These Are The 10 Most Common Jobs For Economics Majors Right Out Of College

We analyzed millions of resumes to determine what jobs Econ Majors are most likely to land right out of college.

So you went to school. You put aside that silly dream of majoring in Philosophy or Fashion and decided to go the more practical route: you majored in Economics.

Good for you. The world needs more number crunchers—less existential thinking and self expression. Besides you can do that in your spare time.

Jokes aside, Economics Majors do play an important role in our society—and sometimes just after you graduate, no matter what your major, it can feel just the opposite. Like you’ve put in all this time to study something, and then… what?

Well, lucky for economics majors (Philosophy and Fashion majors—that’s a whole separate analysis), there is hope. Lots of hope—especially if you’re interested in one of these jobs.

These are the 10 most common jobs for economics majors, just out of college:

10 Most Common Jobs For Economics Majors Out Of College

RANK	JOB TITLE	TOP LOCATIONS	JOB OPENINGS	GROWTH	JOB SECURITY	SALARY
#1	Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Marketing Internship	New York, NY New York, NY Chicago, IL Boston, MA Los Angeles, CA Washington, DC Philadelphia, PA Indianapolis, IN Dallas, TX Austin, TX Pittsburgh, PA	5207	A	F	$61,290
#2	Internship	-	2248	-	-	-
#3	Sales Sales Associate	New York, NY New York, NY Las Vegas, NV Chicago, IL Atlanta, GA Memphis, TN Philadelphia, PA Baltimore, MD Houston, TX Phoenix, AZ Indianapolis, IN	23766	C	D	$21,390
#4	Sales Sales Representative	New York, NY New York, NY Phoenix, AZ Chicago, IL Atlanta, GA Houston, TX Las Vegas, NV Denver, CO Indianapolis, IN Los Angeles, CA Omaha, NE	61662	C	C	$55,020
#5	Life, Physical, and Social Science Research Assistant	New York, NY New York, NY Boston, MA Washington, DC Chicago, IL Philadelphia, PA Madison, WI Baltimore, MD Houston, TX Minneapolis, MN Los Angeles, CA	572	C	D	$39,460
#6	Volunteer	-	1152	-	-	-
#7	Computer and Mathematical Consultant	New York, NY New York, NY Chicago, IL Houston, TX Washington, DC Atlanta, GA Boston, MA Dallas, TX Charlotte, NC Denver, CO Minneapolis, MN	2044	A	D	$80,880
#8	Community and Social Services Assistant Internship	New York, NY New York, NY Washington, DC Chicago, IL Boston, MA Philadelphia, PA Los Angeles, CA Providence, RI Atlanta, GA Baltimore, MD Houston, TX	17977	A	F	$47,610
#9	Executive Management Manager	New York, NY New York, NY Chicago, IL Houston, TX Atlanta, GA Las Vegas, NV Phoenix, AZ Washington, DC Dallas, TX Denver, CO Boston, MA	5018	C	B	$97,270
#10	Computer and Mathematical Business Analyst	New York, NY New York, NY Chicago, IL Minneapolis, MN Atlanta, GA Boston, MA Houston, TX Dallas, TX Richmond, VA Washington, DC Charlotte, NC	3208	A	D	$82,710

Methodology

Here are at Zippia we aim to help you better understand your career paths based on your education, skills, and interests. To do that, we've amassed a collection of over 3 million resumes from real people across the country that includes over 30,000 people that graduated with an economics degree.

We then identify each person's first job title out of college based on their resume. We then standardize that title into 1 of 700+ normalized jobs titles -- for example "Public Relations Intern" and "Media Intern" would both count towards "Marketing Internship."

Finally, we divide the occurrence of each normalized job title into the total count of resumes for people with an economics major to get the most common right out of college.

