Careers in Marketing & Fashion Marketing

Studying Marketing or Fashion can be rewarding and open doors to many different career options.

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Marketing Career Paths

There are many rewarding and interesting job in marketing.  Marketing can lead to many career paths and the following list is just some of the possible career choices you can pursue with an associate or a degree in marketing.

Advertising
Customer Service
E-Marketing
Logistics and Distribution
Manufacturer Sales Representative
Market Research
Merchandising
Product Management
Public Relations
Retailing
Sales
Small Business
Store Ownership and Management
Wholesaling

Job Outlook and Salaries

Salaries and jobs vary widely.  According to the U.S. Department of Labor http://www.bis.gov/oco/ocos020.htm job growth outlook for marketing is expected to increase by 12% through 2016 and is spurred by domestic and global competition.  Another excellent source for wages and trends in marketing is at http://www.acinet.org/acinet/ , Career One Stop.  Advertising job information and salary updates are at http://www.adage.com then click to http://adage.com/datacenter/#salary_surveys .  Another good source for pay scales is at http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Marketing_Director/Salary

PROJECTIONS DATA FROM THE NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT MATRIX

Occupational title	SOC Code	Employment, 2006	Projected employment, 2016	Change, 2006-16		Detailed statistics
				Number	Percent
Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers	11-2000	583,000	651,000	68,000	12	PDF	zipped XLS
Advertising and promotions managers	11-2011	47,000	50,000	3,000	6	PDF	zipped XLS
Marketing and sales managers	11-2020	486,000	542,000	57,000	12	PDF	zipped XLS
Marketing managers	11-2021	167,000	192,000	24,000	14	PDF	zipped XLS
Sales managers	11-2022	318,000	351,000	33,000	10	PDF	zipped XLS
Public relations managers	11-2031	50,000	58,000	8,400	17	PDF	zipped XLS

 NOTE: Data in this table are rounded. See the discussion of the employment projections table in the Handbook introductory chapter on Occupational Information Included in the Handbook.

 

Fashion Marketing (Merchandising) Career Paths

Fashion Merchandising can lead to many career paths and the following list is just some of the possible career choices you can pursue with an associate or a degree in fashion merchandising.

Assistant store manager
Assistant buyer
Buyer
Department manager
Distribution planner
Fashion consultant
Merchandising assistant
Personal shopper
Product development assistant
Retail sales
Sales manager
Showroom sales
Stylist
Visual merchandising assistant
Wholesale market representative

Job Outlook and Salaries

According to the U.S. Department of Labor http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos023.htm the job outlook for Purchasing Managers, Buyers, and Purchasing Agents is expected to have limited growth through 2016.   Another excellent source for wages and trends in marketing is at http://www.acinet.org/acinet/ , Career One Stop.  Another great source is at  http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Degree=Fashion_Merchandising/Salary

Purchasing managers, buyers, and purchasing agents
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos023.htm

Retail Salespeople
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos121.htm

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos233.htm

PROJECTIONS DATA FROM THE NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT MATRIX

Occupational title	SOC Code	Employment, 2006	Projected employment, 2016	Change, 2006-16		Detailed statistics
				Number	Percent
Purchasing managers, buyers, and purchasing agents	--	529,000	531,000	1,200	0	--	--
Purchasing managers	11-3061	70,000	72,000	2,400	3	PDF	zipped XLS
Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products	13-1021	16,000	15,000	-1,400	-9	PDF	zipped XLS
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	13-1022	157,000	156,000	-200	0	PDF	zipped XLS
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	13-1023	287,000	288,000	400	0	PDF	zipped XLS
Retail salespersons	41-2031	4,477,000	5,034,000	557,000	12	PDF	zipped XLS

 NOTE: Data in this table are rounded. See the discussion of the employment projections table in the Handbook introductory chapter on Occupational Information Included in the Handbook