Sample job titles of Davidson alums who majored in Economics:
Account Executive ‘91
Air Force Navigator ‘90
Associate Attorney ‘91
Athletic Director ’64
Bank Loan Officer ‘90
Broker '97
Business Analyst ’02
Business Intelligence Architect '02
Computer Programmer ‘95
Corporate Paralegal '02
E-Channels Project Manager '00
English Teacher '97
Financial Analyst ‘02
Legislative Correspondent '01
Marine Officer '99
Math Teacher in Ghana '04
Private Equity/Mezzanine Investment Associate '01
Professional Baseball Player '02
Research Assistant ’97
Tax Accountant ‘95
Trader ’97

Other job titles for Economics majors:
Administrator
Buyer
Controller
Credit Analyst
Director of Institutional Research
Economist
Environmental Planner
Insurance Agent
Investment Banker
Management Consultant
Marketing Manager
Professor
Special agent/FBI
Teacher
Trade Specialist
Trust Officer

Types of employers:
Advertising Firms 
Analysis/Forecasting Companies 
Banks & Financial Institutions
Business & Industry 
Chambers of Commerce
Consumer Organizations
Educational Institutions 
Employment Agencies
Fund-Raising Firms
Government Agencies
Human Resources Departments
Insurance Companies
Labor Unions
Management Consulting Firms
Public Relations  & Marketing Firms 
Political Action Groups
Firms
Real Estate Firms
Research and Development Firms

Resources in the Career Services Library:  Over 1200 books, pamphlets, and periodicals are available in the Careers Library to help you with self-assessment, career exploration, the job search, and graduate school planning.  Some good library resources for Economics majors looking for career Information include
Careers for Financial Mavens
Careers for Number Crunchers 
Complete Book of Business Schools
Dangerous Company: Management Consultants and the
               Businesses They Save and Ruin
Great Jobs for Economics Majors
Great Jobs for Liberal Arts Majors
Harvard Business School Guide to Careers in Finance
Harvard Business School Guide to Careers in the
              NonProfit Sector
How to Make It Big as a Consultant

Other sources of information:  Career counselors, alumni, and faculty members are great resources.  Visit the Careers Office early and often, and talk to professors in your major and related fields.  Ask at the Careers Office for help locating Davidson alums in career fields that interest you and set up informational interviews with them.  Professional associations are excellent sources of career and employment information, and many of them have websites.  Surf the internet, keeping in mind that many colleges and universities have websites for their Career Centers and for each academic major.  Many of these sites include career and employment information as well as links to other useful websites. Contact the following organizations and websites for more information:

American Economic Association
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/AEA

Davidson College Economics Dept.
http://www.davidson.edu/academic/economics/economics.html

Dickinson College Online Liberal Arts Career Center
http://www.dickinson.edu/career/student/economics.html

Economics Careers
http://hsb.baylor.edu/html/gardner/CAREERS.HTM 

Job Openings for Economists
http://www.aeaweb.org/joe

National Association of Business Economists, Career Center
http://www.nabe.com/careers.htm

Skidmore College Majors and Careers
http://www.skidmore.edu/administration/career/majors/

Univ. of Delaware Career Services Center, Major Resource Kits
http://www.udel.edu/CSC/mrk.html

            Univ. of North Carolina at Wilmington Career Services
            http://www.uncwil.edu/stuaff/career/majors


                                               (Current as of 12/05)