Business
Get Ahead of the Curve
Everyone is looking for ways to ensure they stand out in a crowd of applicants. By exploring your business options now, you can get a leg up on the competition.
Which pathways are offered?
Business Management —This pathway prepares students to formulate policies and direct the operations of a business, corporation, nonprofit, or other organization. In small firms, this may involve assuming advertising, promotions, marketing, sales, and public relations responsibilities.
Digital Communications — This pathway prepares students for success in designing and producing interactive multimedia productions and services, including developing digitally generated or computer-enhanced media used in business, training, entertainment, communications, and marketing.
What types of jobs can my student learn about and prepare for?*
Some of the jobs include:
Administrative support representative
Customer service representative
Entrepreneur
Human resources specialist
Management analyst
Independent distributor
Small business owner
Online creator
Special Effects Artist / Animator
Graphic Designer
*Some of these jobs require additional education and certifications once a student graduates from high school.
What could my future look like in this career field?**
**Data is from Lightcast and is updated frequently.
Salaries vary depending on the job title, but approximate sample career salaries include:
Graphic Designer—$53,380/year
Multimedia Artists and Animators—$77,700/year
Which industry-recognized, in-demand certifications and exams can my student prepare for?
Career and Technical Education Consortium of States (CTECS) Workplace Readiness Assessment
CTECS Idaho Business Management
National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI) General Management
Microsoft Office certifications***
ACT National Career Readiness Certificate
Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) – Visual Communications using Adobe Photoshop
ACA – Print and Digital Media Publishing using Adobe InDesign
***Many Microsoft®️ Office certificates can be earned after completing one course. Other certificates require more classes to be better prepared, and students who participate in the program for at least two years will have further preparation for certification testing.
