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Ina Midkiff, Department Chair of Marketing, Financial Management & Real Estate

Margie Shelnutt, Administrative Assistant

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Phone: 512.223.2199
Fax: 512-223-2198

Department of Marketing, Financial Management & Real Estate
Austin Community College
Cypress Creek Campus
1555 Cypress Creek Road
Room 2204.1
Cedar Park, Texas 78613

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

JOB POSTINGS

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

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Advertising and promotions managers

11-2011

47,000

50,000

3,000

6

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Marketing and sales managers

11-2020

486,000

542,000

57,000

12

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Marketing managers

11-2021

167,000

192,000

24,000

14

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Sales managers

11-2022

318,000

351,000

33,000

10

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Public relations managers

11-2031

50,000

58,000

8,400

17

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 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

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Purchasing managers

11-3061

70,000

72,000

2,400

3

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Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products

13-1021

16,000

15,000

-1,400

-9

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Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products

13-1022

157,000

156,000

-200

0

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Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products

13-1023

287,000

288,000

400

0

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Retail salespersons

41-2031

4,477,000

5,034,000

557,000

12

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 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

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