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The four most common groups of employment business administration graduates find themselves in are sales, retail, health care, and non-profit sectors. Management positions are a common path for business administration graduates, and such positions are available in nearly every industry. Most management jobs are found in retail, finance, and the insurance industries. Other common jobs for business graduates are in the professional, technical, scientific, advertising, publishing, health care, and service industries.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) highlights a number of popular business careers and lists the number of positions filled for the following career fields:

Accountants and auditors - 1.3 million

Insurance sales agents - 327,780

 

 

Loan officers - 373,000
Sales managers - 318,000

Medical and health services managers - 258,130

Financial analysts - 236,720

Marketing managers - 167,000
Real estate sales agents - 164,080

Personal financial advisors - 146,690

 

Wholesale and retail buyers - 132,420

Human resource managers - 60,980
Real estate brokers - 51,390

 

 

Budget analysts - 62,630

Public relations managers - 50,000
Advertising and promotions managers - 47,000

Loan counselor - 29,430