NC Career Outlook: Business Technologies career pathway


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Business Technologies career pathway

In the following table:

Red careers are in low demand (less than 1% growth per year).
Green careers have a moderate demand (between 1 and 2.1% growth per year).
Blue careers are in high demand (over 2.1% growth per year).
Select the occupation name for more information about each career.

occupation	SOC code	interests	minimum education	growth outlook	current workers	salary entry	salary all
Chief Executives	11-1011.00	ECS	Bachelor +	1.50	2,430	$100,603	$165,303
General and Operations Managers	11-1021.00	*	Bachelor +	1.86	56,650	$51,759	$102,579
Advertising and Promotions Managers	11-2011.00	AES	Bachelor +	2.12	720	$39,970	$77,943
Marketing Managers	11-2021.00	EC	Bachelor +	1.86	4,130	$53,433	$98,303
Sales Managers	11-2022.00	EC	Bachelor +	1.94	12,590	$47,325	$93,434
Public Relations Managers	11-2031.00	*	Bachelor +	2.35	1,140	$41,906	$73,261
Administrative Services Managers	11-3011.00	ECS	Bachelor +	1.88	3,720	$41,186	$65,083
Computer and Information Systems Managers	11-3021.00	ECIR	Bachelor +	2.11	7,950	$67,065	$103,749
Financial Managers	11-3031.00	EC	Bachelor +	1.71	16,650	$54,419	$90,030
Human Resources Managers	11-3040.00	ESC	*	*	*	*	*
occupation	SOC code	interests	minimum education	growth outlook	current workers	salary entry	salary all
Compensation and Benefits Managers	11-3041.00	ESC	Bachelor +	2.08	1,480	$46,547	$79,265
Training and Development Managers	11-3042.00	ESC	Bachelor +	2.47	640	$53,843	$87,802
Human Resources Managers, all other	11-3049.99	*	Bachelor +	1.74	1,170	$50,644	$85,073
Purchasing Managers	11-3061.00	ECS	Bachelor +	0.95	2,430	$52,273	$81,451
Engineering Managers	11-9041.00	EIRC	Bachelor +	1.45	4,690	$69,032	$100,109
Food Service Managers	11-9051.00	ECS	work exp.	1.81	6,310	$31,160	$47,680
Gaming Managers	11-9071.00	EC	work exp.	*	*	*	*
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	11-9131.00	ECS	work exp.	1.00	710	$45,138	$58,072
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	11-9141.00	EC	lor	1.27	2,220	$38,038	$77,467
Social and Community Service Managers	11-9151.00	SEA	Bachelor	2.35	2,900	$33,337	$49,919
Managers, all other	11-9199.99	*	work exp.	1.27	7,410	$50,755	$84,538
occupation	SOC code	interests	minimum education	growth outlook	current workers	salary entry	salary all
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes	13-1011.00	ESAC	Bachelor +	2.72	140	$31,711	$54,415
Purchasing Agents and Buyers, Farm Products	13-1021.00	ECR	work exp.	0.20	330	$31,652	$57,216
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products	13-1022.00	ECS	work exp.	1.42	2,990	$28,113	$45,605
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products	13-1023.00	EC	work exp.	1.02	7,440	$33,006	$49,957
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	13-1031.00	CEI	long OJT	1.51	6,380	$31,950	$49,773
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage	13-1032.00	CRE	long OJT	2.00	410	$37,762	$49,526
Compliance Officers, Except Agriculture, Construction, Health and Safety, and Transportation	13-1041.00	C	long OJT	1.14	3,620	$28,944	$45,242
Cost Estimators	13-1051.00	CE	work exp.	2.37	4,810	$36,064	$51,966
Employment, Recruitment, and Placement Specialists	13-1071.00	SE	Bachelor	3.27	4,240	$28,487	$45,507