50 Most Common Jobs For Economics Majors Out Of College

RANK	JOB TITLE	TOP LOCATIONS	JOB OPENINGS	GROWTH	JOB SECURITY	SALARY
#1	Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Marketing Internship	New York, NY New York, NY Chicago, IL Boston, MA Los Angeles, CA Washington, DC Philadelphia, PA Indianapolis, IN Dallas, TX Austin, TX Pittsburgh, PA	5207	A	F	$61,290
#2	Internship	-	2248	-	-	-
#3	Sales Sales Associate	New York, NY New York, NY Las Vegas, NV Chicago, IL Atlanta, GA Memphis, TN Philadelphia, PA Baltimore, MD Houston, TX Phoenix, AZ Indianapolis, IN	23766	C	D	$21,390
#4	Sales Sales Representative	New York, NY New York, NY Phoenix, AZ Chicago, IL Atlanta, GA Houston, TX Las Vegas, NV Denver, CO Indianapolis, IN Los Angeles, CA Omaha, NE	61662	C	C	$55,020
#5	Life, Physical, and Social Science Research Assistant	New York, NY New York, NY Boston, MA Washington, DC Chicago, IL Philadelphia, PA Madison, WI Baltimore, MD Houston, TX Minneapolis, MN Los Angeles, CA	572	C	D	$39,460
#6	Volunteer	-	1152	-	-	-
#7	Computer and Mathematical Consultant	New York, NY New York, NY Chicago, IL Houston, TX Washington, DC Atlanta, GA Boston, MA Dallas, TX Charlotte, NC Denver, CO Minneapolis, MN	2044	A	D	$80,880
#8	Community and Social Services Assistant Internship	New York, NY New York, NY Washington, DC Chicago, IL Boston, MA Philadelphia, PA Los Angeles, CA Providence, RI Atlanta, GA Baltimore, MD Houston, TX	17977	A	F	$47,610
#9	Executive Management Manager	New York, NY New York, NY Chicago, IL Houston, TX Atlanta, GA Las Vegas, NV Phoenix, AZ Washington, DC Dallas, TX Denver, CO Boston, MA	5018	C	B	$97,270
#10	Computer and Mathematical Business Analyst	New York, NY New York, NY Chicago, IL Minneapolis, MN Atlanta, GA Boston, MA Houston, TX Dallas, TX Richmond, VA Washington, DC Charlotte, NC	3208	A	D	$82,710
#11	Sales Account Executive	New York, NY New York, NY Chicago, IL Atlanta, GA Dallas, TX Boston, MA Denver, CO Houston, TX Los Angeles, CA Austin, TX Phoenix, AZ	59564	B	C	$51,670
#12	Executive Management Project Manager	New York, NY New York, NY Houston, TX Atlanta, GA Chicago, IL Washington, DC Dallas, TX Phoenix, AZ Minneapolis, MN Charlotte, NC Denver, CO	7740	D	C	$83,410
#13	Executive Management Product Manager	New York, NY New York, NY Austin, TX San Francisco, CA San Diego, CA Chicago, IL Atlanta, GA Minneapolis, MN Boston, MA Charlotte, NC Dallas, TX	1081	B	B	$127,130
#14	Office and Administrative Office Assistant	New York, NY New York, NY Washington, DC Chicago, IL Boston, MA Milwaukee, WI Houston, TX Minneapolis, MN Las Vegas, NV Baltimore, MD Atlanta, GA	6284	D	D	$28,670
#15	Sales Assistant Manager	New York, NY New York, NY Las Vegas, NV Chicago, IL Memphis, TN Indianapolis, IN Houston, TX Phoenix, AZ Atlanta, GA Oklahoma City, OK Saint Louis, MO	4946	C	C	$37,860
#16	Sales Cashier	New York, NY New York, NY Las Vegas, NV Chicago, IL Milwaukee, WI Baltimore, MD Philadelphia, PA Indianapolis, IN Memphis, TN Omaha, NE Phoenix, AZ	12507	D	D	$19,060
#17	Business and Financial Finance Analyst	New York, NY New York, NY Chicago, IL Washington, DC Atlanta, GA Houston, TX Boston, MA Rochester, MN Dallas, TX Phoenix, AZ Tampa, FL	7507	A	C	$78,620
#18	Office and Administrative Administrative Assistant	New York, NY New York, NY Washington, DC Chicago, IL Houston, TX Atlanta, GA Boston, MA Minneapolis, MN Phoenix, AZ Philadelphia, PA Indianapolis, IN	4814	D	C	$33,240
#19	Executive Management Account Manager	New York, NY New York, NY Chicago, IL Atlanta, GA Houston, TX Phoenix, AZ Dallas, TX Denver, CO Boston, MA Saint Louis, MO Austin, TX	7110	B	C	$51,670
