Business, Management & Administration

  • Do you enjoy working with other people?
  • Have you started your own business?
  • Are you good at working with numbers?
  • Do you keep your checkbook balanced?
  • Do you like to plan and organize activities?
  • Are you an officer of an organization?

If you are interested in the Business, Management, and Administration Career Cluster, there are many career options. You may provide the needed support to keep a business in operation. Or you might keep track of the expenses and income. You could manage the financial activities of a business. Another option is to be sure that a business has qualified employees who are trained to do their jobs. Or after years of education or experience, you might direct the operations of a business.

Some of the Fastest Growing Occupations through 2014:

Occupation

Hourly Wages

Chief Executives

Entry:
Average:
Experienced:

$24.72
$59.93
$77.53

General Operations Managers

Entry:
Average:
Experienced:

$21.40
$41.88
$52.11

Management Analysts

Entry:
Average:
Experienced:

$19.83
$31.03
$36.63

Accountants and Auditors

Entry:
Average:
Experienced:

$16.99
$26.01
$30.53

Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists

Entry:
Average:
Experienced:

$15.18
$22.46
$26.10

Employment, Recruitment, and Placement Specialists

Entry:
Average:
Experienced:

$13.88
$21.10
$24.71

Public Relations Specialists

Entry:
Average:
Experienced:

$13.08
$21.88
$26.28

Training and Development Specialists

Entry:
Average:
Experienced:

$13.08
$21.88
$26.28

First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers

Entry:
Average:
Experienced:

$10.79
$15.70
$18.15

Legal Secretaries

Entry:
Average:
Experienced:

$10.43
$14.19
$16.07

Medical Secretaries

Entry:
Average:
Experienced:

$9.51
$12.72
$14.32

Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

Entry:
Average:
Experienced:

$11.62
$16.13
$18.39

Customer Service Representatives

Entry:
Average:
Experienced:

$9.27
$13.30
$15.33

Iowans describing his or her job will be available on the IPTV website at: www.careers.iptv.org
For other related occupations, job descriptions, hourly wages, and outlook refer to
the Iowa Career Resource Guide at http://www.iowa.gov/educate or http://iwin.iowaworkforce.org

Source: Iowa Career Resource Guide