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	13-1072.00	ICES	Bachelor	2.21	3,070	$34,846	$50,194
Training and Development Specialists	13-1073.00	SEC	Bachelor	1.97	5,790	$31,512	$48,338
occupation	SOC code	interests	minimum education	growth outlook	current workers	salary entry	salary all
Human Resources, Training, and Labor Relations Specialists, all other	13-1079.99	*	Bachelor	2.55	3,220	$37,689	$55,477
Logisticians	13-1081.00	*	Bachelor	1.33	1,770	$42,853	$60,675
Management Analysts	13-1111.00	CEI	Bachelor +	1.78	7,690	$46,833	$77,846
Meeting and Convention Planners	13-1121.00	ECS	Bachelor	2.27	960	$28,109	$40,667
Business Operations Specialists, all other	13-1199.99	*	Bachelor	2.54	24,450	$34,712	$57,499
Accountants and Auditors	13-2011.00	CE	Bachelor	2.00	23,990	$36,828	$56,588
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate	13-2021.00	CE	1,2 year	2.23	1,520	$28,807	$46,025
Budget Analysts	13-2031.00	CE	Bachelor	1.36	870	$40,229	$57,158
Credit Analysts	13-2041.00	CE	Bachelor	0.74	2,530	$36,836	$63,993
Financial Analysts	13-2051.00	ICE	Bachelor	2.17	6,340	$44,725	$66,494
Personal Financial Advisors	13-2052.00	SEC	Bachelor	3.08	3,560	$40,221	$64,818
occupation	SOC code	interests	minimum education	growth outlook	current workers	salary entry	salary all
Insurance Underwriters	13-2053.00	CEI	Bachelor	1.08	3,010	$33,912	$52,565
Financial Examiners	13-2061.00	ESC	Bachelor	1.42	600	$46,057	$76,928
Loan Counselors	13-2071.00	ESC	Bachelor	1.68	460	$26,028	$33,249
Loan Officers	13-2072.00	ESC	Bachelor	1.22	10,210	$33,443	$52,010
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	13-2081.00	CE	Bachelor	0.92	1,600	$28,118	$43,323
Tax Preparers	13-2082.00	CE	mod. OJT	-0.07	1,850	$17,230	$32,625
Financial Specialists, all other	13-2099.99	*	Bachelor	1.59	3,730	$36,887	$61,330
Computer and Information Scientists, Research	15-1011.00	*	Doctorate	2.10	150	$62,154	$88,104
Computer Programmers	15-1021.00	IRC	Bachelor	0.00	10,010	$43,861	$69,684
Computer Software Engineers, Applications	15-1031.00	IRC	Bachelor	3.65	10,970	$56,402	$81,887
Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software	15-1032.00	IRC	Bachelor	2.54	9,240	$59,764	$87,362
occupation	SOC code	interests	minimum education	growth outlook	current workers	salary entry	salary all
Computer Support Specialists	15-1041.00	CIR	Associate	1.96	17,720	$28,087	$43,574
Computer Systems Analysts	15-1051.00	ICR	Bachelor	2.37	13,510	$47,217	$71,644
Database Administrators	15-1061.00	ICR	Bachelor	3.16	2,650	$42,022	$65,781
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	15-1071.00	IRC	Bachelor	3.42	6,720	$42,382	$63,070
Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts	15-1081.00	IR	Bachelor	4.15	6,820	$43,476	$64,837
Computer Specialists, all other	15-1099.99	*	Associate	1.82	2,360	$44,177	$70,402
Actuaries	15-2011.00	CIR	Bachelor +	2.86	190	$51,609	$86,213
Operations Research Analysts	15-2031.00	ICRE	Master	1.25	1,050	$45,059	$64,020
Statisticians	15-2041.00	IC	Master	0.73	740	$42,895	$65,855
Economists	19-3011.00	IEC	Master	0.43	310	*	*
Market Research Analysts	19-3021.00	IEC	Master	1.50	4,460	$39,698	$67,122
occupation	SOC code	interests	minimum education	growth outlook	current workers	salary entry	salary all
Survey Researchers	19-3022.00	*	Master	2.26	*	$28,846	$44,005
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	19-3032.00	IEAS	Master	*	*	*	*