#20	Executive Management Vice President	New York, NY New York, NY Chicago, IL Boston, MA Atlanta, GA Washington, DC Dallas, TX Houston, TX Denver, CO Charlotte, NC Los Angeles, CA	2554	D	B	$173,320
#21	Office and Administrative Customer Service Representative	Phoenix, AZ Phoenix, AZ Charlotte, NC New York, NY Las Vegas, NV Indianapolis, IN Houston, TX Colorado Springs, CO Tulsa, OK Omaha, NE Chicago, IL	11858	B	D	$31,200
#22	Computer and Mathematical Analyst	New York, NY New York, NY Chicago, IL Houston, TX Atlanta, GA Washington, DC Boston, MA Dallas, TX Tampa, FL Charlotte, NC Detroit, MI	3473	A	C	$61,290
#23	Executive Management President	New York, NY New York, NY Chicago, IL Washington, DC Phoenix, AZ Houston, TX Dallas, TX Boston, MA Denver, CO Minneapolis, MN Atlanta, GA	1156	D	B	$173,320
#24	Education, Training, and Library Tutor	New York, NY New York, NY Chicago, IL Los Angeles, CA Boston, MA Washington, DC Memphis, TN Saint Paul, MN Milwaukee, WI Philadelphia, PA Austin, TX	7054	C	D	$41,390
#25	Office and Administrative Associate	New York, NY New York, NY Chicago, IL Washington, DC Boston, MA Phoenix, AZ Philadelphia, PA Charlotte, NC Baltimore, MD Indianapolis, IN Atlanta, GA	25322	C	D	$21,390
#26	Education, Training, and Library Teaching Assistant	Boston, MA Boston, MA New York, NY Chicago, IL Minneapolis, MN Washington, DC West Lafayette, IN Houston, TX Austin, TX Madison, WI Baltimore, MD	4954	C	D	$31,570
#27	Executive Management Program Manager	New York, NY New York, NY Washington, DC Atlanta, GA Chicago, IL Philadelphia, PA Boston, MA Charlotte, NC Austin, TX Arlington, VA Houston, TX	5815	C	B	$105,060
#28	Computer and Mathematical Data Analyst	New York, NY New York, NY Houston, TX Atlanta, GA Chicago, IL Boston, MA Washington, DC Charlotte, NC Richmond, VA Philadelphia, PA Minneapolis, MN	2994	A	D	$61,290
#29	Business and Financial Researcher	New York, NY New York, NY Washington, DC Boston, MA Chicago, IL Cambridge, MA Houston, TX Pittsburgh, PA Minneapolis, MN Los Angeles, CA Philadelphia, PA	809	A	D	$61,290
#30	Executive Management General Manager	New York, NY New York, NY Houston, TX Las Vegas, NV Phoenix, AZ Atlanta, GA Chicago, IL Denver, CO Dallas, TX Omaha, NE Seattle, WA	9341	C	B	$97,270
#31	Sales Store Manager	New York, NY New York, NY Las Vegas, NV Chicago, IL Houston, TX Memphis, TN Atlanta, GA Indianapolis, IN Philadelphia, PA Omaha, NE Minneapolis, MN	9307	C	B	$97,270
#32	Member	-	-	-	-	-
#33	Executive Management Operations Manager	New York, NY New York, NY Houston, TX Chicago, IL Atlanta, GA Phoenix, AZ Denver, CO Boston, MA Memphis, TN Dallas, TX Minneapolis, MN	4163	C	B	$97,270
#34	Food Preparation and Restaurant Server	New York, NY New York, NY Chicago, IL Las Vegas, NV Indianapolis, IN Atlanta, GA Houston, TX Orlando, FL Omaha, NE Phoenix, AZ Boston, MA	11014	D	D	$18,730
#35	Production and Manufacturing Supervisor	New York, NY New York, NY Houston, TX Las Vegas, NV Chicago, IL Phoenix, AZ Indianapolis, IN Atlanta, GA Memphis, TN Louisville/Jefferson County, KY Baltimore, MD	4287	B	B	$50,780
#36	Sales Sales	New York, NY New York, NY Las Vegas, NV Phoenix, AZ Houston, TX Chicago, IL Atlanta, GA Dallas, TX Denver, CO Portland, OR Indianapolis, IN	57535	C	C	$21,390
#37	Executive Management Summer	New York, NY New York, NY Washington, DC Chicago, IL Atlanta, GA Houston, TX Boston, MA Indianapolis, IN Bethesda, MD Birmingham, AL Newark, NJ	15107	C	F	$105,060
#38	Office and Administrative Research Analyst	New York, NY New York, NY Washington, DC Chicago, IL Boston, MA Dallas, TX Arlington, VA Atlanta, GA Winchester, VA Plano, TX Austin, TX	2941	A	D	$61,290
