People with business degrees can get jobs as management consultants. Management consultants work with businesses by giving expert advice aimed at stimulating growth and performance within the company. Day to day, a management consultant collects, reviews, and analyzes data about the company. In 2009, the average salary for this job was $125,000, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
People with business degrees may also find jobs working as advertising executives and marketing specialists. Marketing specialists study a company's products and determine the best strategy for marketing these products. The average salary for a marketing executive in the US is $126,391. Advertising executives handle accounts for client companies. The executive does extensive research to make certain that the advertising campaign will be effective. The average salary for an advertising executive is $40,300.
Business degree recipients may find success in the healthcare field as the managerial skills learned in college courses are particularly helpful in running hospitals or clinics. Some healthcare administrators may oversee the entire clinic or hospital, while others oversee specific sections. Basically, the administrator is in charge of keeping everything on the business end running smoothly, so the doctors and nurses can take care of patients. Taking concerns and complaints, dealing with insurance problems, and handling billing are just a few of the tasks a person can expect in this field. The average salary of a health-care administrator is $160,000.
Investment banking and financial analysis are just two of the jobs within this field of work that a person with a business degree can apply for with confidence. Both professions deal with handling the financial aspects within a corporation. Investment bankers find investors for companies that are in need of funding. The average salary for a person in this field is $75,000 to $80,000. Similarly, financial analysts advise companies on how and where to invest funds. Also a person in this job might help companies with mergers and acquisitions, and in handling debts. The average salary for a financial analyst in 2008 was approximately $85,000.