What kind of jobs do you get with an Associates degree?

What kind of Jobs can someone with an associates degree in Liberal Arts get?

• I am just wondering what kind of jobs are out there that you can get if you have your Associates Degree in Liberal Arts? Other than the kind of jobs you can get in high school like ...show more

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  Do you want fries with that? Learn to market your liberal arts degree for a lifetime career http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3628/is_199410/ai_n8727631 "What do liberally educated young adults do for employment? Anything and everything" (p. 1) A publication written by E.R. Sturman of Dartmouth College for Peterson's Guides attempted to answer this question. He suggested that individuals not choose a career based on job market projections as they may change before the graduate enters the world of employment. He also stated that "to pursue a liberal arts degree comes down to a leap of faith". http://www.willamette.edu/cla/ler/ladegree.htm The liberal arts degree program prepares you for an innumerable variety of careers. This degree gives you the skills you need to succeed in nearly any working environment. It was once thought that a liberal arts degree was a sentence to a menial lower management position without room for upward mobility. Now employers actively seek out liberal arts degree holders. People who embark on such an educational path are endowed with a better perspective on a number of issues related to work. There is study in interpersonal relations which enables you to function in the diverse workplace that currently exists. Your communication skills are honed to perfection. Liberal arts degree holders are often great researchers, writers and public speakers. This makes you great for a variety of upper management and training careers. Since the education is diverse and deep, you are able to discuss any number of issues with clarity and ease. You are trained to think logically and analytically and express your opinions in a way that is organized and informational to the recipient. There are many fields that make great use of a liberal arts degree, a few of them are: appraiser editorial assistant branch manager loan representative operations assistant trust officer editorial assistant computer sales and service data processing manager operations analysis caseworker city manager compliance officer congressional relations officer congressional staff member cultural affairs officer customs agent foreign service legislative researcher program analyst program information officer public affairs officer research assistant hotel manager benefits manager college recruiting specialist compensation manager contestant coordinator (television) employee relations officer employment interviewer job analyst labor relations manager organizational development specialist recruiter training & education supervisor Equal Employment Opportunity rep labor relations researcher personnel generalist recruiter training specialist http://www.aboutonlinedegrees.org/top_fields/topf_liberalarts.php Here are some short articles to read: What Can Liberal Arts Majors Do? (Woughter) What Can You Do With A Liberal Arts Degree? (Braat) What Can I Do With A Liberal Arts Degree? (McGrath) Making the Liberal Arts Degree Pay Off. (Corcodilos) http://www.manchester.edu/osd/Career/pages/What_Can_You_Do.htm