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
| 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 | zipped XLS | |
| Advertising and promotions managers | 11-2011 | 47,000 | 50,000 | 3,000 | 6 | zipped XLS | |
| Marketing and sales managers | 11-2020 | 486,000 | 542,000 | 57,000 | 12 | zipped XLS | |
| Marketing managers | 11-2021 | 167,000 | 192,000 | 24,000 | 14 | zipped XLS | |
| Sales managers | 11-2022 | 318,000 | 351,000 | 33,000 | 10 | zipped XLS | |
| Public relations managers | 11-2031 | 50,000 | 58,000 | 8,400 | 17 | 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. A 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
| 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 | zipped XLS | |
| Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products | 13-1021 | 16,000 | 15,000 | -1,400 | -9 | zipped XLS | |
| Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products | 13-1022 | 157,000 | 156,000 | -200 | 0 | zipped XLS | |
| Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 13-1023 | 287,000 | 288,000 | 400 | 0 | zipped XLS | |
| Retail salespersons | 41-2031 | 4,477,000 | 5,034,000 | 557,000 | 12 | 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