What Can I do With a Degree in General Management?

Career Center Library Resources
The Career Center Library has a variety of resources to help students explore potential career fields. These resources include information about typical responsibilities, qualifications, career paths, job outlook, salary, and related careers.

Books Specifically Related to General Management Majors

• Real People Working in Sales and Marketing —(Marketing Managers)
• Careers in Business — (Credit Manager, Inventory Manager, Manager, Manager of Operations, Management Trainee, Manufacturing Manager, Materials Manager, Product Manager, Property Manager, Risk Manager)
• The Music Business — Career Opportunities and Self Defense —(Arts Management)

Vocational Biographies
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• Hotel Manager
• District Manager
• Bank Investment Sales Manager
• Newspaper Business Manager
  
• Branch Bank Manager
  

Professional Associations

• American Management Association (AMA)
• National Management Association (NMA)

Internet Sites with Career-Related Information for General Management Majors

• What Can I do With a Major in...Management? — Lists potential job titles. Produced by the Career Services Center, University of North Carolina, Wilmington, North Carolina.
• College Majors and Career Opportunities - Management — Lists related occupations and types of employers. From Career Services, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
• Management — Lists and describes job titles related to management majors. From the Career Exploration Center at the University of Texas, Austin, Texas.
• Health Services Managers — From the Occupational Outlook Handbook.
• Hotel Managers and Assistants — From the Occupational Outlook Handbook.
• Restaurant and Food Service Managers — From the Occupational Outlook Handbook.
• Marketing, Advertising, and Public Relations Managers — From the Occupational Outlook Handbook.
• Retail Sales Worker Supervisors and Managers — From the Occupational Outlook Handbook.
• Careers in Retailing — From the Department of Finance, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
• Industrial Production Managers — From the Occupational Outlook Handbook.
• Property Managers — From the Occupational Outlook Handbook.
• General Management: What Can I Do With This Major? — Outlines common career areas, identifies typical employers, and suggests general strategies to enhance employability. From Career Services at the University of Tennessee.

Places of Employment

General Management majors may find employment in a variety of areas depending on their skills and experience. Career-related internships or career-related part-time jobs may be a prerequisite to finding professional-level employment after graduation.

The following list of employers and job titles was derived from the Career Center's jobs database where the employer specifically requested General Management majors. This list does not reflect all potential places of employment or kinds of jobs for accounting majors. This list does not reflect current openings.

• Acumed, Inc. — International Business Associate
• American Red Cross — Blood Services Department Manager
  
• AXA Advisors, LLC — Financial Professional
• Benton County — Health Finance and Operations Officer
• Bodycote Materials Testing — Laboratory Manager
• CH2M Hill — Senior Project Managers
• City of Portland — Information Technology Project Manager, Business Technology Manager, Supervising Engineer
• City of Salem — Assistant Building & Safety Administrator, Information Technology Project Manager, Park Operations Supervisor
  
• Columbia Sportwear Company — Business Analyst II
• Comcast Corporation — Supervisor of Planning and Design
• Douglas County — Deputy Administrator
• Entercom Radio Portland — Director of Business Development, Marketing Services Manager
  
• Fastenal — Business Development Managers
• Frito-lay, Inc. — Operations Manager
• Girl Scouts - Columbia River Council Inc. — Membership Manager
• Health Net of Oregon - Sr. Financial Analyst
• Health Source NW — Sales Manager
• Hertz Corporation — Location Manager
• Housing Division of Oregon Housing and Community Service (OHCS) — Governmental Auditor 2
• Human Services Council — Medicaid Services Manager
• Intel Corporation — Corporate Materials
• Internal Revenue Service (IRS) — Internal Revenue Officer
• Kraft Foods, Inc. — Supervisor
  
• Lane Education Service District — Director of Business Services
• Lazerquick — Assistant to the Director of Training and Franchising
• Legislative Administration — Media Supervisor
• Loaves & Fishes Centers, Inc. — Director of Operations
• Logitech — Marketing and Writing Senior Manager
• Lower Columbia College — Assistant Director of Financial Aid
• Lowe's Companies, Inc. — Distribrution Management Training Program
• Mercy Corps — Assistant Subgrants Manager
• Merix Corporation — Manufacturing Manager, Director of Forest Grove Panel Operations, Plant Manager
  
• Miller & Zimmerly Real Estate Investment Group — Project Coordinator
• Mt. Hood Community College (MHCC) — Workforce Developmetn Specialist
• Multnomah County Sheriff's Office — Finance Manager
• Northwest Interpreters, Inc. — Translation Services Project Manager
• Oregon Catholic Press — Assistant Marketing Manager
• Oregon Child Care Resource & Referral Network — Director of Contracts and Operations
• Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) — Principal Executive Manager
• Oregon Department of Human Services — Prinicpal Executive Manager C - Child Welfare Program Supervisor
• Oregon Military Department — Construction Project Manager 1
• Oregon Public Employees Retirement Systems (PERS) — Principal Executive Manager D
• Oregon Secretary of State Audits Division — State Auditor 1
• Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) — Land Application and Licensing Manager
• Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) — Principal Contributor 1 - Project Leader
• Oregon State Bar — Admissions Director
• Oregon State University (OSU) — Assistant to the Director. Director of College External Relations and Marketing
• Pella Corporation — Department Manager (Production Supervisor)
• Pension Planners Northwest — Retirement Plan Administrator
• Planar Systems, Inc. — Strategic Sourcing Coordinator
• Planned Parenthood — Director of Health Center Operations
• Portland Development Commission (PDC) — Public Affairs Manager, Community Relations Coordinator
• Portland Public Schools — Compensation and Benefits Manager
• SAIF Corporation — Corporate Projects Coordinator, Underwriting Manager, Claims Supervisor, Training and Development Manager
  
• Shoreline Community College — International Education Manager
• Schreiber Foods, Inc. — Production Team Advisor
• SOLV — Program Coordinator
• Target Stores — DC Operations Team Leader, Operations Team Leader
  
• TransPerfect Translations — Assistant Project Manager
• TriMet — MOW Signals Supervisor, Assistant Station Manager, Workforce Development and Training Manager, Employee Services Director
• Unitus Community Credit Union — Branch Manager
• Universal Forest Products — Production Manager Trainee
• University of Oregon (UofO) — Assistant Director for Alumni Relations
• University of Puget Sound, The — Director of the School of Business and Leadership
• US General Services Administration — Building Management Specialist
• Victaulic — Sales Territory Manager
• Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center — Assistant Clinic Manager
• Washington Center, The — State Relations Manager
• YWCA of Greater Portland — Program Manager, Management Executive Director
  

School of Business: General Management - Portland State University