Sales ManagerBy Jonathan Casasola

Career description

Education and Training Bachelor's degree minimum and prior experience

Salary Median— $84,220 per year

Employment Outlook Very good

Sales managers are the ones who train, direct, and supervise their sales staff. They coordinate the operation of their sales department by establishing territories, goals, and quotas for their sales workers. Reviewing market analyses helps them to determine customer needs, sales volume potential, and pricing schedules that will meet company goals.

Career RequirementsEducation and Training Requirements

Sales managers must be experienced in sales and marketing and need knowledge of statistics and mathematics. To find a job easier it is recommended to have a master's degree in business. Sales managers will need to both a technical degree and a business degree if working with computers in technical fields.

Private College- USC

i. About the college-USC is a large 4-year coed college. It is located in los Angeles, California in an urban setting and is primarily a residential campus. It offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees.

ii. Admission Requirements-They require the completion of the SAT and/or ACT test.

iii. Prerequisites-Academic GPA, a application Essay, recommendations, and Standardized Test Scores are very important.

iv. Tuition and other expenses-Tuition and fees $44,463. With all other expenses the average total is $59,883 at or off campus and $49,503 at home same out of state as in state.

Public College-UCLA

i. About the college- It is large, 4-year, public university. It is coed college and is located in los Angeles, California in an urban setting and is primarily a residential campus. It offers bachelor's, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees.

ii. Admission Requirements- Competition of SAT and/or ACT test

iii. Prerequisites-Academic GPA. Rigor of secondary school record, application essay and Standardized Test Scores are recommended.

iv. Tuition and expenses- In State/$31,554 on campus, $28,679 off campus, $23,247 at home. Out of State/ $54,432 on campus, $51,557 off campus, $46,125 at home.

State College-Cal-State LA

i. About the college-A large, 4-year, public university. This coed college is located in a very large city in an urban setting and is primarily a commuter campus. It offers bachelor's and master's degrees.

ii. Admission Requirements-Completion of Sat and/or Act .

iii. Prerequisites-Academic GPA, Rigor of secondary school record Standardized Test Scores, and State Residency are looked at.

iv. Tuition and expenses-In State/$21,328 on campus, $24,400 of campus, $16,741 at home. Out of state/$32,488 on campus, $35,560 off campus, $27,901 at home.

References in MLA Format

The College Board, . "College Admissions." Collegeboard. The College Board, 2012. Web. 7 Jun 2012. <http://www.collegeboard.org/>.

University of Southern California." University of southern california. University of Southern California, 2012. Web. 7 Jun 2012. <http://www.usc.edu/>.

. "UCLA Homepage." http://www.ucla.edu/. N.p., 2012. Web. 7 Jun 2012. <http://www.ucla.edu/>.

Why These Colleges

I choose these colleges because I would like to stay at home in California also they offer grade academics for there level state, public, and private. I feel I could do well at these colleges and they all offer degrees in business which I am looking forward to.