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Business Education

The Business Education program area provides individuals with knowledge, skills, and abilities to meet local, state, and national needs for business employment and for preparation for further instruction in higher education.

Are you good with money? Do you like to work with numbers? Do you pay attention to sequence and detail? Do you enjoy seeing an end product? Do you enjoy being a leader, organizing people, planning activities for others, and talking with people? Do you enjoy working with computers and technology? Do you enjoy carrying through with an idea and seeing a project through to the end? Do you like working with technical information and data?

Can you...
follow instructions?
interact with others effectively?
make independent decisions?
pay attention to detail?
be original and innovative?

Do you enjoy...
learning new software and
 technology?
studying independently?
working with people?
organizing and planning
presentations?

If you answered "yes" to most of these questions, you might consider a future in Business & Marketing Technology!

People who work in this pathway enjoy planning and directing the activities of an organization, like to work with people, are organized and comfortable with detail work in numbers and words, and/or have effective human relations skills. Occupations within this area are related to the business environment. These may include entrepreneurship (owning your own business), sales, marketing, computer information systems, finance, accounting, personnel, economics, and management.

Career Opportunities by Educational Level:

High School Diploma/ On the Job Training	High School Diploma/ On the Job Training	Bachelor's Degree/ Master's Degree/ Doctorate
Account Clerk Administrative Assistant Auctioneer Audit Assistant Bank Teller Bookkeeper Cashier Collection Worker Computer Programmer Court Clerk Customer Service Representative Data Entry Clerk Desktop Publisher Entrepreneur Insurance Agent Office Assistant Postal Clerk Reservations Agent Retail Sales Manager Shipping and Receiving Clerk Stock Clerk Technical Support Analyst Telemarketer	Apprenticeship Accounting Technician Benefits Manager Bookkeeper Buyer, Wholesale & Retail Claims Adjuster Clerical Supervisor Computer Graphics Artist Computer Operator Computer Programmer Computer Systems Analysts Cost Estimator Court Reporter Credit Manager Financial Analyst Information Systems Insurance Claims Representative Insurance Manager Legal Assistant/Paralegal Loan Specialist Local Area Network Medical Secretary Office Automation Specialist Stockbroker Systems Programmer Tax Preparer Technical Writer Telecommunications Specialist Travel Agent	Account Executive Accountant & Auditor Actuary Bank Manager Budget Analyst Business Manager Chief Executive Officer Chief Financial Officer City Manager Comptroller Computer Programmer Certified Public Accountant Director of Administrative Services Director of Finance Educational Administrator Entrepreneur Financial Planner General Manager Information Technology Specialist Information Technology Support Manager Insurance Manager Insurance Underwriter Law Studies Management Consultant Personnel Manager Property and Real Estate Manager Public Administrator Purchasing Agent Real Estate Appraiser Real Estate Manager Securities Analyst Stockbroker Systems Analyst Trust Officer Underwriter

Related High School Electives
(In addition to the required courses)
The following courses will support your interest
in this career path.
Business & Marketing Technology

Accounting Administrative Procedures Career Preparation AP Economics Apparel Architectural Graphics Art Band, Orchestra, Choral Banking and Financial Systems Basic Pharmacology Business Communications Business Computer Information Systems Business Computer Programming Business Education Independent Study (TIP) Business Image Management & Multimedia (BIMM) Business Law Business Management Business Ownership Business Support Systems Calculus Communication Applications Communication Graphics Computer Science Computer Networking Technician Creative and Imaginative Writing Debate Drafting Dual Credit Marketing (Brookhaven College) Engineering Graphics International Business International Marketing

Entrepreneurship Home Economics Career Preparation I & II Introduction to Business Introduction to Media Technology Journalism Keyboarding Management Manufacturing Systems Marketing Education Career Preparation Mathematical Models with Applications Other Languages Personal & Family Development Physical Education Precalculus Principles of Marketing Professional Selling Psychology Public Speaking Recordkeeping Research and Technical Writing Services Marketing Sociology & Psychology POINT/SPARK/TEMPO Statistics Technology Applications Independent Study Technology Lab Management Technology Systems Internetworking I & II Video Technology Web Mastering

Related Activities

Community Activities	School Activities
Community Service Volunteers Cooperative Education Internships Job Shadowing Leadership Programs Mentoring Officer for Community Club or Organization Part-time Employment Projects Public Library Volunteer Red Cross Volunteer Service Student Representative on:   Chamber of Commerce Committees   City or County Government Committees YMCA/YWCA Voluntee	Academic Competition Academic Decathlon Career and Technology Education   Leadership Organizations Mathematics Club National Honor Society Student Contests Student Council U.I.L. Academic Contests Yearbook Staff CISCO Lab Academy International Business Academy