| American employers are increasingly turning to job | | | | 2006-2016 decade, with positions for management |
| candidates who have solid business training to help | | | | analysts rising by 22 percent. Both positions have high |
| build profitability in a competitive landscape. Even | | | | earnings upsides, but do require post-graduate |
| government agencies are looking for candidates who | | | | training. |
| hold business degrees. If you're looking to develop | | | | Thriving in Sales or Marketing |
| keen skills and instincts, online business degree | | | | You can also profit from online business school |
| programs can help you write your own ticket to a | | | | training if you're planning on entering the sales or |
| rewarding career. | | | | marketing verticals. You can earn an online business |
| The advantages of pursuing an online business | | | | degree with a concentration in sales. The BLS reports |
| degree are exceptional: you can dovetail your learning | | | | that sales managers who combine a degree with key |
| with your existing work and family life without | | | | experience took home a median salary of $94,910 in |
| compromising them. All you need is Internet access, | | | | 2007. |
| the drive to succeed, and you're on your way. Some | | | | Marketing managers should find a healthy 12 percent |
| employers may even pay full or partial tuition for | | | | growth in jobs between 2006 and 2016, according to |
| employees attending an online business school. | | | | the BLS. Jobs for graduates can be found in finance, |
| Business Degrees and Careers | | | | banking, manufacturing, healthcare, and the tech |
| For those just entering the professions, an | | | | sector. In 2007, marketing managers earned a median |
| undergraduate online business degree in finance, or | | | | income of $104,000. |
| accounting can help launch your career. Classes for | | | | Business Degrees: Other Fields to Pursue |
| two- and four-year programs are available 24/7 from | | | | You can also pursue online specializations in human |
| your desktop. Gaining a general, thorough | | | | resource management, working as a recruiting or |
| understanding of business practices, principles, and | | | | benefits specialist in the corporate or government |
| software can make you an attractive candidate in | | | | sector--or work as an independent head-hunter and |
| most every industry. | | | | consultant. The BLS predicts a 17 percent increase in |
| You may even choose to specialize in emerging fields | | | | jobs for HR professionals between 2006 and 2016. |
| of eCommerce, international trade, global | | | | You can get started in the field with as little as an |
| management, entrepreneurship, consulting, and | | | | associate's degree, although most companies are |
| change management, pursuing a graduate degree or | | | | looking for bachelor's or MBA degrees. |
| online MBA that prepares you for organizational | | | | Business training can improve your value in the |
| leadership. | | | | workplace as well as prepare you for working as an |
| Management analysts and personal financial advisors | | | | independent, opening your own small business, or |
| are among the fastest-growing career groups in the | | | | partnering with another entrepreneur. If you're |
| nation. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) | | | | already working in a niche career, adding online |
| predicts that new jobs for personal finance advisors | | | | business training can help you advance within the |
| should grow by an astounding 37 percent during the | | | | company. |