High School
While in high school, take classes in English, writing, math, business, and trades. They will prove useful later in your career. Joining school clubs that will give you experience working with others toward common goals.
Postsecondary Education
Educational requirements vary from job to job. A lot has to do with the specific industry in which you aspire to work. A minimum of a bachelor’s degree is often required. Requirements for majors will differ. In some instances employers may want applicants to hold either an engineering degree or trade education in their industry. In other cases, applicants may be required to have a business degree or a technical background. Still other employers look for people who have degrees in journalism or writing. It all depends on the employers needs. Some employers even prefer applicants with a master’s degree in a related field.
- Accountants
- Active and Contemplative Religious Sisters and Brothers
- Arbitrators
- Auditors
- Automotive Dealership Owners
- Billing Clerks
- Bookkeeping and Accounting Clerks
- Budget Analysts
- Business Continuity Planners
- Business Development Managers and Directors
- Business Intelligence Analysts
- Business Managers
- Buyers
- Chief Customer Officers
- Chief Executive Officers
- Chief Financial Officers
- Chief Information Officers
- Chief Information Security Officers
- Chief Medical Officers
- Chief Restructuring Officers
- Chief Revenue Officers
- Chief Robotics Officer
- Chief Strategy Officers
- Chief Sustainability Officers
- Chief Trust Officers
- Client Services Managers
- Collection Workers
- Community Health Program Coordinators
- Compliance Managers
- Continuous Improvement Managers
- Contract Administrators
- Corporate Climate Strategists
- Corporate Community Relations Directors
- Corporate Lawyers
- Corporate Librarians
- Cost Estimators
- Cultural Advisers
- Customer Service Directors
- Customer Service Representatives
- Customs Brokers
- Data Entry Clerks
- Data Governance Managers
- Decision Scientists
- Digital Workplace Experience Engineers
- Directors of Corporate Sponsorship
- Directors of Fund-Raising
- Directors of Security
- Directors of Volunteers
- Document Management Specialists
- Economists
- Entrepreneurs
- Environmental Education Program Directors
- Environmental Lobbyists
- Ethical Sourcing Officer
- Event Planners
- Executive Recruiters
- Fashion Models' Agents
- Forensic Accountants and Auditors
- Franchise Owners
- Fund-Raisers
- Go-to-Market Managers
- Grant Coordinators and Writers
- Health Care Managers
- Health Club Owners and Managers
- Health Data Analysts
- Historic Preservationists
- Human Resources Managers
- Information Technology Infrastructure Engineers
- Internet Consultants
- Internet Executives
- Internet Store Managers and Entrepreneurs
- Internet Transaction Specialists
- Labor Union Business Agents
- Land Acquisition Professionals
- Land Trust or Preserve Managers
- Legal Operations Specialists
- Librarians
- Lobbyists
- Localization Specialists
- Loss Prevention Managers
- Management Analysts and Consultants
- Museum Attendants
- Museum Directors and Curators
- Museum Technicians
- Music Agents and Scouts
- Music Venue Owners and Managers
- National Park Service Employees
- Nonprofit Social Service Directors
- Office Administrators
- Park Rangers
- Payroll Directors
- Product Designers
- Professional Organizers
- Project Managers
- Public Interest Lawyers
- Public Opinion Researchers
- Public Relations Specialists
- Purchasing Agents
- Rabbis
- Receptionists
- Regulatory Affairs Managers
- Regulatory Affairs Specialists
- Remote Work Coordinators
- Retail Business Owners
- Retail Managers
- Risk Managers
- Roman Catholic Priests
- Sales Managers
- Sales Representatives
- Secretaries
- Social Workers
- Space Port Managers
- Space Tourism Managers
- Statisticians
- Stenographers
- Strategy Managers
- Tax Managers
- Temporary Workers
- Traffic Managers
- Typists and Word Processors
- Wealth Management Risk Managers
- Wealth Management Vice Presidents
- Wind Energy Project Managers
- Workplace Diversity Experts
- Zoo and Aquarium Curators and Directors