Top Careers for Economics Graduates

by Facts on File, Inc

• ISBN13: 9780816055661
• ISBN10: 0816055661
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-04-01
• Publisher: Facts on File

Summary

Describes a variety of careers related to economics.

Table of Contents

SECTION I
Why Do You Need a College Degree?	3	(4)
Introduction: Meet the Economics Major	7	(4)
Chapter 1: Your High School Years	11	(15)
Chapter 2: Making the Most of Your Experience as an Economics Major	26	(11)
Chapter 3: Taking Your Economics Degree to Work	37	(18)
SECTION II-CAREERS
Accountants and Auditors	55	(11)
Actuaries	66	(11)
Advertising and Marketing Managers	77	(8)
Agricultural Consultants	85	(8)
Business Managers	93	(10)
Buyers	103	(7)
College Administrators	110	(8)
Commodities Brokers	118	(12)
Cost Estimators	130	(7)
Demographers	137	(6)
Economists	143	(7)
Editors	150	(13)
Export-Import Specialists	163	(8)
Federal and State Officials	171	(9)
Financial Analysts	180	(12)
Financial Institution Officers and Managers	192	(11)
Financial Services Brokers	203	(6)
Franchise Owners	209	(9)
Information Brokers	218	(11)
Insurance Underwriters	229	(7)
Lawyers and Judges	236	(12)
Liberal Arts Teachers	248	(13)
Lobbyists	261	(9)
Management Analysts and Consultants	270	(8)
Marketing Research Analysts	278	(11)
Political Scientists	289	(8)
Press Secretaries and Political Consultants	297	(9)
Regional and Local Officials	306	(7)
Reporters	313	(10)
Research Assistants	323	(10)
Risk Managers	333	(7)
Sales Representatives	340	(11)
Urban and Regional Planners	351	(9)
Writers	360	(11)
Glossary	371	(1)
Further Reading	372	(1)
Index	373

Excerpts

Graduates with a degree in economics are able to analyze raw data, often finding trends that can help explain past events, shed light on present-day conditions, and predict what is likely to happen in the future. For this reason, many employers eagerly search out graduates with an economics degree, offering them an expansive range of job opportunities after college. Necessary reading for anyone who has recently completed a degree in economics or who is thinking about getting one, Top Careers for Economics Graduates discusses what it takes to transform the skills and experience gained from an economics degree into a great job.
In the book's opening chapters, readers will find answers to important questions: Why get an economics degree? What does a major in economics require? What is the best path from high school to an economics-related job? Sidebar topics include top economics graduate programs in the United States and famous economics graduates. Interviews with professionals and academics are also included. Profiles of the top jobs follow.
Jobs covered include:
Accountants and auditors
Business managers
Commodities brokers
Export–import specialists
Financial analysts
Lobbyists
Press secretaries and political consultants
Research assistants
Sales representatives
Urban and regional planners.