Economics
CSU, Chico Catalog Description
Some graduates with Economics degrees have pursued one or more of the following occupations:
- Accountant
- Actuary
- Arbitrator, Mediator
- Archivist, Economic History
- Auditor
- Bank Officer
- Budget Consultant
- Buyer
- City Planning Aid
- Claims Adjuster/Examiner
- Columnist/Commentator
- Commodity Sales Agent
- Compensation & Benefits Manager
- Consumer Affairs Director
- Contract Administrator
- Controller
- Corporate Counselor
- Cost Estimator
- Credit Analyst
- Data Analyst
- Economist
- Financial Advisor
- Financial Aid Director
- Financial Analyst
- Financial Controller
- Financial Institution Manager
- Foreign Service Officer
- Human Resource Manager
- Insurance Agent
- International Trade Economist
- Investment Analyst
- Job Analyst
- Labor Economist
- Labor Relations Manager
- Loan Officer
- Lobbyist
- Management Consultant
- Marketing Manager
- Market Researcher
- Office Manager
- Personnel Manager
- Portfolio Manager
- Pricing Analyst
- Professor
- Real Estate Manager
- Reporter
- Revenue Agent
- Sales Manager
- Securities Broker
- Statistician
- Underwriter
- Urban Forester
- Urban Planner
Important:
- Typically co-curricular activities, work experience and/or internships are essential (in addition to earning a college degree) to be competitive in the job market upon graduation.
- Some occupations may require advanced degrees and/or training (check with the Career Center regarding your target occupations).
- Please visit the Career Center (SSC 270) early in your college experience to get ideas on how to build your resume.
The Career Center recommends the following websites for researching occupational titles:
- U.S. Department of Labor(opens in new window)
- O*NET Online(opens in new window)
- California Occupational Guide(opens in new window)
- Google(opens in new window)
- Wikipedia(opens in new window)