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Investigate the field of
Business, Management & Administration
 Get the facts about education requirements, average earnings (national,
statewide, and regional), job requirements, and employment projections
for each of the occupations below.
Office
Clerks, General
Personnel
Recruiters
Public
Relations Specialists
Management
Analysts
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Future Business Leaders
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The student organization most often associated with careers in business.
Career
Voyages/Retail
If you’re interested in businesses that sell things directly
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Do you want to be the big cheese? This area includes
people who are into planning, performance, profit, and people.
The things you could do:
- Start your own business
- Be responsible for a business’ public image as a public relations
manager.
- Manage money in a business as a controller.
- Chart out the future of a business as a CEO.
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These are most often money people – accountants
and bookkeepers. Most of their work revolves around a computer program and/or
paperwork.
The things you could do:
- Prepare taxes for a business
- Balance the books and help control expenses.
- Send out bills for a business.
- Take money from clients.
These are problem-solving jobs, where people look for
ways to make a business run better.
The things you could do:
- Look for ways for a business to save money.
- Analyze a production process and find ways to make it faster.
- Study and plan for how a business invests its profit.
These people promote the products that a business makes;
they also ensure good communication within the company.
The things you could do:
- Design and distribute a company newsletter.
- Sell products to distributors or consumers.
- Create materials to advertise and promote a product or service.
- Provide customer support for a company.
These are people-oriented jobs, which include things
like hiring and firing, insurance, and payroll.
The things you could do:
- Recruit new employees for a business.
- Negotiate with insurance companies for the best coverage for employees.
- Keep track of employee records.
- Make sure a company is in compliance with laws and ordinances.
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Think secretaries, office managers, and clerks. In many
organizations, these are key positions.
The things you could do:
- As a clerk, keep files in order and paperwork flowing.
- As an office manager, make sure that information gets to the right people.
- Enter data into a computer program.
- Answer phones and direct calls.
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