Business Management Positions and Outlook

Management occupations

• Administrative services managers
• Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers
• Computer and information systems managers
• Construction managers
• Education administrators
• Engineering and natural sciences managers
• Farmers, ranchers, and agricultural managers
• Financial managers
• Food service managers
• Funeral directors
• Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• Industrial production managers
• Lodging managers
• Medical and health services managers
• Property, real estate, and community association managers
• Purchasing managers, buyers, and purchasing agents
• Top executives

Business and financial operations occupations

• Accountants and auditors
• Appraisers and assessors of real estate
• Budget analysts
• Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators
• Cost estimators
• Financial analysts and personal financial advisors
• Insurance underwriters
• Loan officers
• Management analysts
• Meeting and convention planners
• Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents

Although employment in management occupations is projected to only increase by 5 percent, employment in business and financial operations occupations is projected to grow by 18 percent, resulting in 1.2 million new jobs. Increasing financial regulations and the need for greater accountability will drive demand for accountants and auditors, adding roughly 279,400 jobs to this occupation from 2008 to 2018. Further, an increasingly competitive business environment will grow demand for management analysts, an occupation that is expected to add 178,300 jobs. Together, these two occupations are anticipated to account for 38 percent of new business and financial operations jobs.