Excellent jobs are available in every region of the country in both rural and urban areas. This is a valuable combination and i strongly recommend that any forestry or wood science student go through your marketing program, regardless of whether they intend to go into sales. Tech provided me with an excellent foundation for a career in the forest products industry. The program offers potential employers candidates with backgrounds that uniquely combine business basics with a rigorous forest products curriculum. The Wood Products Option has a technical orientation.
Students gain a thorough knowledge of the properties, uses, and conversion technologies of wood.
As a graduate of this program, you will understand how wood properties affect the performance of products including furniture, engineered wood products, as well as such unique products as the domes over athletic stadiums and wooden roller coasters. Through electives, you may also develop advanced skills in areas such as industrial engineering, environmental engineering or chemical processing. In addition, you'll learn about the environmental pressures and opportunities confronting the forest products industry and how the industry functions globally, not just in North America. A wide choice of careers is available to a Wood Products graduate with positions in the forest-based industries, government and trade associations within the U.S. and in foreign countries. Some example careers of previous graduates include plant managers, product development specialists, quality control supervisors, wood engineers, technical directors and research and development scientists.