Business Economics

This sheet has sample occupations, work settings, and employers associated with Bentley and this major. You are not limited to these options when choosing a career path. The options for this major are designed to get you thinking about occupations related to your interests and a particular field of study.

CONVENTIONAL Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas.

ENTERPRISING Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading and managing people and making many decisions, and sometimes require risk taking.

INVESTIGATIVE Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve research in searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.

SOCIAL Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.

ARTISTIC Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require selfexpression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules.

REALISTIC Realistic occupations frequently involve work that is practical, mechanical and hands-on. This occupation may require working outside, and does not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.

Advertising Departments/Firms

Chamber of Commerce

Consulting Firms

Retail Economic Research Firms Federal & State Government Industries/Manufacturing Orgs.

Magazines/Newspapers

Firms

Investment Firms

Public Relations Firms