Marketing provides a well-rounded business education for many careers.
Virtually all businesses and organizations, as well as many government agencies, have marketing needs. Job availability for marketers is good compared to many other business fields. A career in marketing can take people around the world or even let them work at home.
Entry-level positions include sales assistant or representative, consultant, and marketing manager. Other occupations in marketing include retail manager, advertising, sales, research, distribution, new product introduction, and product pricing.
Eventual positions include sales managers (managing a team of sales people), product managers (responsible for all aspects of marketing a product), research managers (consumer, media, industrial research), retail store managers, or district managers.