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Jobs You Can Get With Any Degree-Part II

<p><img class&equals;"aligncenter" alt&equals;"" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;collegecareerlife&period;net&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2011&sol;07&sol;graduate-jobs&period;jpg" width&equals;"480" height&equals;"360" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Whether you have a liberal arts degree&comma; chose the wrong major&comma; or just want a career change&comma; you can find several career options that don&&num;8217&semi;t require a specific degree&period;  I&&num;8217&semi;ve written about <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;collegecareerlife&period;net&sol;2010&sol;06&sol;05&sol;jobs-with-any-major-degree&sol;" class&equals;"broken&lowbar;link">careers suitable for any college degree<&sol;a> and jobs for liberal arts majors&period;  Those were only a small number of the hundreds of jobs that don&&num;8217&semi;t require a specific degree&period;   Below&comma; some more careers to consider regardless of your degree or major&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Event Coordinator<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Event coordinators &lpar;also called event planners&rpar; manage events such as meetings&comma; training seminars&comma; and business conferences&period;<strong> <&sol;strong>They work in a variety of industries<strong>&comma;<&sol;strong> from education to professional services&period;  Event coordinators are responsible for budgeting&comma; choosing venues&comma; lodging&comma; catering&comma; scheduling&comma; entertainment and travel&period;  Key requirements for the job include excellent communication and time management skills&comma; in addition to the ability to work well under pressure&period;  Event planners earn a median salary of &dollar;55&comma;004&comma; according to <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;salary&period;com&sol;mysalary&period;asp">Salary&period;com<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Insurance Underwriter<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Insurance underwriters review insurance applications&comma; calculate risks&comma; decide who is awarded a policy and determine premiums&period;  Underwriters may specialize in life&comma; health&comma; mortgage&comma; or property and casualty insurance&period;  Insurance underwriters earned an average annual wage of &dollar;57&comma;820 in 2009 and the field is projected to experience a three to nine percent decline over the next decade&period;&ast;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Policy Analyst<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Policy analysts develop and research policies for governments&comma; non-profits&comma; and other organizations&period;  Analysts gather information necessary for decision-making&comma; determine program effectiveness&comma; examine repercussions of various policies&comma; and develop solutions to identified problems&period;  Responsibilities and job requirements can vary greatly depending on the industry and employer&period;<strong> <&sol;strong>Many employers require advance degrees&comma; but some will accept candidates with a bachelor&&num;8217&semi;s degree&period;<strong> <&sol;strong>National average salaries range from &dollar;41&comma;258 to &dollar;65&comma;335&comma; according to <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;payscale&period;com&sol;">PayScale&period;com<&sol;a><strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Project Manager<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>A project manager&&num;8217&semi;s responsibilities include facilitating communication among team members&comma; scheduling and assigning tasks&comma; budgeting&comma; and responding to setbacks&period;  Information technology and construction are common fields for project managers&period; Although no formal requirements exist&comma; project management certification increases marketability&period;  According to <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;salary&period;com&sol;mysalary&period;asp">Salary&period;com<&sol;a>&comma; project managers with two to four years of experience will earn a median annual wage of &dollar;65&comma;237&period;  Visit the <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;pmi&period;org&sol;" class&equals;"broken&lowbar;link">Project Management Institute<&sol;a> site for more information&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Real Estate Agent or Broker<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Real estate brokers and agents sell real estate&comma; appraise property values&comma; and oversee real estate transactions&period;<strong> <&sol;strong>They must have knowledge of real estate law<strong>&comma; <&sol;strong>local housing and economic trends<strong>&comma; <&sol;strong>mortgages&comma; and zoning laws&period;<strong> <&sol;strong>Real estate brokers and agents in the United States must be licensed&period;<strong> <&sol;strong>Licensing requirements include the passing of a written tests administered by the state and&comma; in most states&comma; 30 to 90 hours of classroom instruction&period;<strong> <&sol;strong>Brokers and agents perform similar work&comma; but agents must work with a broker while brokers can run their own real estate businesses&period;  In order to obtain a broker&&num;8217&semi;s license&comma; one must have experience selling real estate&comma; and the amount of experience required varies from state to state&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Discover more jobs suitable for liberal arts majors by reading <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;amazon&period;com&sol;gp&sol;product&sol;0071482148&quest;ie&equals;UTF8&amp&semi;tag&equals;colcarlif-20&amp&semi;linkCode&equals;as2&amp&semi;camp&equals;1789&amp&semi;creative&equals;390957&amp&semi;creativeASIN&equals;0071482148">Great Jobs for Liberal Arts Majors &lpar;Great Jobs Series&rpar;&period; 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