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Business & Marketing Technology
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:
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High School Diploma/On the Job Training |
Junior/Technical/Community College or Apprenticeship |
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 Volunteer |
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 |
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