CALIFORNIA JOB OUTLOOK AND AVERAGE SALARIES FOR CHABOT GRADUATES IN BUSINESS AND CAS*
		Wages 2008		Projections of Employment
Occupation	Suggested Program	Annual Mean, $	Range, $	in 2014	Increase, 2004-2014, %	Annual Avg Openings
Accountants and Auditors	AA in Business Admin (transfer), AS in Accounting	$        65,965	$46, 347 - 77,388	155,600	23.4%	5,330
Advertising Sales Agents	Certificate in Marketing, AS in Business (Marketing emphasis)	$        60,209	$35,670 - 71,848	22,300	13.2%	640
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	Certificates in Bookkeeping, Accounting Technician	$        36,795	$28,858 - 43,851	249,200	7.7%	6,120
Customer Service Representatives	Certificates in Marketing, Retailing	$        34,980	$25,956 - 41,872	252,000	26.4%	8,230
General and Operations Managers	AS in Business (Management emphasis), AA in Business Admin (transfer)	$      115,498	$71,149 and up	264,300	20.2%	8,590
Human Resources Assistants	Certificates in Management, Office Technology, Administrative Assistant, AS in Business (Management emphasis)	$        40,477	$32,252 - 48,076	23,600	19.2%	810
New Accounts Clerks	Certificates in Accounting, Management	$        34,252	$27,504 - 39,154	10,700	9.2%	340
Office Clerks	Certificates in Office Technology, Administrative Assistant	$        28,171	$20,367-34,591	43,000	10.4%	13,420
Payroll Clerks	Certificates in Bookkeeping, Accounting Technician	$        38,754	$31,114 - 45,943	29,800	21.1%	1,170
Sales Representatives	Certificates in Marketing, Retailing, AS in Business (General or Marketing emphasis)	$        62,705	$37,670 - 77,988	92,200	23.4%	3,170
Secretaries / Administrative Assistants (except Legal, Medical, and Executive)	Certificates in Office Technology, Administrative Assistant, AS in Administrative Assistant	$        33,873	$26,243 - 40,836	128,000	1.0%	2,550
Supervisors (first-line), Office and Administration Workers	Certificate in Management, AS in Business (Management emphasis)	$        52,512	$38,549 - 61,839	196,600	9.7%	5,580
Supervisors (first-line), Non-Retail Sales Workers	Certificate in Management, AS in Business (Management emphasis)	$        76,344	$80,862 - 93,860	46,200	6.0%	1,080
Supervisors (first-line), Retail Sales Workers	Certificates in Management, Retail Management, AS in Business (Management emphasis), AS in Retail Management	$        40,440	$28,750 - 46,427	193,700	9.3%	4,830
Tax Preparers	Certificate in Accounting Technician,                AS in Accounting	$        47,340	$29,843 - 56,796	10,000	14.2%	200
* - Data are from California Employment Development Department (EDD) at http://www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov