. With the overcrowding, over-sentencing, and increased gang violence, the prison system has become an entity that needs taming by incoming criminal justice workers.
The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world which is noted through our decreasing standards of prison care. Many larger cities have reported the most problems with housing inmates, many of whom would be released within a few hours if the city had enough resources to get their case directly dismissed as it should be. However, the overcrowding has led to a heightened amount of work for law enforcement officers, bail bondsmen, and lawyers around the city, which only results in high inmate populations. Furthermore, with the H1N1 scare, more and more inmates are being exposed to a variety of contagious diseases which spread through prisons like wildfire.
Additionally, many sentences and laws regarding prison sentences have led to an increased number of inmates as well, as many sentences are carried out unfairly or are centered on the “three strikes” rule which has plagued many California prisons. While this law has good intentions, it has led to a high number of inmates who are now stuck in federal prisons where they previously would have been released on probation. Maintaining prison systems has put an enormous strain on many states as they have had to pay for expensive renovations and housing for an unprecedented number of inmates.
While criminal justice jobs may not be able to fix the mess we are in, many recent graduates can help do a thorough investigation of the prison systems from the bottom up, witnessing first hand the changes that need to be made. There have been suggested commissions that need to be formed, composed of criminal justice experts, in an attempt to figure out what to do with the rising rate of gang violence (because gang members are not contained in prison systems) and the parallel rising amount of prisoners who are far less dangerous.
It is a necessary but difficult question to ask of our criminal justice system and only fresh criminal justice jobs will help answer the question that has been plaguing the prison system for the past few years.
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Trailing the life of various animals is not only a rewarding career to have in the photography industry, but can be applicable in so many different sectors of photography. Andrew Zuckerman is one such photographer who has transferred his love of animals into the prints of his photography, even creating a children’s book, “Creature ABC”. He is a clear demonstration that photography jobs can take on any type of cover and transcend many different boundaries.
Children’s books seem to revolve around animals and photographers have realized this in recent years, essentially tailoring their art to become implanted into children literature. Animals in the alphabet is one of the first ways children learn how to recite the alphabet; Zuckerman’s book is no different as each of his animals match a letter in a manner that draws children’s eyes to the entirety of the animal. The ability of photographers to connect with their subjects, whether they be animate, inanimate, human, or animal, is an important part of pursuing a successful photography career. Zuckerman has mastered this effect, as his animals take on the effect of terror (in the photograph of the lion), or companionship (in the photograph of the seal).
These photographs draw children into the world of animals, essentially bringing the zoo to them. Children who read these books are typically younger than five and many cannot recognize the difference between a horse and a zebra or a jaguar and a leopard. These books and photographs bring the animal world to children through their photographs. Another artist, Teruyuki Komiya, has played with this idea, creating “Life-Size Zoo”, a compilation of life-size photographs of smaller animals, with close ups of larger animals. These photographs give children an outlet into the natural world, one which has been stricken from many of their metropolitan lives in lieu of city-life.
While photographs cannot replace the effect of essentially being at the zoo, there is still a large niche for photography jobs in the children’s literature industry. Children have always related well to animals (Disney anyone?) and nearly every children’s book depicts this. Allowing children the opportunity to view first hand photographs of exotic animals which they do not see on an everyday basis boosts their knowledge of the world and bridges the gap between the natural world and the urban city life. It has now only become a matter of snapping pictures of animals in a more creative fashion to make a name for themselves as photographers. Children are one of the easiest audiences to entertain and animals have the perfect backdrop to pursue photography jobs in; it is only a matter of capturing the essence of the photograph to make it relevant to both children and even adults (who are really just children at heart).
While illustrations were typically the art form of choice within children’s books, technology has evolved in such a way that we can now manipulate photographs into more child-like illustrations, essentially creating a mix of fantasy and reality. Photography does not always have to be about capturing what is truly there, but only capturing the underlying message.
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Engineering is not a career for everyone, aerospace engineering especially. These programs require years of diligent study, alongside a devotion to the subject. Aerospace engineering combines the design, construction, and science of aircraft and spacecraft, making it one of the most applicable engineering degrees for the modern era. There are additionally two smaller branches within the overarching field of aerospace engineering: aeronautical engineering and astronautical engineering, thereby creating an even more specialized industry. However, many students of aerospace engineering are now not only those from an “engineering” background, but students from all different walks of life, essentially allowing any type of student to enter degree programs.
There are many famous aerospace engineers, many of whom had to struggle to make it through college and the tough engineering classes. Currently, one of Georgia Tech’s offensive linemen is struggling to make it through aerospace engineering classes while still playing games every week during college football season. Sean Bedford has become one of the exceptions in the world of college football, taking classes like High Speed Aerodynamics, making a high GPA, all while traveling around the country to play in different bowls. His current schedule consists of fixed wing senior design, jet and rocket propulsion, high speed aerodynamics and flight dynamics. If Bedford says anything about the program, it is that you have to be career minded to pursue both football which takes up most of his time, and still make time for his studies.
Aerospace engineering is an ever-changing industry, as scientists make more and more discoveries into the world of both aeronautics and astronautics. Therefore, students are compelled to learn different studies every year relating to their industry while still maintaining a high GPA to ensure they receive a decent career after graduation.
