Whats a better career Marketing or Accounting and what is each one about?

Answer 1

Accounting is the most in demand college degree in the US right now (because of new laws after Enron). Most accounting students will get multiple job offers before even graduating from college, and a lot of even got signing bonuses. Last I saw, accounting jobs were the highest paid, non-science/engineering jobs, for entry level jobs. The downside is that the classes much harder than marketing. Accounting deals with keeping track of costs and values of things so managers can make the best business decisions. It's a good fit for analytical people, but you don't neccessarily have to be a math person (it's nothing more than basic algebra).

Marketing teaches how to sell, research consumer behavior, transport products. Marketing students tend to have a more difficult time finding jobs. Entry level marketing jobs tend to pay much less, and on the same data I was talking about before, they are the lowest paying entry-level business job. Entry level marketing jobs also tend to be less glamorous, and you often have to start as a salesperson and work your way up. People who are creative and well-spoken tend to do well in marketing.

You'll have to take both accounting and marketing classes for any business degree, so you can see what interests you more.

Answer 2

Hi,

Sounds like a couple of the people before have described what accounting and marketing are. If you want to know what it's like to do each one first hand, try going to this site:

http://www.jobpodge.com

It's a site of real life job experiences. A person's first hand view of their own job. Maybe this can help you get a feel of what's it's like to do each type of job. Here are the accounting and marketing sections. Good luck!

http://www.jobpodge.com/accounting-auditing-job-descriptions.html

http://www.jobpodge.com/advertising-marketing-pr-job-descriptions.html

Answer 3

Marketing is the study of preparing a product for release to consumers.

Accounting is "an information system that provides reports to stakeholders about the economic activities and condition of a business." (from my accounting book)

Accounting is better - people and businesses always need someone to handle their books and tax season can be very lucrative if you play your cards right.

Answer 4

Stop asking this. You have to be SMART to do either...and it's pretty obvious you are no where close to being smart. Keep working hard at McD's and maybe...just MAYBE...you'll get promoted to ASSISTANT MANAGER someday. We can all dream...lol!

Answer 5

What do you like- Selling or crunching numbers? It's that easy.