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	23-2093.00	CE	mod. OJT	1.34	570	$23,108	$38,559
Public Relations Specialists	27-3031.00	EAS	Bachelor	2.18	3,780	$30,112	$49,764
Gaming Supervisors	39-1011.00	EC	work exp.	*	20	$25,240	$30,289
First-Line Supervisors/ Managers of Retail Sales Workers	41-1011.00	ECS	work exp.	1.12	44,740	$21,579	$34,795
First-Line Supervisors/ Managers of Non-Retail Sales Workers	41-1012.00	ECS	work exp.	0.81	10,630	$35,301	$70,359
Cashiers	41-2011.00	CER	short OJT	0.96	104,080	$12,885	$16,361
Counter and Rental Clerks	41-2021.00	CER	short OJT	2.49	12,040	$14,201	$22,748
Parts Salespersons	41-2022.00	ERCS	mod. OJT	-0.36	6,990	$18,206	$28,289
Retail Salespersons	41-2031.00	ES	short OJT	2.18	129,660	$14,568	$22,660
occupation	SOC code	interests	minimum education	growth outlook	current workers	salary entry	salary all
Advertising Sales Agents	41-3011.00	ECS	mod. OJT	2.16	3,390	$24,946	$46,871
Insurance Sales Agents	41-3021.00	ESC	Bachelor	0.86	8,360	$23,515	$51,475
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	41-3031.00	ECS	Bachelor	2.19	4,630	$44,076	$85,029
Travel Agents	41-3041.00	ESCA	1,2 year	-0.85	1,310	$22,283	$31,223
Sales Representatives, Services, all other	41-3099.99	*	mod. OJT	2.13	11,670	$28,480	$52,625
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	41-4011.00	ERS	mod. OJT	1.54	15,080	$32,457	$62,355
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	41-4012.00	ESCR	mod. OJT	1.63	43,070	$26,985	$51,853
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	41-9011.00	ERS	mod. OJT	2.20	2,000	*	*
Real Estate Brokers	41-9021.00	*	work exp.	1.74	4,640	$24,069	$42,029
Real Estate Sales Agents	41-9022.00	ECS	1,2 year	2.08	4,270	$26,976	$54,738
Sales Engineers	41-9031.00	ERI	Bachelor	1.80	1,660	$54,158	$78,631
occupation	SOC code	interests	minimum education	growth outlook	current workers	salary entry	salary all
Telemarketers	41-9041.00	ECS	short OJT	-0.33	3,760	$16,436	$23,733
Door-To-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers	41-9091.00	ECS	short OJT	-1.30	60	*	*
Sales and Related Workers, all other	41-9099.99	*	mod. OJT	2.23	2,810	$16,955	$35,127
First-Line Supervisors/ Managers of Office and Administrative Support Workers	43-1011.00	ECS	work exp.	1.13	38,390	$28,966	$42,495
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	43-2011.00	CRS	short OJT	-0.57	5,270	$17,138	$22,577
Telephone Operators	43-2021.00	CRS	short OJT	*	*	*	*
Communications Equipment Operators, all other	43-2099.99	*	short OJT	-1.81	50	$28,705	$40,850
Bill and Account Collectors	43-3011.00	CE	short OJT	1.87	10,030	$21,462	$29,735
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators	43-3021.00	CE	mod. OJT	0.40	14,660	$22,130	$28,742
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	43-3031.00	C	mod. OJT	0.89	51,780	$21,240	$29,684
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	43-3051.00	CE	mod. OJT	1.75	5,630	$22,419	$30,307
occupation	SOC code	interests	minimum education	growth outlook	current workers	salary entry	salary all
Procurement Clerks	43-3061.00	C	short OJT	-0.06	1,500	$24,755	$32,944
Tellers	43-3071.00	CE	short OJT	1.65	15,370	$20,088	$23,201
Brokerage Clerks	43-4011.00	CE	mod. OJT	1.08	2,220	$26,758	$34,192
Correspondence Clerks	43-4021.00	CE	short OJT	-0.27	460	$21,361	$29,596
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	43-4041.00	CE	short OJT	-5.26	2,070	$24,462	$33,701
