Booming Business Field Gains Momentum in the Job Market
According to the recently-released Business CareerVision Book and DVD, many of the fastest-growing and most rewarding job opportunities are in the field of business. Even job seekers without a four-year degree can take advantage of the openings in this flourishing field.
Indianapolis, IN (PRWEB) April 17, 2008 -- According to the recently-released Business CareerVision Book and DVD, many of the fastest-growing and most rewarding job opportunities are in the field of business. Even job seekers without a four-year degree can take advantage of the openings in this flourishing field.
The economy may be shaky, but that's not stopping the business field from flourishing. Experts predict this sizzling field will offer 2.2 million new jobs and grow by 14 percent through 2014. Business is also the leading major among college students. In fact, more than 300,000 students earn a business bachelor's degree each year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. That's double the number of students pursuing any other major, and the rate continues to skyrocket.
"People are attracted to business careers for a variety of reasons. Some like the potential for high income in jobs such as securities sales. Some seek the leadership opportunities open to managers. Some want to use math skills as accountants or actuaries. Others enjoy the variety of working as an administrative assistant," says Laurence Shatkin a senior product developer at JIST Publishing.
In the recently-released Business CareerVision Book and DVD, written by The Editors at JIST, Shatkin ranks the top jobs in the business field, according to a combined score of each job's annual earnings, percent growth and annual openings. According to his research, the following occupations are the 10 best business jobs overall:
Computer and information systems managers
Annual earnings: $96,520
Percent growth: 25.9 percent
Annual openings: 25,000
General and operations managers
Annual earnings: $81,480
Percent growth: 17.0 percent
Annual openings: 208,000
Accountants
Annual earnings: $52,210
Percent growth: 22.4 percent
Annual openings: 157,000
Auditors
Annual earnings: $52,210
Percent growth: 22.4 percent
Annual openings: 157,000
Medical and health services managers
Annual earnings: $69,700
Percent growth: 22.8 percent
Annual openings: 33,000
Sales managers
Annual earnings: $87,580
Percent growth: 19.7 percent
Annual openings: 40,000
Management analysts
Annual earnings: $66,380
Percent growth: 20.1 percent
Annual openings: 82,000
Financial managers
Annual earnings: $86,280
Percent growth: 14.8 percent
Annual openings: 63,000
Marketing managers
Annual earnings: $92,680
Percent growth: 20.8 percent
Annual openings: 23,000
Personal financial advisors
Annual earnings: $63,500
Percent growth: 25.9 percent
Annual openings: 17,000
*Jobs 3 and 4 share 157,000 annual openings
Shatkin adds that there's more to a rewarding job than a few impressive figures, saying, "Although earnings, growth, and openings are important, there are other factors to consider in your career planning. Working in a certain location, liking the people you work with, having opportunities to be creative, and many other factors that may help define the ideal job for you are difficult or impossible to quantify and are not considered in this list. Therefore, you will need to consider the importance of these issues yourself."
Business CareerVision Book and DVD is available at all major bookstores and from the publisher (www.jist.com or 1.800.648.JIST). To speak with Laurence Shatkin or The Editors at JIST, contact Natalie Ostrom.
JIST, America's Career Publisher, is a division of EMC/Paradigm Publishing and is the leading publisher of job search, career, and occupational information books, workbooks, assessments, videos and software.
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