Career Research Guide Worksheet

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Your job title (be specific): Administration Business/Marketing/Accounting
What they do:
Business administration is a wide field that incorporates many types of management
positions. From major corporations to independent businesses, every operation needs skilled
administrators in order to succeed. Motivated, organized personalities will thrive in business,
where environments are often high-powered.
Working conditions (i.e: Hours? Risk?? Indoors/outdoors? Clothing required? Etc):
Hours can depend on your position as for being the manager your hours depend on you
whenever you want. You have high risk for your business as it can get run down to the ground.
Usually you should be dressed well Suit and tie and you have to look like your all about business.

Salary (what wage can you expect to earn?):

It is difficult to know what to expect from a business administration salary, as the discipline
opens up many possible career paths, each with varying levels of supply and demand. As with
almost all careers, the higher degree you hold, the higher your salary. A bachelor's degree in
business administration can add $2,000 to $5,000 or more per year in earning potential, while an
MBA can add yet another $7,000 to $11,000, though many MBAs start out in higher-level
management jobs with more responsibility, and consequently earn a larger salary that may
include a bonus package.
Future outlook (will this job be in demand in the future? Why/why not?):
Most thing are in demand for business everything is run by business. In the future it will be even
more increase for new business opening.
Post-Secondary Institute/Training Program
Location and name of program:
Okanagan College/Kelowna B,C
Business Administration Certificate
Cost: (total cost of program, including tuition, books, and supplies)
Business Administration Diploma Year 1 (of 2) 4,286.40 342.10 138.00 251.40 5,017.90

Pre-requisites of program: (courses you need to be taking in high school in order to get in, required
GPA)
Students graduating from secondary school in or prior to 2012: Principles of Mathematics 11, or an equivalent Advanced Level
Adult Basic Education mathematics course; or a minimum grade of 70% in Introductory Mathematics 11; or a minimum grade of 60%
in Applications of Mathematics 11.
Students entering Grade 10 in or after 2010 and/or completing the new mathematics curriculum: A minimum of 60% in one of Precalculus Grade 11, Foundations of Mathematics Grade 11, or Apprenticeship and Workplace Mathematics Grade 11, or the equivalent
Advanced Level Adult Basic Education mathematics course.

 A minimum grade of 60 in one of English 12, English 12 First Peoples or TPC 12, or an equivalent Provincial Level Adult Basic
Education English course, or a minimum score of level 4 on the Language Proficiency Index (LPI). Communications 12 is not
acceptable.