Customer Service Representatives	43-4051.00	CES	mod. OJT	2.33	64,620	$19,864	$29,609
File Clerks	43-4071.00	C	short OJT	-3.84	3,250	$15,860	$22,010
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	43-4111.00	CSE	short OJT	2.58	5,790	$19,313	$24,937
Library Assistants, Clerical	43-4121.00	CR	short OJT	1.78	3,120	$14,861	$20,646
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	43-4131.00	CE	short OJT	0.33	5,110	$22,318	$31,174
New Accounts Clerks	43-4141.00	CES	work exp.	1.45	1,850	$20,885	$29,027
occupation	SOC code	interests	minimum education	growth outlook	current workers	salary entry	salary all
Order Clerks	43-4151.00	CE	short OJT	-2.61	6,830	$20,358	$28,509
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	43-4161.00	CES	short OJT	1.61	4,160	$23,260	$31,285
Receptionists and Information Clerks	43-4171.00	CES	short OJT	2.17	28,860	$16,682	$22,522
Information and Record Clerks, all other	43-4199.99	*	short OJT	-0.78	4,710	$21,125	$31,290
Cargo and Freight Agents	43-5011.00	CR	mod. OJT	0.00	720	$27,428	$36,753
Couriers and Messengers	43-5021.00	RC	short OJT	0.00	1,980	$16,166	$22,364
Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers	43-5031.00	SC	mod. OJT	1.66	3,030	$21,900	$27,852
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	43-5032.00	CR	mod. OJT	1.14	4,850	$21,291	$31,988
Meter Readers, Utilities	43-5041.00	CR	short OJT	-5.06	1,630	$20,358	$27,537
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	43-5053.00	*	short OJT	1.04	4,700	$29,005	$39,714
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	43-5061.00	CE	short OJT	0.31	7,800	$24,455	$36,589
occupation	SOC code	interests	minimum education	growth outlook	current workers	salary entry	salary all
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	43-5071.00	CR	short OJT	0.61	23,150	$18,969	$26,305
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers	43-5081.00	CR	short OJT	-0.35	45,040	$15,048	$21,814
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	43-5111.00	CR	short OJT	-1.48	2,990	$16,537	$24,361
Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	43-6011.00	CE	mod. OJT	1.57	47,580	$25,553	$34,699
Legal Secretaries	43-6012.00	CE	1,2 year	2.23	5,290	$22,684	$33,905
Medical Secretaries	43-6013.00	CE	1,2 year	1.77	9,470	$20,313	$25,918
Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	43-6014.00	CES	mod. OJT	0.18	53,090	$19,335	$26,814
Computer Operators	43-9011.00	CR	mod. OJT	-3.64	3,860	$25,573	$34,998
Data Entry Keyers	43-9021.00	CR	mod. OJT	0.45	6,420	$19,429	$24,715
Word Processors and Typists	43-9022.00	C	mod. OJT	-1.18	1,810	$20,631	$27,810
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	43-9041.00	CE	mod. OJT	0.30	5,260	$25,178	$33,401
occupation	SOC code	interests	minimum education	growth outlook	current workers	salary entry	salary all
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	43-9051.00	CR	short OJT	-4.27	2,840	$16,671	$22,743
Office Clerks, General	43-9061.00	C	short OJT	0.99	65,530	$16,252	$23,800
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	43-9071.00	CR	short OJT	-1.66	1,680	$19,219	$25,156
Proofreaders and Copy Markers	43-9081.00	C	short OJT	0.94	320	$16,637	$24,943
Statistical Assistants	43-9111.00	C	mod. OJT	0.43	250	$21,403	$29,471
Office and Administrative Support Workers, all other	43-9199.99	*	short OJT	1.51	2,860	$21,284	$29,924

