Career Plannng: "What Can I Do With A Major In...?"

What Can I Do With a Major In Economics?

Students with a degree in Economics could pursue a variety of career opportunities. Any career reflective of their skills, interests, values, personal style, etc., could be attainable with good self-marketing skills. Some career opportunities will require advanced study.

Business/Government/Education	Alumni Affairs Director
City Manager	Commodities Trader
Energy Researcher	Financial Analyst
Population Studies Analyst	Securities Analyst
Investment Banking Advisor	International Trade Specialist
Financial Planner	Treasury Management Specialist
Labor Relations Specialist	Consumer Credit/Loan Officer
Bank Officer	FBI/CIA Agent
Economist	Compensation Administrator
Systems Analyst	Political Campaign Organizer
Demographer	Hospital/HMO Administrator
Actuary	Foreign Services Officer
Broker	Budget Analyst
Bank Manager	Purchasing Manager
Appraiser	Risk Analyst

To learn more about these careers, visit the Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH). The OOH can show you training and education needed, earnings, expected job prospects, what workers do on the job, working conditions, and more...

Related economic links:

American Economic Association
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/AEA

 

Comparative Economic Studies
http://www.palgrave-journals.com/ces/index.html

 

Association for Evolutionary Economics
http://www.orgs.bucknell.edu/afee

 

Association for Social Economics
http://www.socialeconomics.org

 

The Economist.com
http://www.economist.com/index.html

 

The Economist Group
http://www.economistgroup.com

 

National Association for Business Economics
http://www.nabe.com

 

National Council on Economic Education
http://www.ncee.net

 

National Economic Association
http://www.neaecon.org/index.htm

__________________________________________________
"What Can I Do With A Major In...?" Personality & Careers

_________________________
Ron Vick, MA, LPC
Counselor / Academic Advisor
Int'l Student Advisor