Career Opportunities
Related Career Titles
Related Major Skills
Career Planning Links

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Business managers formulate the policies and direct the operations of corporations, nonprofit institutions, and government agencies.  General managers and top executives hold over three million jobs in the U.S.  They are found in every industry, but wholesale and retail trade, and service industries employ over six out of ten.

Employment of general managers and top executives is expected to grow about as fast as average for all occupations through the year 2005 as new companies start up and established companies seek managers who can help them maintain a competitive edge in domestic and world markets.
Since general business managers plan, organize, direct, control, and coordinate the operations of an organization and its major departments or programs, they are found in nearly all work settings.  The following list is a representative sample of job titles of former graduates with a business management major.  Use this as an idea list, and remember that it represents some, but certainly not all, of the careers you might consider.

Students obtaining employment immediately upon graduation are usually those with the best college records and a willingness to relocate to find a job.  Some of these jobs also require education beyond a bachelors' degree.

Visit the CSU Business Administration Department website for more information

RELATED CAREER TITLES

• Account Executive
• Government Services Administrator
• Media Planner 
• Bank Manager
• Health Services/Hospital Administrator
• Mortgage Loan Officer
• Benefits Manager
• Hotel Manager
• Occupational Analyst
• Branch Manager-Any Industry
• Human Resource Manager
• Operations Manager
• Budget Officer
• Industrial Relations Director
• Outside Property Agent
• Commodity - Industry Analyst
• Information Systems Manager
• Payroll Officer
• Communications Officer
• Insurance Agent
• Personnel Manager
• Compensation Manager
• International Business Manager
• Personnel Recruiter
• Computer Operations Supervisor
• Job Analyst
• Promotions Manager
• Construction Supervisor
• Labor Relations Manager
• Provisioning Manager
• Consultant
• Loan Officer
• Public Utilities Manager
• Credit Analyst
• Management Analyst
• Purchasing Agent
• Credit and Collections Manager
• Management Trainee
• Purser
• Employment Counselor
• Manufacturing Supervisor
• Quality Control Auditor
• Entertainment Agent
• Market Information Specialist
• Real Estate Agent/Broker
• Financial Analyst
• Market Research Analyst
• Recreation Manager

RELATED MAJOR SKILLS

• Leadership
• Critical thinking
• Problem solving
• Numerical computation
• Sound decision-making
• Oral & written communication
• Organizing activities
• Computer literacy
• Planning activities
• Flexibility
• Team player
• Coordinating activities
• Directing activities and staff
• Cross-cultural skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Analyze and interpret data

CAREER PLANNING LINKS

• Health Management Careers http://www.healthmanagementcareers.org
• Occupational Outlook Handbook http://www.bls.gov/oco
• Career Builder http://www.careerbuilder.com
• Small Business Technology and Development Center http://www.sbtdc.org/links/resources.pdf
• Culinary/Hospitality Careers - http://www.culinary-careers.org/culinary-careers.html