After being assigned to the Supply Chain Management team for the Social Media Marketing Topics class, I felt conflicted. All I could think, “Supply Chain Management. Cool. What’s that!?” Similar to what you’re thinking, too? Phew! Glad to know I’m not alone.
After doing a little research, I found myself wishing I were a supply chain management major. As a senior, it’s a little late for me to make the switch but for prospective students, freshmen and sophomores who are undeclared or unfulfilled by your current major, here’s three reasons why you should consider Supply Chain Management.
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1. Two words – Job Security. As a soon-to-be graduate, take my word, job security means a heck of a lot more to me than it ever has before. According to the major’s AU page, four out of five jobs in northeastern Ohio and three out of five in the whole country fall under supply chain. If that’s not job security, I don’t know what is!
2. $78,775. That’s the average career salary of jobs in the supply chain management field. According to Ohio Means Success, the supply chain management major can lead to high paying and high growth jobs in Ohio as it is a part of the Buckeye Top Fifty Careers. Sign me up!
3. Options – and lots of them! The supply chain job market offers a lot of variety when it comes to careers. Dream job alert! Purchasing managers, logisticians, retail buyers, operations managers, financial analysts and transportation coordinators are just a few of the jobs one could possess in this field. One could never be bored in a supply chain career!
While there are many reasons to consider a supply chain management career, these are definitely three reasons that could convince me to consider studying this field. If only I had four more years of college…
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