Charles J. Camarda is another aerospace engineer who came from a background in which it was not set in stone whether he would even attend college. One of the only NASA astronauts who has a Queens accent, Camarda has proved to the aerospace program that you do not have to come from an affluent family in order to succeed within aerospace engineering. Receiving his bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, his master’s from George Washington University, and finally his doctorate from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, it appears that he had his goals set in mind all along. While he was one of the first NASA scientists to boast a New York accent, he is no longer alone, as more and more students are finding ways to succeed in engineering programs despite their troubled backgrounds and busy schedules.
Aerospace engineering is not for everyone, that much is clear, but for those who have always lived and breathed the science, it is an outlet for learning how rockets really are created. In essence, it is rocket science.
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Psychologists like Sigmund Freud transcended the psychoanalytic realm, opening up a plethora of new jobs in psychology for the future. However, what was not well-known throughout Freud’s venture into the unconscious mind was the alternate theory of consciousness from his old friend, C.G. Jung. After a falling out with Freud, Jung created a manuscript which essentially constituted the beginning from which all his subsequent work derived, only recently revealed to the public. He disagreed with Freud in his altogether “negative” treatment of the denied emotions of the mind and instead developed a new hero in his mythology of the mind. If the battle between these two psychologists means anything, it is that the world of psychology is constantly changing, producing more jobs as we tread deeper into unfamiliar territory.
Freud was revolutionary in his time because he opened up a brand new world of psychology, essentially creating the psychoanalytic branch which so many psychologists now delve into. The explorations both Freud and Jung took into unfamiliar territory helped explain the inner workings of the mind, as well as a permanent state of consciousness which made many of our decisions for us, without outside intervention. However, while Freud’s interpretations were of a darker, deeper inner being, Jung explored more into the symbols of humanity and the connection between fantasy and reality that these symbols represented. While the two psychologists created their own niche in the psychology world, essentially stemming from Nietzsche’s earlier studies, they also created a new opportunity for modern students of psychology.
We are typically taught that every person fits into a specific psychological structure, separate and apart from the teachings of Freud or Jung. However, while we are taught their studies within psychology classes, there is a separate field specifically for psychoanalysts that is growing every year. As we rush faster and faster into technological advancement, many people seem trapped by their inner conscious desires for a multitude of different things. Freud explained these signs as part of everyone’s inner-being, bound to present itself at different parts of the life. However, many of these manifestations have become more abundant as drastic changes have occurred around the world. We have seen an emergence of transsexuals who are uncertain of what body they truly belong in, a Freudian dilemma to be sure. We have also encountered a plethora of new psychological disorders as modern mankind has begun to believe that every outward manifestation can be cured by drugs.
However, regardless of what form psychology jobs take, it is clear that there is a new niche for every type of psychology, especially that of psychoanalysis. It is simply a manner of understanding that this field requires more “dirty” work than ordinary psychology jobs and it may require you to step outside the traditional notions of psychology and into Jung and Freud’s inner being.
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It is difficult to make a name for yourself in photography, there is no denying this, but making an innovative photography piece is even harder for many budding photographers. Thus, the troubled times in pursuing art make themselves known early on, as many aspiring artists struggle to find their niche in the art world. Photography is the newest form of art and yet has experienced similar hardships with a rising amount of potential photographers. The key is, to figuratively “break through the fourth wall”, in other words, commit to a realism that touches the viewer. While the term is meant to appeal more to performance art, such as theatre, it is still applicable to the world of photography which attempts to bring still images to life through lighting, setting, and background.
While careers in photography may seem few and far between, there are rising opportunities for many students of photography in many different fields. While you may not go far with aspirations of becoming the next Ansel Adams, if you satiate yourself with entry-level positions in galleries, this may amount to a new career option. The skill of photography is a skill that nearly every person thinks they have, but it is only through careful cultivation that true talent emerges. This cultivation is typically in the form of photography classes or art degrees. Photography focuses much more on what is beyond the image, rather than the image itself.
How many of us are well acquainted with the popular photographs through history, such as the soldier kissing the girl after returning from war (“The Kiss”) or the famine stricken child in Sudan only feet away from a vulture (by Kevin Carter)? These photographs literally transcended their still life image and allowed us to take a peek into the true nature of the photographs. The image from the Sudan is the most haunting of all, as we can see the ribs of the small child protruding in a UN camp while a vulture looks on; this photograph haunted Kevin Carter to his grave as he killed himself only a year later. While these images have found a name for themselves in the art world, this is not to say that only depictions of world events are of the caliber of great photography. Many great photographs around the world are seemingly amateur recollections of families or different customs in countries abroad.
While careers in photography still seem to be far away for the entering photography student, keep in mind that there are many valuable opportunities out there. Anywhere from working with a newspaper to a modeling agency qualify as work experience and can teach you many valuable lessons in the industry. Photography is more than just an image frozen in time, it is about the background and the meaning that goes into it; this meaning must literally break through the fourth wall to absorb the viewer and capture history in the making, regardless how monumental or small it may be.
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