Business and Personal/Financial Services Marketing Operations

Types of Degrees Business and Personal/Financial Services Marketing Operations Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many business and personal/financial services marketing operations graduations there were for each degree level during the last year for which data was available.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Basic Certificate	527
Associate Degree	21

What Business and Personal/Financial Services Marketing Operations Majors Need to Know

O*NET surveyed people in occupations related to business and personal/financial services marketing operations and asked them what knowledge areas, skills, and abilities were important for their jobs. The responses were rated on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being most important.

Knowledge Areas for Business and Personal/Financial Services Marketing Operations Majors

This major prepares you for careers in which these knowledge areas are important:

• Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Economics and Accounting - Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Sales and Marketing - Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
• Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

Skills for Business and Personal/Financial Services Marketing Operations Majors

The following list of skills has been highlighted as some of the most essential for careers related to business and personal/financial services marketing operations:

• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Persuasion - Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Abilities for Business and Personal/Financial Services Marketing Operations Majors

Business and Personal/Financial Services Marketing Operations majors often go into careers where the following abilities are vital:

• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.

What Can You Do With a Business and Personal/Financial Services Marketing Operations Major?

People with a business and personal/financial services marketing operations degree often go into the following careers:

Job Title	Job Growth Rate	Median Salary
Sales Agents, Financial Services	6.2%	$64,120
Sales Agents, Securities and Commodities	6.2%	$64,120

Amount of Education Required for Careers Related to Business and Personal/Financial Services Marketing Operations

Some degrees associated with business and personal/financial services marketing operations may require an advanced degree, while others may not even require a bachelor’s in the field. Whatever the case may be, pursuing more education usually means that more career options will be available to you.

Find out what the typical degree level is for business and personal/financial services marketing operations careers below.

Education Level	Percentage of Workers
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)	31.9%
Some College Courses	5.1%
Associate’s Degree (or other 2-year degree)	3.2%
Bachelor’s Degree	47.3%
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master.	7.2%
Master’s Degree	2.4%

Online Business and Personal/Financial Services Marketing Operations Programs

The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level	Colleges Offering Programs	Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year)	0	0
Certificate (1-2 years)	4	0
Certificate (2-4 Years)	0	0
Associate’s Degree	3	0
Bachelor’s Degree	0	0
Post-Baccalaureate	0	0
Master’s Degree	0	0
Post-Master’s	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Research)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Other)	0	0

Majors Related to Business and Personal/Financial Services Marketing Operations

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to business and personal/financial services marketing operations.

Major	Number of Grads
Fashion Merchandising	2,911
Special Products Marketing Operations	237
Other Specialized Merchandising, Sales, and Marketing Operations	224
Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations	185
Apparel and Accessories Marketing Operations	84
Hospitality and Recreation Marketing Operations	61
Vehicle and Vehicle Parts and Accessories Marketing Operations	36
Tourism Promotion Operations	20
Auctioneering	16

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• College Scorecard
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers First Quarter 2020
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