What Kinda of Jobs do Economics Majors get?

[John0101]

Hey yall,

I'm an econ major, sociology minor and Im wondering what kinda of jobs can I get out there? Any other econ majors out there?

[golden_buns]

Tons; financing, accounting, real estate, goverment & politics, management, research, statistics, etc, etc

I suggest you do a minor in accounting instead of sociology cuz that's gonna come in very handy when you start looking for a job.

[John0101]

really? why would accounting help? I kinda of wanted to work for a non-profit or something community oriented and I thought sociology would help on that.

[golden_buns]

really? why would accounting help? I kinda of wanted to work for a non-profit or something community oriented and I thought sociology would help on that.


even for non-profit groups accounting can be very helpful since you can help the group by keeping track of the financing in that group. Basically accounting is something very basic for anything that has to do with managing.

I regret not having taken any accounting classes back in college

[ellsworth81]

ooo oo, me is econ major
sometimes i wonder if a major even matters anymore ... because as long as you are smart most ppl will hire you anyway ...

so the short version is ..... anyting you want .. (as long as you want to put in the work)

[kboy75]

most people work in finance or consulting of some sort.

but if that's not your bag, you can actually do anything. the best thing is to get an internship in the field you want to work in before you graduate and then maybe get a permanant job there later. if not there, then at least you have the experience on your resume to pursue the same field.

[kboy75]

BTW, i know a lot of econ majors that are doing NOTHING related to what they studied in school.

[John0101]

Well I am going to take a few accouting course, fiance courses. Btw two of my friends just graduate, one was a fiance major from SOM (school of managment) the other was an econ major from the college of behavioral sciences. They both had similiar GPAs and connections. The fiance major got two job offers as a mutual fund anaylst and the econ major works as a telemarketer. I hope I don't share his fate.

[golden_buns]

BTW, i know a lot of econ majors that are doing NOTHING related to what they studied in school.


me, I'm working on real estate

[golden_buns]

Well I am going to take a few accouting course, fiance courses. Btw two of my friends just graduate, one was a fiance major from SOM (school of managment) the other was an econ major from the college of behavioral sciences. They both had similiar GPAs and connections. The fiance major got two job offers as a mutual fund anaylst and the econ major works as a telemarketer. I hope I don't share his fate.


that's cuz behavioral sciences is useless. if you focus your courses on finance and accounting you'll always find good jobs

[John0101]

buns you making good money in real estate?

[golden_buns]

buns you making good money in real estate?

not really, right now I'm doing an internship for a real estate consulting company so the pay isn't that great. I'm in this because I want to learn more about real estate, and make some serious money once I gain enough knowledge

Real estate is probably the safest type of investment you can make because unlike stocks, bonds, funds, etc, it isn't so sensitive to sudden changes

[John0101]

Dang, paid internship! U must have a good GPA, everybody at my school only get unpaid internships.

[golden_buns]

Dang, paid internship! U must have a good GPA, everybody at my school only get unpaid internships.


That's cuz I had to come to Korea.
My overall GPA went down the drain cuz I double majored in Econ and CS and most of my grades in CS weren't that good. That's why I better get some impressive experience to put on my CV if I wanna think about grad school

I don't think I'd get paid a penny in the States

[ModernLogic]

I'm an economics and applied math with emphasis on statistics double major.

I want to be an actuary. Good pay and good hours.

[yoMAMA]

i would suppose econ majors can also work for allan greenspan and the federal reserve :D

[Hiroshi2]

Any insight/advice on what someone with an Economics degree can do?Right now I'm considering getting my Bachelor's degree in Econ, and then getting a Master's in Urban Planning. But let's say there's a few years in b/w my undergrad and grad school shits, for whatever reason. Is there any decent job I can get just from a Bachelor's in Economics?

[lethal]

You can go into business related fields, like marketing, finance, and financial analysis...

[moJo]

get yourself recruited for either Consulting or Investment Banking jobs.

i graduated with Econ but i hated it. :)

[maestro123]

What is the difference between economics and finance?? They sound so similar to me :rolleyes:

[Hiroshi2]

OK, OK.......................I think I can handle that as a "backup" job if Urban Planning doesn't immediately work out............


But how much math is involved? I know there's going to be a pretty decent amount, it IS economics.............and I'm not trying to run away from it, but if I have to take something like Cal 3, I might have to back out of it..............

[VV o n g B a]

i'm not sure about undergrad, but graduate level econ is heavily involved in math. econ math at that level can be extremely abstract depending upon what area of econ ur talking about and considered by some to be more difficult than astrophysics. but again i don't know how much of that holds for undergrad.

it can also get u near one of the hottest bisexual movie stars alive.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10509655/site/newsweek/

[moJo]

OK, OK.......................I think I can handle that as a "backup" job if Urban Planning doesn't immediately work out............


But how much math is involved? I know there's going to be a pretty decent amount, it IS economics.............and I'm not trying to run away from it, but if I have to take something like Cal 3, I might have to back out of it..............
for undergrad, one year of Calculus is required. at my university, Econometrics (econ statistics) is also required. you should be able to find the reqs, which may differ, for your school...

[moser]

For econ major jobs:
http://forums.yellowworld.org/showthread.php?t=9712

I graduated with a degree in econ. It was ok, though what annoyed me was that there were so many damned assumptions for everything. IMO, it's a practical major for jobs, but it's not that practical for real world analysis.

[Hiroshi2]

i'm not sure about undergrad, but graduate level econ is heavily involved in math. econ math at that level can be extremely abstract depending upon what area of econ ur talking about and considered by some to be more difficult than astrophysics. but again i don't know how much of that holds for undergrad.

it can also get u near one of the hottest bisexual movie stars alive.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10509655/site/newsweek/




Heh heh...........................I wouldn't mind a little Angelina under my tree this Christmas. Or better yet, under my sheets :D


OK seriously. I checked the requirements on AAMU's website, and I didn't see any math classes, but I know they take at least Cal I and II.............*shudder*.


Dammit, I want a good job but i know i'm no good at math. :frown:


Thanks for the link moser.

[snailpoo]

OK seriously. I checked the requirements on AAMU's website, and I didn't see any math classes, but I know they take at least Cal I and II.............*shudder*.

Dammit, I want a good job but i know i'm no good at math. :frown:

My econ major required Calc II, Liner Algebra, and Economectrics. Statistics help a lot too.

Of course, I got my econ degree and went straight to law school... so, none of that math helps me at all now.

The majority of my friends, and the majority of the school, in fact, were also econ majors. Of the ones that didn't go directly to law school, most went to become analysts or consultants... before going to law school. :biggrin:

[xazaryz]

i am majoring in econ too...and wondering what kinda job i can find after....since i have a year and half to grad.......can't see a road ahead .........