Career Opportunities in Economics
A variety of job opportunities are available to a student with a major in economics. A partial list of career options is given below:
- Banking and Finance (loan officer, stock broker, commodities broker, financial analyst, security analyst, etc.)
- Insurance (benefit analyst, claims adjuster, underwriting trainee, actuary, etc.)
- Government at local, state or federal levels (budget analyst, urban planning administrator, forecaster, consultant, foreign service officer, etc.)
- Business Administration (management trainee, forecaster, market analyst, labor relations, sales, logistics, buyer, systems analyst, etc.)
- Teaching
- Consulting
- Business and Economic Reporter
- International organizations (World Bank, International Monetary Fund, etc.)