#39	Executive Management Branch Manager	New York, NY New York, NY Houston, TX Atlanta, GA Chicago, IL Salt Lake City, UT Indianapolis, IN Phoenix, AZ Las Vegas, NV Memphis, TN Denver, CO	4207	C	B	$97,270
#40	Computer and Mathematical Programmer Analyst	New York, NY New York, NY Chennai, Tamil Nadu Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Chicago, IL Atlanta, GA Omaha, NE Mumbai, Maharashtra Saint Louis, MO Houston, TX Dallas, TX	3197	A	C	$82,710
#41	Executive Management Sales Manager	New York, NY New York, NY Chicago, IL Atlanta, GA Houston, TX Denver, CO Las Vegas, NV Phoenix, AZ Dallas, TX Los Angeles, CA Portland, OR	6769	C	B	$110,660
#42	Executive Management Director	New York, NY New York, NY Chicago, IL Washington, DC Boston, MA Houston, TX Atlanta, GA Los Angeles, CA Minneapolis, MN Austin, TX Dallas, TX	4826	D	B	$173,320
#43	Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Social Media Marketing	New York, NY New York, NY Los Angeles, CA Chicago, IL Boston, MA Dallas, TX Washington, DC San Diego, CA Austin, TX Philadelphia, PA Pittsburgh, PA	2007	C	F	$55,680
#44	Sales Finance Representative	New York, NY New York, NY Atlanta, GA Milwaukee, WI Chicago, IL Dallas, TX Los Angeles, CA Pittsburgh, PA West Hartford, CT Saint Louis, MO Richmond, VA	4689	B	D	$72,070
#45	Food Preparation and Restaurant Assistant	New York, NY New York, NY Chicago, IL Washington, DC Los Angeles, CA Atlanta, GA Baltimore, MD Philadelphia, PA Boston, MA Milwaukee, WI Las Vegas, NV	2664	D	D	$33,240
#46	Computer and Mathematical Technical Support Specialist	New York, NY New York, NY Oklahoma City, OK Houston, TX Chicago, IL Washington, DC Las Vegas, NV Atlanta, GA Dallas, TX Austin, TX Charlotte, NC	1674	A	C	$47,610
#47	Education, Training, and Library Teacher	New York, NY New York, NY Chicago, IL Milwaukee, WI Phoenix, AZ Washington, DC Memphis, TN Houston, TX Seoul, KR Philadelphia, PA Las Vegas, NV	1204	C	C	$54,120
#48	Sales Team Leader	New York, NY New York, NY Phoenix, AZ Chicago, IL Houston, TX Indianapolis, IN Memphis, TN Atlanta, GA Dallas, TX Charlotte, NC Denver, CO	18373	B	C	$50,780
#49	Office and Administrative Teller	New York, NY New York, NY Chicago, IL Las Vegas, NV Memphis, TN Atlanta, GA Milwaukee, WI Minneapolis, MN New Orleans, LA Portland, OR Little Rock, AR	1396	F	D	$25,760
#50	Protective Service Pool Lifeguard	Wisconsin Dells, WI Wisconsin Dells, WI Las Vegas, NV New York, NY Orlando, FL Houston, TX Louisville/Jefferson County, KY Baltimore, MD Charlotte, NC Bloomington, MN Waterbury, CT	776	C	D	$19,090

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These Are The 10 Most Common Jobs For Economics Majors Right Out Of College

10 Most Common Jobs For Economics Majors Out Of College

#1

Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Media

New York, NY

5207

#2

-

2248

-

-

#3

Sales

New York, NY

23766

#4

Sales

New York, NY

61662

#5

Life, Physical, and Social Science

New York, NY

572

#6

-

1152

-

-

#7

Computer and Mathematical

New York, NY

2044

#8

Community and Social Services

New York, NY

17977

#9

Executive Management

New York, NY

5018

#10

Computer and Mathematical

New York, NY

3208

Methodology

50 Most Common Jobs For Economics Majors Out Of College

#1

Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Media

Marketing Internship

New York, NY

5207

#2

Internship

-

2248

-

-

#3

Sales

Sales Associate

New York, NY

23766

#4

Sales

Sales Representative

New York, NY

61662

#5

Life, Physical, and Social Science

Research Assistant

New York, NY

572

#6

Volunteer

-

1152

-

-

#7

Computer and Mathematical