Jobs for Economic Graduates

Readers Question: If I have to get economic master degree, what kind of job İ will apply in real life. Can you give me list of economic job?

The most common questions I get asked by students is either?

• Why didn’t you get a better paid job in the city?
• What Job can I get with an economic Degree?

It is important to bear in mind an Economics degree will provide you with many skills desirable by employers. These include:

• Maths skills
• Ability to understand key issues affecting business
• Ability to analyse, understand and interpret data
• Ability to evaluate and solve problems.
• Communication skills

Many employers don’t look for particular degrees, but, evidence of the ability to learn fast, be articulate and have the above qualities. In reality, the degree you choose is not as critical as students sometimes feel. For certain professions like medicine – your choice of degree is pretty limited. But, for many other professions a variety of degrees are possible. With an economic degree, you will have a variety of options open to you, especially in the business and accounting world

According to prospect magazine, the most popular destination for economic graduates are – 20% of economics graduates going straight into employment become business and finance professionals, and 17% become commercial, industrial or public sector managers. Almost 18% go on to further studies or training of some sort.

So, you will not just be limited to a poor economics teacher or jobs as an economists. And if all else fails, you can always set up a blog on economics…