Vehicle and Vehicle Parts and Accessories Marketing Operations

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

In an O*NET survey, vehicle and vehicle parts and accessories marketing operations majors were asked to rate what knowledge areas, skills, and abilities were important in their occupations. These answers were weighted on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the most important.

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

Vehicle and Vehicle Parts and Accessories Marketing Operations majors often go into careers in which the following knowledge areas are important:

• 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

When studying vehicle and vehicle parts and accessories marketing operations, you’ll learn many skills that will help you be successful in a wide range of jobs - even those that do not require a degree in the field. The following is a list of some of the most common skills needed for careers associated with this major:

• 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

Some of the most crucial abilities to master while a vehicle and vehicle parts and accessories marketing operations student include the following:

• 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 degrees associated with vehicle and vehicle parts and accessories marketing operations may require an advanced degree, while others may not even require a bachelor’s in the field. In general, the more advanced your degree the more career options will open up to you. However, there is significant time and money that needs to be invested into your education so weigh the pros and cons.

Find out what the typical degree level is for vehicle and vehicle parts and accessories marketing operations careers below.

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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