Business Management & Administration
Business Management and Administration careers use your organizational and leadership skills to prepare for careers where you plan, direct, and evaluate operations to run a successful business. There are a variety of career opportunities available including hiring staff, analyzing data and launching your own start-up. This career cluster employs the largest number of workers in Virginia.
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Do you like being in charge or working as part of a team?
Are you an effective communicator?
Do you enjoy analyzing data and taking calculated risks?
What It Takes:
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Strong leadership & communication skills
Self-motivation
Organizational Skills
Strategic Planning
Management Analyst
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Management analysts, often called management consultants, propose ways to improve an organization’s efficiency. They advise managers on how to make organizations more through reduced costs and increased revenues. Management analysts travel frequently to meet with clients. Employment of management analysts is projected to grow 14 percent from 2014 to 2024, much faster than the average for all occupations. Demand for the services of these workers should grow as organizations continue to seek ways to improve and control costs.
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Interview personnel and conduct on-site observation to ascertain unit functions, work performed, and methods, equipment, and personnel used
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Plan study of work problems and procedures, such as organizational change, communications, information flow, integrated production methods, inventory control, or cost analysis
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Analyze data gathered and develop solutions or alternative methods of proceeding
Career Pathways
Middle School
High School
Technical
Center
Community
College
Traditional
College
Graduate
School
Receptionist
Administrative Assistants
Executive Secretaries
Purchasing Agent
Office Administrators
Human Resources Manager
Operations Manager
Project Manager
Global Business Manager
Sales Manager
Chief Executive Officer
Average Salary
$43,706
Average Salary
$53,600
Average Salary
$101,682
Average Salary
$159,263
