CAREERS & ECONOMICS MAJORS

Click to download Major Paths, which includes representative internships, study abroad opportunities, jobs, fellowships, and graduate programs that other Princeton students majoring in Economics have chosen.

Employment Pursuits of Recent Economics Majors*

• Analyst - Goldman Sachs, New York, NY
• Analyst - Walt Disney Company, Burbank, CA
• Research Associate - New York Federal Reserve Bank, New York, NY
• Consultant - Government of Jamaica, Kingston, Jamaica
• Research Associate - National Reseach Economic Associates, New York, NY
• Teacher - The Norfolk Academy, Norfolk, VA
• Product Manager - Amazon.com, Seattle, WA
• Bilingual Elementary School Teacher - Teach for America, Los Angeles, CA
• Marketing Assistant - General Mills, Minneapolis, MN
• Economist - Icelandic Investment Bank, Reykjavik, Iceland
• Strategic Planner - Emerson Electric, St. Louis, MO
• Policy Analyst - National Bureau of Economic Research, Palo Alto, CA
• Research Assistant - U.S. Council of Economic Advisors, Washington, DC
• Trading Assistant - Chicago Trading Company, Chicago, IL
• Corporate Legal Assistant - Cravath, Swaine & Moore, New York, NY
• Executive Assistant - Showtime Networks, New York, NY
• Grant Fellow - U.S. Golf Association, Colorado Springs, CO

* These are actual jobs new graduates accepted.

Selected Resources in the Career Services Library

• Non-Profits Job Finder
• Careers in Communications
• Discovering Your Career in Business
• Fast Track, The Insider's Guide to Winning Jobs in Management Consulting, Investment Banking, Securities Trading
• Harvard College Guide to Consulting
• Insider's Guide to the Mutual Fund Industry
• Great Jobs for Economics Majors
• Careers in International Affairs
• Policy Passages: Career Options for Policy Wonks
• Directory of Federal Jobs and Employers

Resources and Information Online

• Careers in Business
  http://www.careers-in-business.com
  
  
• Occupational Outlook Handbook - Economists
  http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos055.htm
  
  
• Career Overview - Economists
  http://www.careeroverview.com/economist-careers.html
  
  
• Career Exploration Links - Business
  http://www.uhs.berkeley.edu/Students/CareerLibrary/links/header.cfm?FIELD=5&OCCUP=true
  
  
• Princeton Economics Department
  http://www.econ.princeton.edu/

Professional Associations

Professional associations are a good resource for career information and networking opportunities. Associations often provide online job listings or links to job search resources, such as upcoming conferences and other publications. To find more associations in a variety of fields, use the National Trade and Professional Associations Directory in Career Services.

• American Economic Association
  http://www.vanderbilt.edu/AEA
  
  
• Econometric Society
  http://www.econometricsociety.org/
  
  
• National Association for Business Economics
  http://www.nabe.com
  
  
• Association for Social Economics
  http://www.socialeconomics.org
  
  
• Economics Policy Institute
  http://www.epinet.org/

Economics Alumni from Princeton

Alumni have VOLUNTEERED to have students contact them for advice and information about majors and careers. The Alumni Careers Network (ACN), with 4,500 volunteers worldwide, is a searchable on-line database of Princeton alumni who are willing and eager for you to contact them so they can provide you with advice and assistance about: exploring majors, finding internships and summer jobs, graduate school (including law, business, and medicine), and future possible career options. Search the database for Economics alumni, to learn more about the careers that people from this major sometimes pursue.

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