Careers in Economics
Most economists work for a business firm. Others
work for government agencies or in colleges and universities. Forecasting economic
activity to assist in planning and applying economic analysis to the activities of the
firms or agencies are some of the duties of economists. Economists employed in colleges
and universities
teach and
conduct
research. Nearly half the nation’s high school students are required to take an
economic course to graduate. A career in economics may thus involve teaching in a high
school.
Many graduates with
bachelor’s degrees in economics will be qualified for jobs as financial managers,
financial analysts, underwriters, actuaries, securities and financial services sales
workers, credit analysts, loan and budget officers, and urban and regional planners. They
will find good jobs in business as management or sales trainees or as administrative
assistants.
Since studying economics sharpens analytical skills,
those planning a career requiring keen analytical skills, law—for example, should
take economic courses. Some background in economics provides the basis for competing for
the best job opportunities in a broad range of fields.
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