* data not available

SOC Codes

Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system classifies all careers and assigns a unique number to each. This SOC number can be used to follow up with other career databases.

Interests

Interests are the likes and dislikes of people who work in each career. Matching your interests can help you find a career that will be more satisfying and rewarding for you than occupations that do not meet your interests. Knowing your work interests can help you decide what kinds of jobs and careers you want to explore.

People and work environments can be classified into these six different groups:

Realistic - "Doers" - People who have athletic or mechanical ability, prefer to work with objects, machines, tools, plants or animals, or to be outdoors.
Investigative - "Thinkers" - People who like to observe, learn, investigate, analyze, evaluate or solve problems.
Artistic - "Creators" - People who have artistic, innovating or intuitional abilities and like to work in unstructured situations using their imagination and creativity.
Social - "Helpers" - People who like to work with people to enlighten, inform, help, train, or cure them, or are skilled with words.
Enterprising - "Persuaders" - People who like to work with people, influencing, persuading, performing, leading or managing for organizational goals or economic gain.
Conventional - "Organizers" - People who like to work with data, have clerical or numerical ability, carry out tasks in detail or follow through on others' instructions.

Take an Interest Assessment to discover your interests.

Minimum Postsecondary Education Required

Minimum education is the usual minimum level of postsecondary (after high school) education required for each career.

Some careers have on-the-job training (OJT), which means that you go straight to the job and learn while you work.

short OJT - Short on-the-job training (less than one month)
mod. OJT - Moderate on-the-job training (1 to 12 months)
long OJT - Long on-the-job training (more than one year). Long OJT usually includes community college or trade school courses.

Some careers require further education after high school before starting the career.

1,2 year - One- or two-year program at a trade school or community college
Associate - Associate's degree - two-year degree program at a community college
Bachelor - Bachelor's degree - four-year degree program at a college or university
Bach+work - Bachelor's degree plus related work experience
Master - Master's degree - two or more years after Bachelor's degree
Doctorate - Doctorate degree - three or more years after Bachelor's degree
Profess. - Professional degree - three or more years after Bachelor's degree
work exp. - Work experience in a related occupation

Growth Outlook

Growth outlook is the projected growth of the number of career openings per year in North Carolina from 2004 to 2014. High growth means that the number of openings are increasing, so the likelihood of getting a job in this career is good. Low growth means that there may not be any openings, so the likelihood of getting a job in this career is not very good.

low - (red color) - below average projected growth rate (less than 1% growth per year)
moderate - (green color) - average projected growth rate (between 1 and 2.1% growth per year)
high - (blue color) - above average projected growth rate (over 2.1% growth per year)

White background indicates that growth outlook information is not available.

Number of Current Workers in NC

Current workers (2004 data) is the number of people in North Carolina who are full-time and part-time employees, workers on paid vacation or other type of paid leave, workers assigned temporarily to other units and paid owners, officers and staff of incorporated firms. This excludes proprietors, owners and partners of unincorporated firms, unpaid family workers, workers on unpaid leave and contractors and temporary agency employees not on the company payroll.

Average Entry-Level NC Salaries

Salary entry is the estimated average salary (2007) for all entry-level (first-year) workers in this career in North Carolina.

Salary includes straight time, gross pay, exclusive of premium pay. Base rate, cost-of-living allowances, tips, guaranteed pay, hazardous-duty pay, incentive pay, commissions, production bonuses and on-call pay are included. Excluded is back pay, jury duty pay, overtime pay, severance pay, shift differentials, non-production bonuses and tuition reimbursements.

Average NC Salaries

Salary all is the estimated average salary (2007) for all workers in this career in North Carolina.

This career information is from the North Carolina Career Outlook Handbook.

This research was compiled and analyzed by Chris Droessler.

The data come from multiple data tables from the NC Employment Security Commission - Labor Market Information. Blanks in this table represent missing data, some due to confidentiality because of small numbers of workers in an occupation.

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