Business Administration

If you choose to major in Business Administration, you will have options in leadership positions across industries. Effective managers are needed at all levels of business, industry and government– from first line supervisors to top executives–to plan and direct the work of the organization, set policy, establish channels of communication, and evaluate the work that is done.

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Representative Job Titles and Area of Specialization

Account Executive
Account Manager, Advertiser *
Administration
Administrative Analyst
Assistant Controller
Auditor
Bank Examiner
Bank Officer, Operations And Lending
Budget Analyst
Business Analyst
Buyer
Claims Representative
Contract Administrator
Cost Analyst
Credit Analyst
Employment Interviewer
Finance
Financial Planning
Health Administrator
Human Resources Management
Information Systems

Insurance Underwriter
Internal Revenue Officer
Job Analyst
Labor Relations Specialist
Management Consulting
Management Trainee
Market Research Analyst
Marketing/Sales
Materials Management
Methods Analyst
Personnel Analyst
Product/Brand Manager *
Production/Operation
Production Planner
Public Administration
Public Relations Representative
Purchasing Agent
Systems Analyst
Traffic Analyst
Training Specialist
Writer: Business, Trade, Technical Publications

* See Training section

Nature of the Work

Accounting and finance careers essentially involve numbers and analysis. You may be analyzing a budget, statistics, trends or manufacturing costs. Administrators manage people, materials and contracts.

Production managers oversee the making of a product for manufacturing, construction, agriculture or mining companies. Production planners design the flow of work and information. Marketing and sales offer a range of options from entry-level sales and customer service positions to market research and advertising, which may require experience and specialized training.

Places of Employment

Accounting firms
Advertising agencies
Aerospace industry
Chambers of commerce
City, county and state government
Engineering firms
Federal government:
- General Accounting Office
- Comptroller of the Currency
- Internal Revenue Service
- Office of Personnel
Management
Financial services
Hospitals
Import-export companies

Insurance companies
Investment firms
Magazines, newspapers, and periodicals
Management consulting firms
Manufacturing firms
Market research firms
Professional associations
Public relations firms
Publishing companies
Radio/T.V. industry
Regional planning councils
Research and development firms
Retailers
Trade associations
Public utilities companies
Universities, colleges, and other educational institutions

Training

Nearly all of the jobs listed above may be obtained with a bachelor’s degree depending on the type of coursework you completed and experience you gained as an undergrad. Job titles with asterisks generally require specific education and/or experience beyond the bachelor’s degree.

If you accept an entry-level position, expect to be placed in a training program. Formal management trainee programs are most frequently found in finance, trade, and manufacturing companies and in government agencies.

For further information and/or career counseling contact the UCR Career Center, (951) 827-3631.