MARKETING

Advertisements in the newspaper, TV commercials, jingles on the radio, grocery store posters, bumper stickers, emails ads and Web sites are create as part of marketing campaigns to entice consumers to buy products. Marketing is the link between an organization and its target audience, which includes customers, clients, investors and partners. Marketers create, manage, enhance and sell products and services so that they reflect well on the company’s brand. A key part of a marketer’s job is to understand the needs, preferences and constraints that define the targeted consumers corresponding to the brand. This career pathway is a good fit for people who are creative or number-minded statisticians with the ability to communicate persuasively, to “think on their feet,” to use tact, to employ good judgment and to establish and maintain effective relationships with people at all levels within and outside the company.

LIST OF PATHWAYS

Aerospace

Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources

Arts, A/V Technology & Communication

Architecture & Construction

Business Management & Administration

Education & Training

Energy

Engineering & Polymer Science

Finance

Government & Public Administration

Health Science

Hospitality & Tourism

Human Services

Information Technology

Law, Public Safety, Correction & Security

Manufacturing

Marine Science

Marketing

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics