Are you interested in applying your knowledge and skills to improve operations and the customer experience? Do you enjoy sharing information, planning events, recreation, and the outdoors, or coaching? Careers in this community focus on management, marketing, sports and entertainment, lodging and tourism, event planning, travel, recreation, and more.
Career Pathways In This Community
Since a major doesn’t always indicate a specific career path, it may be challenging to know all the possibilities and career options that exist in each field. By clicking on the career pathways below, you can start exploring some of the career options for each pathway. While these are not comprehensive lists, this resource can serve as a guide to provide students, advisors, and faculty with recommendations and keywords for further career exploration and research.
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EcoTourism• Animal Welfare Ecotourism
• Communications & Marketing Ecotourism
• Community Outreach & Empowerment
• Environmental Economics
• Environmental Ecosystem Assessment
• Environmental Education/Tour Guides
• Fundraising and Development
• Policy & Advocacy
• Program and Project Management
• Science and Research
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Entertainment & Event Planning• Catering Managment
• Conference, Convention & Trade Association Management
• Event Planning & Management
• Exhibit Coordination
• Marketing Management
• Social Media Managment
• Sponsorship Managment
• Venue Management
• Volunteer Management
• Wedding and Special Events Management
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Food/Beverage & Restaurant Services• Banquet Management
• Bar & Club Management
• Catering/Sales Management
• Cleaning and Sanitation Management
• Cost Control & Inventory Management
• Food & Beverage Management
• Food Safety
• Guest Services/Host & VIP
• Menu & Culinary Design
• Production & Food Service
• Restaurant Management
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Hotels & Lodging• Bed & Breakfast/Innkeeping
• Convention Management
• Front Desk Management
• Guest Services & Relations
• Hotel Management
• Property Managment
• Reservations/Sales
• Resort Managment
• Timeshare Managment
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Sports Communication & Recreation• Athletic Administration
• Athlete Representation/Agency
• Athletic Training
• Campus Recreation Operations/Management
• Coaching
• Corporate Relations & Sponsorship
• Event & Game Day Coordination
• Field/Turf Sports Managment
• Fundraising & Development
• Game Day Coordination
• Guest Relations
• Officiating
• Photojournalism/Media Books
• Player Development
• Product Distribution
• Social Media/Promotion
• Special Events Coordination/Promotion
• Sports Broadcasting & Journalism
• Sports Information Management
• Sports Marketing
• Sports Medicine
• Sports Merchandising
• Sports Multimedia/Videography
• Sports Pyschology
• Sports Writing/Editing
• Strength & Conditioning
• Ticketing & Seating
• Tournament Management
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Travel & Tourism• City/State & Chamber of Commerce Tourism & Marketing
• Corporate Travel Management
• Digital Marketing Management
• E-Commerce Travel Management
• Front Desk Management
• Guest Services
• Hospitality Training & Education
• Human Resources
• International Tourism Management
• Meeting & Event Coordination
• Niche Travel Planning
• Operations & Facility Management
• Reservations & Sales Management
• Resort Management
• Tourism Promotions Management
• Training and Development
