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EDUCATION AND TRAINING

• The minimum education you need to be a marketing manager is 4 years of college and you need to obtain your bachelors degree.
• 4-6 years of study are involved and the cost can be from 160,00$ to 200,000$.
• You can obtain the education needed to be in this profession by going to a four year university. The best university for a marketing manager is Northwestern University
• If you want to attend a top notch university like Northwestern you must have a 26 ACT score or higher a 2,000 SAT score or higher and a 3.6 GPA or above. But there are some exceptions.
• After college, you need about two years of training until you can be in this profession.

JOB SKILLS TALENTS EXPERIENCE

• When a boss is looking for an employee, they want someone who has a good work ethic, flexibility, and the ability to drive sales.
• If you want to gain experience for this profession, than you can take classes in high school like money matters and participate in clubs.
• I am suited well for this profession because I can convince someone to do something for me and I like to deal with money and when I have the drive to work, I can accomplish anything I put my mind into.
• A marketing manager has to work with others and manage their finances. I have a friendly personality and I can work with others well when the situation is unfolding.

EARNINGS

• The starting wage for a marketing manager in Texas is 59,911$. However in Connecticut, you earn 64,566$. Washington tops these two states with a 65,231$ starting wage.
• The maximum salary for Texas is 83,671$. In Washington, the maximum salary is 91,047$. Connecticut is smack in the middle with 90,119$
• The factors of your salary range can be how hard you work, the boss you work for, the company you work for, and the other jobs in the state.
• Being a marketing manager is an expensive investment. You have to buy your own equipment like a computer, handbook, and printer. Those are a few of the expenses.
• The costs of this expensive equipment can be financed by saving up money in college. If you cant afford the expenses, your company might give you the money to cut off the expenses.

HEALTH BENEFITS

• If you have a severe illness that keeps you from working, than your company or boss can hire or promote someone to you position. Most likely, your company will offer health insurance.
• When you are a marketing manager, you will probably get some angry customers that have no tolerance and want to steal your money.
• 60% of marketing company's offer over 3 weeks of vacation per year. When you retire from the business, your taxes can be cut down by a small amount.

EMPLOYMENT

• The main prospect is you can get a high amount of money and have a job you can enjoy.
• The main factors of the availability of this profession is the state you live in and the economy. The state and economy tie together because if you have a state big in agriculture like Texas, than there will be less of other jobs.
• The potential growth in the marketing manager business is 19%. This means more job opportunity are available to the public.

TYPICAL DAY

• A market manager has to wake up early in the morning (6:00-6:30). Then, the manager arrives around 8:00 am. Later in the day, the company most likely have a conference meeting to discuss numerous amount of activities and future projects and goals. At 2:00pm, the typical marketing manager will go home and either work on issues within the company or work with others on finances.
• The average marketing manager works for 42-45 hours at the office, not counting work outside of the offices.
• The best part of the day can be traveling to other places and the ability to approach a situation that you can control
• The most challenging part of the day can be working with annoying customers or rude teammates. Being a marketing manager is a group effort and if your partners lack the capability and work ethic to accomplish a task, than your career can be a long road.

CONCLUSION

• I learned how GPA SAT and ACT are scored and there significance of wanting to be at a high end university. Also, I obtained the knowledge of knowing how significant it is to work for a state that pays you a high amount of money and I now understand the enormous difference between a minimum and maximum wage.
• The marketing profession is a great career because when I put my skills and my mostly high work ethic, I can make an impact on others and a community. Being a marketing manager can mean a good amount of money for me and I would still be a able to have a profession that I would enjoy greatly.

WORKS CITED PAGE

• http://www.achievetexas.org
• http://www.salary.com
• http://jobsearch.about.com