What Jobs Will a Business Degree Prepare You For?

If there is one, single prevailing myth about getting your bachelor’s degree, it is that “everyone has earned one.”

Not so. Not by a long shot.

In fact, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics says that some 60 percent of American workers have not earned their undergraduate degree.

While a bachelor’s degree cannot absolutely, positively guarantee a high-paying job, corner office or six-figure salary, it certainly can:

• Add to your skills and knowledge as a business professional;
• Improve your earning ability; and
• Boost the things you can do in your career.

And, if you earn your degree in business, it ups your success quotient even more.

Survey after survey, year after year, the story’s the same. A bachelor’s degree in business or business administration can lead to you to an exciting career, a great job title and a good salary.

From planning analyst, to project manager, to division manager, to small business owner, jobs for business majors and qualified graduates is good. Very good, indeed.

As a career, business and business administration, says O*Net OnLine, “encompasses planning, organizing, directing and evaluating business functions essential to efficient and productive business operations.”

Translation: All types of businesses across all economic sectors need business grads to help them succeed.

Perhaps that’s why U.S. News & World Report even has a Best Business Jobs list. Using 10-year growth projects, salary and other factors, the list provides a ranking of the top 25 business-related professions.

Tops on this tops list? Market research analyst with an astounding 31.6 percent employment increase projected between 2012 and 2022.

Clearly, business is, as they say, booming - at least, as a major and a career.

In fact, one of the absolutely most cool things about jobs for business and business administration majors is the wide range of career possibilities.

Here are 80 job titles, by industry or business sector, for business majors, along with a few interesting statistics for a selection of some of these growing and in-demand career opportunities and job titles.
 

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FINANCE, REAL ESTATE & INSURANCE

1. Audit Manager
2. Branch Sales Manager
3. Compliance Officer - 11,000 new jobs expected through 2022
4. Cost Estimator
5. Examiner
6. Financial Analyst - 40,000 new jobs expected by 2022
7. Financial Manager - Ranked high for upward mobility
8. Financial Operations Representative
9. Insurance Agent - Ranked No. 7 on Best Business Jobs list
10. Leasing Analyst
11. Loan Administrator
12. Loan Officer - Ranked No.9 on Best Business Jobs list
13. Property Manager
14. Real Estate Agent or Broker - Steady growth projection with 38,000 new jobs by 2022
15. Revenue Performance Manager
16. Support Analyst

MARKETING, SALES & TECHNOLOGY

17. Account Manager
18. Business Process Analyst/Business Systems Analyst
19. Marketing Manager - 2013 median salary is $123,220 annually
20. Media Supervisor - Median pay is $70,800
21. Meeting, Convention & Event Planner - 33.2 percent job growth expected by 2022
22. Product Marketing Manager
23. Project Manager
24. Sales Manager - Salaries range from $53,770 to $187,199
25. Sales Representative - 8.9 percent employment growth through 2022
26. Social & Community Service Manager - 23.9 percent expected growth 2012-2022

MANAGEMENT & CONSULTING

27. Business Strategist
28. Chief Administrative Officer
29. Department Manager
30. Management Analyst - 18.6 percent growth expected by 2022
31. Planning Analyst

RETAIL, MANUFACTURING & LOGISTICS

32. Department Manager
33. Distribution Center Manager
34. District Manager
35. Division Manager
36. Gaming Supervisor - 8 percent expected growth through 2022
37. Industrial Production Manager - 4,134 job openings in 2012
38. Operations Manager - One of the highest paying occupations
39. Regional Director
40. Restaurant Manager
41. Retail Salesperson - Ranks above average for flexibility and upward mobility
42. Store Manager

HUMAN RESOURCES

43. Administrative Manager
44. Compensation Administrator
45. Executive Assistant
46. HR Specialist - 15.5 percent job growth from 2012 to 2022
47. Labor Relations Specialist
48. Program Coordinator
49. Staffing Administrator
50. Training Specialist
51. Workforce Development Specialist

SMALL BUSINESS, CORPORATE, CUSTOMER SERVICE

52. Administrative Coordinator
53. Administrative Services Manager
54. Business Development Manager - Median pay is $82,500
55. Client Service Consultant
56. Consultant
57. Customer Account Manager
58. Customer Service Representative - O*Net OnLine gives this a “bright outlook” ranking
59. Customer Service Supervisor
60. Executive Assistant - Best paying cities for this career include San Francisco, San Jose and New York City
61. General Manager
62. Owner/Operator
63. Project Coordinator
64. Records & Imaging Manager
65. Supervisor

GOVERNMENT, NONPROFIT & HEALTHCARE

66. Administrative Liaison
67. Business Analyst
68. Chief Operating Officer
69. Coding Quality Analyst
70. Contract Administrator
71. Coordinating Manager
72. Director of Business Analytics
73. Director of Community Operations
74. Electronic Health Records Specialist
75. Information Administrator
76. Logistician - 21.9 percent employment increase expected by 2022
77. Planning Consultant
78. Utilities Analyst
79. Volunteer Coordinator

Truthfully, we could list dozens, if not hundreds, more. That’s how in demand business graduates are and how versatile a business degree can be.

Why in 2012 alone, there were 4.8 million job openings related to business administration. By 2020, there will be 5.5 million - and counting. That’s a whopping 15 percent job growth projection for business majors.

Career Progression

So, how do you prepare yourself to capitalize on this growth-oriented career?

With a bachelor’s degree in business or business administration, of course!

Consider a degree in business if you want to:

• Help businesses flourish;
• Make your move into middle or upper management; and
• Set yourself up for a wide variety of opportunities and choices over the lifetime of your career.

The right business degree program should provide you with a 360-degree view of business, giving you added insight to bring value to your employer or to your own small business.

From business strategy, to management and operations, to accounting, to marketing, a business administration degree can give you the much-needed skills today’s employers desire.

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