Question 1.108

1.108 Jobs for business majors.

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What types of jobs are available for students who graduate with a business degree? The website careerbuilder.com lists job opportunities classified in a variety of ways. A recent posting had 25,120 jobs. The following table gives types of jobs and the numbers of postings listed under the classification “business administration” on a recent day.31

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Type Number
Management 10916
Sales 5981
Information technology 4605
Customer service 4116
Marketing 3821
Finance 2339
Health care 2231
Accounting 2175
Human resources 1685

Describe these data using the methods you learned in this chapter, and write a short summary about jobs that are available for those who have a business degree. Include comments on the limitations that should be kept in mind when interpreting this particular set of data.