Vehicle and Vehicle Parts and Accessories Marketing Operations

What Vehicle and Vehicle Parts and Accessories Marketing Operations Majors Need to Know

People with careers related to vehicle and vehicle parts and accessories marketing operations were asked what knowledge areas, skills, and abilities were important for their jobs. They weighted these areas on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the highest.

Knowledge Areas for Vehicle and Vehicle Parts and Accessories Marketing Operations Majors

According to O*NET survey takers, a major in vehicle and vehicle parts and accessories marketing operations should prepare you for careers in which you will need to be knowledgeable in the following areas:

• Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Sales and Marketing - Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Mechanical - Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
• Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

Skills for Vehicle and Vehicle Parts and Accessories Marketing Operations Majors

vehicle and vehicle parts and accessories marketing operations majors are found most commonly in careers in which the following skills are important:

• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.
• Persuasion - Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.

Abilities for Vehicle and Vehicle Parts and Accessories Marketing Operations Majors

As a vehicle and vehicle parts and accessories marketing operations major, you will find yourself needing the following abilities:

• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Speech Recognition - The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.

What Can You Do With a Vehicle and Vehicle Parts and Accessories Marketing Operations Major?

People with a vehicle and vehicle parts and accessories marketing operations degree often go into the following careers:

Job Title	Job Growth Rate	Median Salary
Parts Salespersons	5.0%	$30,430

Amount of Education Required for Careers Related to Vehicle and Vehicle Parts and Accessories Marketing Operations

Some careers associated with vehicle and vehicle parts and accessories marketing operations require an advanced degree while some may not even require a bachelor’s. Whatever the case may be, pursuing more education usually means that more career options will be available to you.

How much schooling do you really need to compete in today’s job market? People currently working in careers related to vehicle and vehicle parts and accessories marketing operations have obtained the following education levels.

Education Level	Percentage of Workers
Less than a High School Diploma	7.5%
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)	70.8%
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production)	12.7%
Some College Courses	0.3%
Associate’s Degree (or other 2-year degree)	9.0%
Bachelor’s Degree	0.5%

Online Vehicle and Vehicle Parts and Accessories Marketing Operations Programs

The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level	Colleges Offering Programs	Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year)	0	0
Certificate (1-2 years)	5	0
Certificate (2-4 Years)	0	0
Associate’s Degree	3	1
Bachelor’s Degree	0	0
Post-Baccalaureate	0	0
Master’s Degree	0	0
Post-Master’s	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Research)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Other)	0	0

Majors Related to Vehicle and Vehicle Parts and Accessories Marketing Operations

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to vehicle and vehicle parts and accessories marketing operations.

Major	Number of Grads
Fashion Merchandising	2,911
Business and Personal/Financial Services Marketing Operations	548
Special Products Marketing Operations	237
Other Specialized Merchandising, Sales, and Marketing Operations	224
Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations	185
Apparel and Accessories Marketing Operations	84
Hospitality and Recreation Marketing Operations	61
Tourism Promotion Operations	20
Auctioneering	16

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• College Scorecard
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers First Quarter 2020
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