Program job outlook

Business Administration and Management, General.

Graduates, employment, and wages for this program in Kentucky during 2025-2026. Null means the source file had no value for that field.

GET /api/program-job-outlook?cip=520201&institution=kctcs

KCTCS graduates: 1,647
Employment rate: 79%
Median annual wages: $36,308
Annual openings: 10,601
Occupational median wages: $92,802
Occupational entry wages: $54,999

Program details

Program: Business Administration and Management, General.
National program area: Business Administration
Academic year: 2025-2026
CIP: 520201
Institution: Statewide kctcs
Region: Kentucky
Area level: State Level

Occupations

6 occupations

Sales Managers

11-2022.00 Typical education: BA+

Entry annual wages

$67,690

Median annual wages

$128,650

2024 employment: 7,090
2034 projected: 7,338
10-year change: 248 (3.5%)
Annual growth: 0.3%
Annual openings: 549
10-year openings: 5,492

Plan, direct, or coordinate the actual distribution or movement of a product or service to the customer. Coordinate sales distribution by establishing sales territories, quotas, and goals and establish training programs for sales representatives. Analyze sales statistics gathered by staff to determine sales potential and inventory requirements and monitor the preferences of customers.

Managers, All Other

11-9199.00 Typical education: BA+

Entry annual wages

$57,540

Median annual wages

$122,930

2024 employment: 4,975
2034 projected: 5,136
10-year change: 161 (3.2%)
Annual growth: 0.3%
Annual openings: 390
10-year openings: 3,896

Related occupations

Regulatory Affairs Managers
11-9199.01

Plan, direct, or coordinate production activities of an organization to ensure compliance with regulations and standard operating procedures.
Compliance Managers
11-9199.02

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization to ensure compliance with ethical or regulatory standards.
Loss Prevention Managers
11-9199.08

Plan and direct policies, procedures, or systems to prevent the loss of assets. Determine risk exposure or potential liability, and develop risk control measures.
Wind Energy Operations Managers
11-9199.09

Manage wind field operations, including personnel, maintenance activities, financial activities, and planning.
Wind Energy Development Managers
11-9199.10

Lead or manage the development and evaluation of potential wind energy business opportunities, including environmental studies, permitting, and proposals. May also manage construction of projects.
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers
11-9199.11

Plan and direct cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated properties for reuse. Does not include properties sufficiently contaminated to qualify as Superfund sites.

Human Resources Managers

11-3121.00 Typical education: BA+

Entry annual wages

$76,520

Median annual wages

$121,460

2024 employment: 1,901
2034 projected: 2,004
10-year change: 103 (5.4%)
Annual growth: 0.5%
Annual openings: 153
10-year openings: 1,540

Plan, direct, or coordinate human resources activities and staff of an organization.

Compensation and Benefits Managers

11-3111.00 Typical education: BA+

Entry annual wages

$80,850

Median annual wages

$114,290

2024 employment: 113
2034 projected: 120
10-year change: 7 (6.2%)
Annual growth: 0.6%
Annual openings: 9
10-year openings: 88

Plan, direct, or coordinate compensation and benefits activities of an organization.

Training and Development Managers

11-3131.00 Typical education: BA+

Entry annual wages

$62,140

Median annual wages

$112,750

2024 employment: 677
2034 projected: 703
10-year change: 26 (3.8%)
Annual growth: 0.4%
Annual openings: 55
10-year openings: 541

Plan, direct, or coordinate the training and development activities and staff of an organization.

Industrial Production Managers

11-3051.00 Typical education: BA+

Entry annual wages

$73,530

Median annual wages

$112,250

2024 employment: 5,163
2034 projected: 5,361
10-year change: 198 (3.8%)
Annual growth: 0.4%
Annual openings: 379
10-year openings: 3,787

Plan, direct, or coordinate the work activities and resources necessary for manufacturing products in accordance with cost, quality, and quantity specifications.

Example response

The JSON object returned for this program. Formatted fields are display strings; unformatted fields keep the raw number, or null when the source had no value.

/api/program-job-outlook?cip=520201&institution=kctcs

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